That's what I want

[cyrano]

I love watching interviewees kick Jon Stewart's ass. And tonight he literally fell off his chair, Bonnie Hunt kicked him so hard.
And Jesus Christ $900 THOUSAND dollars in foil in the freezer? "African Art"? Why has this guy not been censured yet?

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So does anybody know of a good alcohol tutor, on the web or otherwise? I stare at the bottles of silver, gold, black, and god knows what all else classifications of tequila, and Captain Morgan's alone has like seventeen different varieties of rum that aren't obvious, like 'citrus essence' or 'island flavor' or 'sour apple' or something.

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[esmerel.livejournal.com]

Tutor on the web, no I don't know of one. A number of us can offer opinions and info on a range of alcohols though, if you have questions :)

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I mostly want to know what these words mean, in the context. What's the difference between silver and gold? I can go to a liquor store and make a list of the terms I see, I suspect that would help.

[esmerel.livejournal.com]

AH =)

Well, in tequila, it's a matter of aging. Silver is the least aged (assuming I'm remembering my facts correctly). Gold(anejo) is aged longer in casks, giving it the gold color.. then the reposado, which is aged even more. I am personally more fond of an anejo or a reposado, while Merlin tends to like Silver more often. Silvers are less complex, but have less 'other' flavors to them (like wood, etc).

I'm less clued in on Rums, but I could probably find out. :D

[motleypolitico.livejournal.com]

I'm reasonably well versed in at least some forms of potent potables...

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

So perhaps you can instruct me? At least in tequila and vodka, which is where my main interests would lie.

[motleypolitico.livejournal.com]

Tequila

blanco is basically unaged.

reposado is aged 3-6 months, I think.

silver is of higher quality than blanco, I think.

anejo is aged 12-24 months, usually in some sort of oak or similar. It's darker and picks up more flavors that way.

black is a new one on me, I assume it's probably aged in something that gets it picking up a lot of flavor, but probably not aged as long as the anejo

Vodka

Beats heck out of me. Stuff I like is Stolichnaya (sentimental reasons).

Grey Goose, Kettel One, Chopin are all supposed to be good brands as well. There are others, those are just the ones which I've heard consistently good about.

Drink straight from the freezer.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Excellent! This probably covers all of my tequila bases. (: Why is there not an easy to find web page that Google throws at me when I ask it 'what is silver tequila?'
So Captain Morgan's has a spiced rum called Tattoo and I really wanted to buy a bottle of it for Angie on the condition that she have at least one shot of it in my presence, but it's a little spendy and will probably have to wait for a special occasion.

[motleypolitico.livejournal.com]

http://www.cocktailtimes.com/dictionary/tequila_buying.shtml

There is. Look up "guide to tequila" in google instead.

[motleypolitico.livejournal.com]

Actually, there's a difference between gold and anejo. Gold is sold to Americans who don't know that anejo is the good stuff, so they can charge more for the gold than they can get for the silver.

Anejo is the good stuff, gold is fake, and silver/blanco are mostly unaged. Black looks like another marketing gimmick to me, and reposado is between silver/blanco and anejo, in that it's aged but less than the anejo.

In terms of taste, the silver/blanco will be a clean, crisp taste if done right. Anejo and to a lesser extent reposado, will have more complexity of flavor due to the aging process.

I still know crap about vodka, though.

[diony.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila

Not that I know anything about tequila, so I don't know how accurate it is.