Though there are various reasons to drink tequila, many people still choose it for preparing cocktails or having shots. However, when you sip tequila that is 100 percent agave, you will witness one of the most sophisticated spirits available across the globe.
Are you ready to taste
reposado tequila or any other type of tequila? If yes, here is what you must know or do to take your tequila tasting experience to the next level.
- Choose only 100 percent agave tequila
When it comes to tequila tasting, ditch a tequila bottle that doesn’t say it is 100% agave. It is incredibly sugary that can give a hell of a hangover. So, stick with 100% agave tequila from these main categories: blanco, reposado, añejo, and extra añejo. And yes, brand matters. So, choose only good brands to have a stellar tequila experience.
- Carefully pick your glass for tequila
Just like wine, the experience of tequila sipping can be highly altered by your choice of glass. It’s because the shape, rim, and thickness of the glass can greatly affect if tequila is reaching your senses perfectly or not. For a true experience of tequila, get flute glasses. In case you don’t have flute glasses, any glass tumbler will work as long as it has a tulip shape, similar to that of your wine glass.
The reason behind having tequila in flute glasses is that they have a better ability to hang onto the delicious and exotic aroma of tequila at the top of the glass and their stem don’t allow the heat of your fingers to transfer to tequila. Thus, a flute glass is considered the best choice for enhancing the tequila tasting experience.
- Don’t water your tequila down with ice
If you have ever met a tequila aficionado, you might have heard him/her say that don’t drink tequila on the rocks. Just take it straight. Especially when you are having tequila from a great brand, it is like ruining your experiencing when you add ice to your tequila. Adding ice simply waters down your tequila and thus, strips you of the true taste of 100% agave tequila. However, if you are having summery vibes, by all means, you can have your tequila with ice cubes.
Tips to Get the Most of Your Tequila Tasting
- As mentioned above, reach out for a flute glass to pour 100% agave tequila.
- Observe the color to figure out if it is Blanco tequila, reposado tequila, añejo tequila, or extra añejo tequila. Each of them has distinct color and flavor that differ due to aging and the container in which tequila is aged.
- Sniff the aroma before tasting your tequila. To get the maximum aroma, turn the glass slightly on its side so that the tequila is as close to the rim as possible. Bring your nose close to the rim and take little sniffs instead of inhaling deeply. Otherwise, you will oversaturate your nose.
- Then identify the subtle differences to identify the light, citrusy, fruity, and floral notes.
- Finally, taste your tequila. Once tequila is in your mouth, inhale through your nose, swallow it over the tongue, and exhale hard over your tongue to excite your taste buds.
Tequila is known to have (630) identifiable flavor profiles that are double of a sophisticated red wine with around 300 flavor profiles. So, if you haven’t yet tasted tequila properly, then do it now.
