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sweetnumb t1_j6b3082 wrote

Reply to comment by contactdeparture in eli5: Why does cheap alcohol taste worse than nicer alcohol? by Chase_The_Dream

I can't actually say since I've never been to Boston... but isn't that place just like every other place in the US where you can simply buy whichever one you want? Or are you just talking about tequila that was made in Boston?

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muliardo t1_j6bauzq wrote

I don’t think you’ve been to California, if you think Boston has more variety of food

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WACK-A-n00b t1_j6bqmi3 wrote

Uhhh... Say you don't know shit about California without saying you don't know shit about California.

I'm standing by for when you say you are from California or something. My reply will be "so it's incompetence, not ignorance."

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chapstick__ t1_j6b8307 wrote

It's not possible to make tequila in Boston because that would be mezcal. Tequila has to come from tequila Mexico to be tequila.like how bourbon has to come from bourbon Kentucky. Boston probably just doesn't have very good tequila at bars.

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fiendo13 t1_j6bdymg wrote

Bourbon just has to be made in America, be over 50% corn, and aged in a new charred oak barrel. There is actually only one distillery in bourbon county, KY.

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Scottzilla90 t1_j6bf8og wrote

Close, it has to come from the USA to be Bourbon (amongst other conditions) but can only be Kentucky Bourbon if it’s from Kentucky.

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Rumhead1 t1_j6cr413 wrote

Tequila and mescal are different drinks and it has nothing to do with where it is made.

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beorn12 t1_j6dd529 wrote

Mezcal is the overall term for distilled agave spirits. As such, there are many types of mezcales, made in different regions in Mexico, using various cultivars or even different species of agave. Tequila is a specific type of mezcal made from blue agave. It also has denomination of origin, so additionally for it to be legally called tequila, it must be made in the state of Jalisco or the bordering municipalities (counties) of Michoacan, Guanajuato, and Tamaulipas.

In practice, people separate tequila from the rest of mezcales, much like people set apart champagne from "wine", despite how champagne is literally a specific type of sparkling wine, made in the French region of Champagne.

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sweetnumb t1_j6b881z wrote

Oh wow, you're right. Somehow I completely forgot about that.

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ettmyers t1_j6cvo39 wrote

Mezcal actually has stricter guidelines than tequila, also must be made in certain Mexican regions.

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contactdeparture t1_j6bamun wrote

Can't buy it there and most bars serve Cuervo as their mid range and worse as well. It's awful.

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Shouldacouldawoulda7 t1_j6cux3d wrote

Not sure how long it's been since you left... it is not hard to find good tequila in Boston. At least, it's no harder than any other place I've been to in the US.

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sweetnumb t1_j6bbhw2 wrote

That's so strange to me. I don't think I've ever actually had Jose Cuervo either, is it really that much worse than other brands? I assume there's also a difference between their 100% de agave offerings and the 51% or whatever ones.

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ringobob t1_j6cxk3z wrote

>I assume there's also a difference between their 100% de agave offerings and the 51% or whatever ones.

There's a difference, but 1800 (their 100% product) isn't great, either.

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Sci-FantasyIsMyJam t1_j6d8jbz wrote

I haven't had the 1800, but I like Jose Cuervo Tradicional Anejo, which is 100% agave. It's pretty good, especially for the price.

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ringobob t1_j6d9gm0 wrote

Tried it, was not a fan, though I know others like it. Good price, tastes better than 1800, OK in a marg. May even compete well in the price range, but I'd rather spend more on something I really enjoy.

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