Nice list Lui. I've had most of those . Speaking of Fortaleza, I finally got a bottle of winter blend Reposado from my wife for Christmas,its fantastic.
@@Lui_Fern sorry bud. If you were my neighbor I'd share some with you. It's the 2021 blend. She must of gotten it online because it's impossible to find locally. I live in Rhode island and have to travel to Massachusetts to get any Fortaleza. Can't find it in Rhode island but yet I can find 818,how sad is that😒
@@g.anthonycapaldi721 that is so sad lol. Unfortunately that's how it is in a lot of places too. And i would love to share a glass with you 😁 if you're ever in Central/eastern MA swing by my bar. It's in the suburbs
So I’ve recently come across the channel and have been educating myself on tequila. I’m not personally a fan of Cimarron but I have tried and liked Tequila Ocho, El Tesoro, Mijenta, and arette thanks to your suggestion
Big fan of your content! Please start adding variety to the recommendations you make. The bottles you recommend here are the ones you recommend in your shorts and videos. 2/3rds of these bottles were highlighted in your Casamigos video. Again, I am a fan of your content, but some variety would be nice.
Peter, you are very correct. Thank you very much for such a thoughtful comment. I am honest in these and they are my favorites so there is a lot of overlap but that's because it's what i truly believe. But i can understand the frustration of watching these and seeing the same bottles, i will try to do more variety in the future. thanks for watching!
Thank you for the reply! I appreciate the knowledge your share, and I have found new tequilas I enjoy because of your suggestions. The feedback is in hopes of learning more about other tequilas or liquors; no disrespect. Keep up the amazing work!
El Tesoro is definitely my favorite Repo. Been enjoying Siete Leguas as well and is a strong contender. Got a bottle of Partida Repo based of your recommendation but its waiting for the New Year first.
Can you please do a video on the best brands for Mezcal. And if there’s any way to know if they have additive free mezcal, like tequila matchmaker. Thank you!
In minute 3:42 you mention one of your favorites but you can't get your hands on it. I couldn't catch the name. Transcript says headquarters but that's not it. 🙂 What were you referring to?
I had to call almost 25 liquor stores and I generally got the same story when I tried to get a bottle of fortaleza tequila. Tequila is in a shortage due to covid, everyone started drinking it during the outbreak. Every place I called have been out for months, waiting for the shipment they would place months ago. I ordered it online for retail luckily so get it shipped!
Its so fucking annoying everything from the Burbon I like to the tequila is now on some influences page or in some movie so now it's sold the fuck out everywhere and marked up 25$ cause some mongoloid wants to collect the bottles or be like their favorite tiktok star. That's why I dont buy this whole "broke younger generation" shit if you can afford 80$ bottles and 200$ shoes you can pay your fucking student loans.
I just got a bottle of Cimarron Reposado. $35. It tastes quite good. Very sippable. After I finish my bottle of Tres Agaves blanco, I'll need to decide if that or Cimarron blanco is going to be my go-to silver tequila for cocktails.
Last night I finally have had a reposado i enjoy Casa Noble. Absolutely amazing. Though i normally enjoy a nice Anejo. Now i need to start revisiting reposado tequilas in case i can't find anejo.
I just picked up a bottle of Cascahuin Tahona Blanco. Literally the best blanco I’ve had compared to many reputable brands (Fortaleza, G4, Ocho, Lalo,etc). I would like to see what you thought of it.
Could find fortaleza anywhere... So naturally I went straight to the source and traveled to Tequila, Mexico. If you ever in Jalisco I would highly recommend getting a tour of their distillery!
El Tesoro Tequila Reposado finally back in stock in Vancouver, got a bottle love it! Have you tried the Cazcanes Reposado Lui? I’ll probably have to wait 6 months for the Fortaleza unfortunately. The more sales the good brands get, the more capital they will have to expand, I’m hoping all the shortages get better soon!
Cazcanes is one of my absolute favorite brands I've tried over the last few months. Their repo is the one i haven't tried yet but I've tried the rest. Overall it's such an awesome brand
El tequileno is my latest repo, and I think it might be my new favorite. Before it was a toss up between el tesoro and fortaleza, but El Tequileno is somethjng different.
I just bought a bottle of Cimarrone Repo! … for $70… it was the only bottle left. It’s hard shopping for spirits, because what you see recommended in books or on YT are often being recommended at least in part based on value, and prices in different markets or in different places and times can be WILDLY different. Reminds me of when I had to pay $60 for a bottle of Buffalo Trace, because all my channels and books recommended it as the one to get. But all that love and hype had a lot to do with the fact it used to cost $20-$30/bottle. At a certain point is was worth the money just to finally try the damn thing and I felt lucky to have the opportunity. Now it BT seems like it’s back on shelves and back down in price. But I could have gotten a bottle of Russel’s Reserve 10 year and have money leftover for what I paid on that bottle. I wouldn’t want your job of trying to make recommendations on such a moving target. Especially on TH-cam, where people might come across your video years later and assume they are current enough.
When you say mid to high end what are you referring to? Price? Because i can tell you this now, just because a tequila is expensive doesn't make it "high end" Fortaleza to me is the best tequila on the market right now. Better than anything 3 times it's price.
@@Lui_Fern I would say like best bang for your buck, I was going to look at fortezla but I can't find it anywhere lol. So maybe other ones similar to that
Sorry you don't enjoy that style my friend. I make my videos myself. If i didn't edit my videos this way they would all be 20 minutes long and TH-cam wouldn't promote it. Unfortunately while i can understand the frustration, I do not have enough of a crew (i have no crew) to shoot and produce something more professional with better edits and cuts.
@@Lui_Fern thank you for the explanation....I withdraw my "annoyance" due to my ignorance. Headed to Binny's to look for some of your recommendations for a friend New Year's Eve party host.
I found Cimmaron when I went to AB, I remembered your recommendation and I'm so happy I found it. It stands up in cocktails so well.
Happy you enjoyed it 😁🙏
Thanks!
Nice choice’s! I can’t stay away from my Tequila Ocho right now:)
Telling people to stock up is a prime reason for Fortaleza being scarce.
You give me too much credit friend.
@@Lui_Fern with almost 27000 subscribers, you sir are way too modest…
No it isn’t bro. Tequila like Fortaleza and g4 do things the right way so they take longer to mass produce their tequila.
I only have 5 1/2 bottles! 😂🤣🙈
I can’t find a bottle anywhere😭 I hate y’all lmao
Nice list Lui. I've had most of those . Speaking of Fortaleza, I finally got a bottle of winter blend Reposado from my wife for Christmas,its fantastic.
Ahhhhhhhhh I'm so jealous! I still haven't tried it myself! But looking forward to it.
@@Lui_Fern sorry bud. If you were my neighbor I'd share some with you. It's the 2021 blend. She must of gotten it online because it's impossible to find locally. I live in Rhode island and have to travel to Massachusetts to get any Fortaleza. Can't find it in Rhode island but yet I can find 818,how sad is that😒
@@g.anthonycapaldi721 that is so sad lol. Unfortunately that's how it is in a lot of places too. And i would love to share a glass with you 😁 if you're ever in Central/eastern MA swing by my bar. It's in the suburbs
@@Lui_Fern will do.
So I’ve recently come across the channel and have been educating myself on tequila. I’m not personally a fan of Cimarron but I have tried and liked Tequila Ocho, El Tesoro, Mijenta, and arette thanks to your suggestion
Same with cimarron but everything else he suggests made me appreciate real tequilas. I used to hate tequila lol
Great system of budget categories with 2/3 options each. 🤘🏻 And I'll always love Arette.
Thanks friend! Happy you enjoyed it 😁🙏
Big fan of your content!
Please start adding variety to the recommendations you make. The bottles you recommend here are the ones you recommend in your shorts and videos. 2/3rds of these bottles were highlighted in your Casamigos video.
Again, I am a fan of your content, but some variety would be nice.
Peter, you are very correct. Thank you very much for such a thoughtful comment. I am honest in these and they are my favorites so there is a lot of overlap but that's because it's what i truly believe. But i can understand the frustration of watching these and seeing the same bottles, i will try to do more variety in the future. thanks for watching!
Thank you for the reply! I appreciate the knowledge your share, and I have found new tequilas I enjoy because of your suggestions. The feedback is in hopes of learning more about other tequilas or liquors; no disrespect.
Keep up the amazing work!
@@peterrodriguez9324 no absolutely! And Im always looking to get better so thank you!
El Tesoro is definitely my favorite Repo. Been enjoying Siete Leguas as well and is a strong contender. Got a bottle of Partida Repo based of your recommendation but its waiting for the New Year first.
Happy you're enjoying them! 😁
It amazes me how so many of your picks are bottles I’ve tried via suggestions by my local liquor store.
You got a great local liquor store!
I watch your video and it makes me want to go straight to my pantry. I love my bottles of Fortaleza.
You are the man…. Love these all
Happy you enjoy these 😁🙏
Can you please do a video on the best brands for Mezcal.
And if there’s any way to know if they have additive free mezcal, like tequila matchmaker.
Thank you!
I have that one coming eventually. I have done one on Budget Mezcals
In minute 3:42 you mention one of your favorites but you can't get your hands on it. I couldn't catch the name. Transcript says headquarters but that's not it. 🙂 What were you referring to?
G4 brand, He said "ge cuatro"
just grabbed 2 repo's of g4 for $136 i remember when it use to be $45 a bottle but always sold out everywhere
What about Tequilla Ocho! One of my favorite especially to make Tequilla Old fashioned! Thank you again for these!
Found the Fortaleza and Mijenta stopping at a random liquor store in my city before Christmas around $50 each
Wow! What a snag! That's awesome
Awesome video. You are in CT right. I’m in northern NJ and it’s hard to find a quality liquor store that Carries stuff other than “name brand”.
I'm actually in MA. Close to CT but not quite. And yeah I've heard that about CT
Lui, thanks again for your Batida recipe. I just made one again last night with Novo Fogo cachaca. So delicious.
You're so welcome! So happy to know you've been enjoying that one 😁🙏
The mijenta and el tequileno gran reserva Reposado are my favorites. Still searching for the fortaleza.
Both of those are amazing. And hopefully you can find Fortaleza soon
Thank you...❤
I had to call almost 25 liquor stores and I generally got the same story when I tried to get a bottle of fortaleza tequila. Tequila is in a shortage due to covid, everyone started drinking it during the outbreak. Every place I called have been out for months, waiting for the shipment they would place months ago. I ordered it online for retail luckily so get it shipped!
Just curious, which site were you able to order it from? Or was it online through a local liquor store?
Its so fucking annoying everything from the Burbon I like to the tequila is now on some influences page or in some movie so now it's sold the fuck out everywhere and marked up 25$ cause some mongoloid wants to collect the bottles or be like their favorite tiktok star. That's why I dont buy this whole "broke younger generation" shit if you can afford 80$ bottles and 200$ shoes you can pay your fucking student loans.
I just got a bottle of Cimarron Reposado. $35. It tastes quite good. Very sippable. After I finish my bottle of Tres Agaves blanco, I'll need to decide if that or Cimarron blanco is going to be my go-to silver tequila for cocktails.
I found a lot of Fortaleza here in Japan. Got a bottle of blanco repesado and anemone foe 265 for all three bottles.
You usualy can't go wrong if the bottle is boring and you've never heard of it
Last night I finally have had a reposado i enjoy Casa Noble. Absolutely amazing. Though i normally enjoy a nice Anejo. Now i need to start revisiting reposado tequilas in case i can't find anejo.
Lui have you tried Cayeya yet? They have wonderful single barrel Reposado and Anejo. Great story behind the brand.
Question. Is el Milagro tequila any good ?
I just picked up a bottle of Cascahuin Tahona Blanco. Literally the best blanco I’ve had compared to many reputable brands (Fortaleza, G4, Ocho, Lalo,etc). I would like to see what you thought of it.
I haven't been able to get my hands on it but your opinion is one I've heard from a few people which is nice. I'm still on the lookout for a bottle
is respoado better for mix drinks or is blanco.Ive been buying tequila in sets. anejo,resposado and blanco. what do you recomend ?
you want to be the most trusted source, tell people the truth^^ Thank You Lui for teaching us what's best
Could find fortaleza anywhere... So naturally I went straight to the source and traveled to Tequila, Mexico. If you ever in Jalisco I would highly recommend getting a tour of their distillery!
I'm dying to get down there! that sounds like such a treat.
Fortaleza is a hidden treasure, not many people know of it, but it's made the original way, really good tequila
It's the best!
It’s over $150 bucks now. Very hard to find.
@@FD-dh2fu wow, I bought a reposado late last year for $80
@@veteransforequality7347 crazy right. Do a search for reposado and it’s now up to 180 US dollars.
@@veteransforequality7347 I got on a waiting list for a bottle today. Wow. Ended up picking up COMISARIO anejo fingers crossed.
Surprised I didn't see Tequila Ocho in here. Just got my grubby hands on some Widow Jane. Tastes divine 😋
I'm in between gritona and arette, any suggestions?
Wild Common Rep. ❤❤
Cimmaron is my favorite mixing tequila hands down.
Right?! It's such an excellent one
El Tesoro Tequila Reposado finally back in stock in Vancouver, got a bottle love it! Have you tried the Cazcanes Reposado Lui? I’ll probably have to wait 6 months for the Fortaleza unfortunately. The more sales the good brands get, the more capital they will have to expand, I’m hoping all the shortages get better soon!
Cazcanes is one of my absolute favorite brands I've tried over the last few months. Their repo is the one i haven't tried yet but I've tried the rest. Overall it's such an awesome brand
@@Lui_Fern This video needs a part 2 in a few months, and I expect to see El Tequileno Reposado Gran Reserva and Rare! 🤪😆👍
@@Lui_Ferni got a cazcanes repo and it is delicious. The same place I got it had fortazela anejo for 200. Not sure if it is worth getting.
El tequileno is my latest repo, and I think it might be my new favorite. Before it was a toss up between el tesoro and fortaleza, but El Tequileno is somethjng different.
Happy you're enjoying it! I love El Tequileño
I don't know if you've tried Gran Pasion but it is very good.
Tried the cimarron and it wasn’t good like the Fortaleza a lot tho 👍🏾
I just bought a bottle of Cimarrone Repo! … for $70… it was the only bottle left. It’s hard shopping for spirits, because what you see recommended in books or on YT are often being recommended at least in part based on value, and prices in different markets or in different places and times can be WILDLY different. Reminds me of when I had to pay $60 for a bottle of Buffalo Trace, because all my channels and books recommended it as the one to get. But all that love and hype had a lot to do with the fact it used to cost $20-$30/bottle. At a certain point is was worth the money just to finally try the damn thing and I felt lucky to have the opportunity. Now it BT seems like it’s back on shelves and back down in price. But I could have gotten a bottle of Russel’s Reserve 10 year and have money leftover for what I paid on that bottle.
I wouldn’t want your job of trying to make recommendations on such a moving target. Especially on TH-cam, where people might come across your video years later and assume they are current enough.
thoughts on reposado patron
What about mayenda repo????
Can you recommend good tequila’s that are $20 and under?
Where in SoCal can one find Fortaleza if it were available? All my specialty liquor stores have no idea.
their website has a find near you and you can search their database with a zip code for both bar/restaurants or retail stores!
What is your opinion on legado reposado? That’s usually my go to budget/mixer bottle. 1.75 L for around $30 and made from San Matias.
Legado is a "Spirits Direct" product for Total Wine. At the same price point try Familia Camarena.
If you like Mijenta. Try El Cristiano reposado. Also NOM 1499. Great for around $60.00.
Spent 200$ on a bottle of reposado last night.. I know, f*** me right!!!
What are your thoughts on Clase Azul?
Not top shelf, additives and just pretty/trendy and expensive for that
Fortaleza is epic!
Where can I order fortaleza online!?
Where does Siete Leguas place in here?
Fortaleza on deck! Can't wait for an occasion! Let's go!
Enjoy it!
What about cazcanes reposado? Too pricey?
Cimaron tasted kinda smokey to me, am i way off?
Have you tried Tequila Ocho anejo? Here in Chicago it's 70 bucks.
I hear Fortaleza is going wholesale only. Get it if you can find it.
Fortaleza is +100 dollars in Sweden :(
Thoughts on Kevin Hart's Tequila?
Got Fortaleza blanco. Repo and anejo for 475$! 🤬🤬🤬
No G4 Reposado in the list??
Arette Artesenal is also amazing...the real hidden gem is Pueblo Viejo Reposado tho, even Grover gave it an 89 on TM.
Do anejo
I will 😁😁🙏
Screw Fortaleza. Restaurants only now. I’ll move on to dozens of other equally good tequilas
Where is la gritona
Do you have any favorite mid to high end brands
When you say mid to high end what are you referring to? Price?
Because i can tell you this now, just because a tequila is expensive doesn't make it "high end" Fortaleza to me is the best tequila on the market right now. Better than anything 3 times it's price.
@@Lui_Fern I would say like best bang for your buck, I was going to look at fortezla but I can't find it anywhere lol. So maybe other ones similar to that
@@jordanr3163 G4, Cazcanes, El Gran Legado, Cascahuin, El Tesoro, El Tequileño
the drunker he gets the more he likes the taquila.
Your editing is so annoying. Why all th choppy stop and go.? Especially after a taste. Learning a lot, but your presentation doesn’t flow.
Sorry you don't enjoy that style my friend. I make my videos myself. If i didn't edit my videos this way they would all be 20 minutes long and TH-cam wouldn't promote it. Unfortunately while i can understand the frustration, I do not have enough of a crew (i have no crew) to shoot and produce something more professional with better edits and cuts.
@@Lui_Fern thank you for the explanation....I withdraw my "annoyance" due to my ignorance. Headed to Binny's to look for some of your recommendations for a friend New Year's Eve party host.
@@pjwillsr no worries my friend! Hahaha i appreciate the comment anyway as it gives me ways to get better
Do your research before you take advice from a for profit blog!
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Tequila Ocho Reposado is legit!!!
new to tequila can anyone recommend some good SIPPING teuquilas?