Thank you. I started working at a tequila bar about a month ago and never realized how much I didn’t know about tequila until I started getting all these kinds of crazy questions asked on a daily basis 😄
@Lui_Fern
2 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome! Happy i can be of some help to you! 😁 Good luck on your new job!
@UncorkedVintageAcademia
3 жыл бұрын
The best recommendations to make to novices or enthusiasts about Tequila purchasing besides what you did in recommending getting 100% Puro de Agave Tequila, is looking for additive free 100% Tequila and also buying 100% Tequila that is made in a traditional and artisan fashion. To explain, for example, Partida and Lunazul Tequilas (and countless others!!) are made in a Modern/Industrialized manner; that means: they used an Autoclave to pressure cook the agave, they extracted with a mechanized Roller Mill, they fermented in Stainless Steel tanks without fibers (less flavor!), and they distilled in Stainless Steel stills. There's nothing traditional there for Tequila (and the faster processes allows for over harvesting, as you mentioned, one of the issues in the Tequila market) - right? Then, you take other brands like El Tesoro Tequila (and Fortaleza, great shout out btw) - that Cook the cores in Brick Ovens, they extract by the Tahona stone mill, they ferment in open wooden vats with fibers (more flavor, yey!), then they distill in classic Copper Pot stills - this is the traditional and artisan way to make Tequila. Craftmanship adds value, and yet it is priceless. Support artisan producers. In extreme, things that are mass produced like Jimador Tequila (Jose Cuervo, here's your headache Lui) - they're cooking the agave with Acid-Thermal Hydrolysis, using a Diffuser for extraction, fermenting in Stainless tanks, and distilled in a Colum still. I'm gonna be nice and just say, thanks but no thanks. I mean, we can cook a Turkey in the microwave, but do we want to? I'd rather roast my turkey in the oven!!! But it's your money, it's your turkey, y'all do what you gotta do that makes you happy, right?! But also, please stop spreading misinformation: The Tequila D.O. extends production to 5 states in Mexico, not only Jalisco! Nonetheless, thanks for creating awareness in this sustainability, deforestation topics. Salud!
@jjmboston5832
3 жыл бұрын
that 1 person who "disliked" is probably someone harvesting early and makin' $$$$$ and is angry you called him out. LOL
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha probably! 😁 Haters gonna hate
@nicktheflybradley
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Lui, thanks for educating us on these styles. I've looked at my unopened bottle of Jose Cuervo and it has NOM1122 on the back. Earlier this evening I made a 1910 cocktail from Steve's App recipe. It was a beautifully rich cocktail, as rich in flavour as A Right Hand Twist! I always look out for your shows. Nick from York
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
Oh good Nick! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. And I'm so happy that you look forward to m videos! That really means a lot to me. Thank you. And That cocktail sounds great. Especially if its coming from Steve's app. He knows what he's doing.
@Czardina
2 жыл бұрын
Oh dude I second the Lunazul decision ! Such good stuff for the price point. Awesome video!
@Lui_Fern
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Christian! 😁 Glad you agree!
@DouglasMeloche
Жыл бұрын
you new audio setup sounds Great!! Thanks for all you do
@Lui_Fern
Жыл бұрын
Good to hear! Happy you enjoyed it
@TheSpiritoftheCocktail
3 жыл бұрын
LUI!! No, this video wasn't to long. I think its important to kind of know the history of spirit. I learned a little something, so that's a plus!!! THANKS!!!!
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
Oh good Tim! That makes me happy that you took something away from this video! I tried to make it as concise yet informative as possible!
@dave1986R
6 ай бұрын
One tequila I recently learned about is El Tequileño Reposado Rare, which is a Reposado which is aged for about 6 years in a Pipón instead of a barrel. That’s right a 6-year Reposado. I learned that a Pipón is a large oak tank which hold up to 6,000 gallons of tequila instead of approximately 55 gallons for an ex-bourbon barrel. So because it’s such a large container there is less surface area inside for the tequila to make contact with so therefore it takes much longer for it to reach the same amount of oak aging as a typical Reposado. Most of that subcategory is dictated by Mexican liquor laws. When I first learned about it I thought “wait a minute, 6 years. That’s an Extra Añejo time frame” it blew me away. Someday I’ll try Reposado Rare.
@yviekennedy8548
Жыл бұрын
Thank You!! Now I know which good tequila to get my BFF for her bday🎉🎉
@TheAcrenshaw
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent, excellent, excellent!! Great info; thanks much!!
@Lui_Fern
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoy it! 😁
@mauro712001
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the amazing and useful explanation of this super and unique product 🤠
@Lui_Fern
2 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome! Happy to help 😁
@r0c1ndave
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Lui. I personally really enjoy these information videos. Ford Quarterman did a good tequila tour video also, so I really enjoyed the insight you provided. And I agree with Tim, length was fine for me. 🤷🏻♂️ Looking forward to trying more tequilas. Currently working on a bottle of Espolón
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
Oh good! That makes me happy haha I was worried people wouldn't be interested all the way through! I tried to make it as quick, but engaging and informative as possible! Glad you enjoyed it my friend! I don't mind espolón haha I've drank A LOT of it in my life. 🤣 And yeah definitely try out some others! Lots of really cool brands out there
@r0c1ndave
3 жыл бұрын
@@Lui_Fern definitely will. I plan on going to MX I’m a few months. Definitely bringing back a few bottles. By the way, I’m still working through the cocktail videos you recommended. Learning a lot. Thanks again!
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
@@r0c1ndave you're so welcome my friend! I'm glad you're enjoying them. And yes! Definitely bring back some great bottle for yourself.
@naicesmassun8442
3 жыл бұрын
Bought all three of the Luna Azul a month ago. Gotta finish my current ones first.
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
Oh good! Let me know what you think once you do try them! 😁
@jgutierrez8024
Жыл бұрын
Lui, thank you very much for the great information. Salud.
@LFGM24
11 ай бұрын
Perfectly explained 👍🏼👍🏼
@KellieBell
7 ай бұрын
Would you consider reviewing American agave spirits and commenting on the effect they might have on the industry? (As in Tequila is to "agave spirits" as Champagne is to "sparkling white wine.") Hawaii, for example, is pretty much ideal for growing agave and a couple distilleries are getting into it. Are any of these any good? If American distilleries keep a high standard of quality and price point, does it help mitigate the problems of overharvesting Mexican agave while satisfying the surge in demand?
@abhishekchavan2766
Жыл бұрын
So informative thank you so much
@NicholasFiennes
3 жыл бұрын
Great info, thank you
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it friend! 😁 You're so welcome!
@CristASMR
2 жыл бұрын
You should try Tequila 7 leguas… and if you have the opportunity to visit Atotonilco el Alto Mexico… you are so welcome to visit the Factory.. we are the only distillery that still doing the tequila process with Tahona pulled by mules… could be an amazing experience ☺️🤠
@Lui_Fern
2 жыл бұрын
So I've had Siete Leguas before and love it! And i would absolutely love to check out the distillery. I would just need to find time to make it to Mexico hahaha. But thank you for the invite! I most certainly will take you up on it if i am in Mexico. Or can make the time
@CristASMR
2 жыл бұрын
@@Lui_Fern sure ! ☺️
@jamesshirley9791
Жыл бұрын
Bro, you drink tequila like water! I love it!👍🏽😊
@Lui_Fern
Жыл бұрын
Thank you friend 😁😁
@wine_tage
Жыл бұрын
Very informative video :)
@Lui_Fern
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Happy you enjoyed it 😁😁🙏
@rojeliopadilla3076
Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@Lui_Fern
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome friend!
@TheSpiritoftheCocktail
3 жыл бұрын
YESSSSSSSSSSS! First!!!!
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
I can always count on you Tim!
@TheSpiritoftheCocktail
3 жыл бұрын
@@Lui_Fern Yes sir!!!!
@javi_fades3880
Жыл бұрын
Clase azul review
@EricM-gm5wz
7 ай бұрын
No, it’s not only Jalisco. There’s a region that includes states around Jalisco.
@DrinkInDigital
3 жыл бұрын
Super interesting info, learnt so much as always! Such a shame that the Jimadors are baring the brunt of the overharvesting issue, have heard some wild stories about the competition that is causing plots of land being 'booked out' for decades in advance. Do you think Mezcal with its more flexible choices of agave will soar as Tequila producers can't make as much of the 100& blue spirit?
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah man! It's crazy. And yeah unfortunately i do think the Mezcal market may face similar issues. Maybe not as drastically as the tequila market because the Tequila market has a ton of Celebrity hype behind it that I don't think Mezcal will ever have. It's a shame too since it's such a labor intensive process to make these incredible spirits. I'm happy you enjoyed this one tho!
@UncorkedVintageAcademia
3 жыл бұрын
Well, there's many sides to this story, unfortunately, Oaxaca has been affected by deforestation already, because the demand for Tequila/Mezcal has grown so much, that the industrialized Mezcal brands are duplicating the Tequila model and clearing lands to plant Maguey Espadin, which is really a twin brother of Blue Weber Maguey. They mature about the same rate, they have almost identical look, and they can interbreed, so essentially the same specie. So it's favorable for a high-demand market. On the other hand, you have the true ancestral and artisanal producers that abstain from planting agave en masse, and they continue to harvest agave from the wild. This is great, only if there is reforestation efforts attached to those harvesting wild agave. Some agave populations are fragile and do not do well in greenhouses. So certainly sustainability is a huge focus moving forward, there are brands that may be promoting planting one agave for everyone they take, but that may not be enough. We believe to meet future demands, they should be planting 3-5 agaves for everyone they take from the wild. If they do not, then the aside from running some species to extinction, in a wildlife eye, the other thing that will happen is the prices for Mezcal and other agave spirits will soar to unimaginable levels. I think Bourbon culture is "cute" when they're selling highly-sought after bottles of things that sell for $1000 or more, the likes of which may rhyme like Daddy Ban Wrinkles, for example, and it's nothing but corn water with wood ageing, which is replicated year after year. We cannot duplicate the unique characteristics of Agave plants that take 10 to 30 years to mature! And less so if we don't protect the wild habitat and species, so who knows, maybe in the future we'll see a bottle of Mezcal slowly clime to $400, then $1400 per bottle. And of course it's gonna be impossible to sell within Mexico, so they're gonna go for the export market for consumers that can afford the luxury and commodity of the world's most unique spirit.
@DrinkInDigital
3 жыл бұрын
@@Lui_Fern Stressful times ahead for the agave spirit producers it seems. Very curious to see how it all shakes out. Was shocked the first time I heard Blue Agave is 6-10 years to ripen, such a forward thinking market. 'Agave Futures' and all that.
@DrinkInDigital
3 жыл бұрын
@@UncorkedVintageAcademia Wowowowow what an incredible amount of information thank you so much for the extra education. Clearly you know your stuff, had no idea that wild agave was at risk of extinction and so soon. Would be shockingly sad to see Mezcal not being afforded by the people who produce it.
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
@@DrinkInDigital Yes very stressful times ahead. Hopefully things start to get better in the near future
@maryalove5534
3 жыл бұрын
(: Viva A Mexico ... ☺
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
Viva México!!!
@maryalove5534
3 жыл бұрын
@@Lui_Fern (: 👏👏👏👏👏☺
@AngryCocktails
3 жыл бұрын
But nobody ever says HOW is tequila?
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha give me a couple more shots of tequila and we'll get philosophical about tequila 🤣😁
@o.lawrence2497
2 жыл бұрын
How do you feel about Centenario brand tequila?
@Lui_Fern
2 жыл бұрын
I've heard conflicting takes on it. But I have not tried it myself.
@o.lawrence2497
2 жыл бұрын
@@Lui_Fern wow you responded quick. Ya love to see it. But alright whenever you get a chance too I’ll be looking for the video. Keep up the good work man. All the videos are helpful 🔥🔥
@avechristusrexx
3 жыл бұрын
Celeb Tequilas are ruining it with their hunger for money.
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
It is quite scary. You are right. If it keeps going the way it's going it may be catastrophic for the agave market
@avechristusrexx
3 жыл бұрын
@@Lui_Fern They're sheep to the Clooney effect. Not authentic and all greed. Great video by the way and keep it up sir! 🙏
@Lui_Fern
3 жыл бұрын
@@avechristusrexx they see how much money he made from selling Casamigos and their eyes widen up real quick haha And thank you so much friend! Glad you enjoyed it! I really tried to include as much info in an easy and quick to understand way!
@avechristusrexx
3 жыл бұрын
@@Lui_Fern Exactly smh !! Awesome work and I'll be watching brother. 👏
@shpshftr
Жыл бұрын
Beer?yes OK bye
@AnneBoleynHero
2 жыл бұрын
Around 6:50 you mention that the US was concerned to keep their soldiers wet, but also encourages prohibition? What a strange country!
@Quezaltcoalt
2 жыл бұрын
Ahuevo un verdadero mexicano toma tequila no cerveza 😀😅
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