Tequila Tasting
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canyonwalkerMexico Quickie Travelog #11
Cabo San Lucas · Wed, 13 May 2026. 4pm.
I saved time this afternoon to do a tequila tasting. Do I need to buy more tequila? No. I already have plenty already at home? Yes. Do I need to learn about the different types of tequila? Not really, I already got that when I did a tequila tasting two years ago— at the same store I'm visiting again to today. It's even the same guy, Luis. But, hey, Luis and his company treated me well when visited before, so I figured I'd stop by again.
This time we started with a review of how tequila is made (I was curious). Then it was time to drink.
As on my original visit, Luis was generous with both his time and the pours. I mean, the pours were small, individually. Some of the shot glasses in the photo above look large, but that's a trick of perspective. The pours were about 10ml each. But we went though 8 or 9 tequilas together, a few that are made by the company, Santos Destileria, as well as several by other makers. (Not all the bottles appear in the photo above.)
I was only going to but one bottle because (a) I have so much booze at home already— remember my drinking problem— and (b) prices. But right at the end Luis trotted out a bottle of coconut liqueur based on a question I asked, and I tried some, and decided I had to buy a bottle of that, too. So I left with two carefully wrapped bottles, that liqueur plus a bottle of Con Orgullo ("With Pride") extra añejo, stuffed in my shoulder bag.
Cabo San Lucas · Wed, 13 May 2026. 4pm.
I saved time this afternoon to do a tequila tasting. Do I need to buy more tequila? No. I already have plenty already at home? Yes. Do I need to learn about the different types of tequila? Not really, I already got that when I did a tequila tasting two years ago— at the same store I'm visiting again to today. It's even the same guy, Luis. But, hey, Luis and his company treated me well when visited before, so I figured I'd stop by again.
This time we started with a review of how tequila is made (I was curious). Then it was time to drink.
As on my original visit, Luis was generous with both his time and the pours. I mean, the pours were small, individually. Some of the shot glasses in the photo above look large, but that's a trick of perspective. The pours were about 10ml each. But we went though 8 or 9 tequilas together, a few that are made by the company, Santos Destileria, as well as several by other makers. (Not all the bottles appear in the photo above.)
I was only going to but one bottle because (a) I have so much booze at home already— remember my drinking problem— and (b) prices. But right at the end Luis trotted out a bottle of coconut liqueur based on a question I asked, and I tried some, and decided I had to buy a bottle of that, too. So I left with two carefully wrapped bottles, that liqueur plus a bottle of Con Orgullo ("With Pride") extra añejo, stuffed in my shoulder bag.
