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Originally Posted by divides_by_zero
What's funny is I just had a friend recommend Asom Brosa to me this weekend. I had never heard of it either. I guess after this I will definitely have to put it at the top of the list for my next tequila buying excursion.
I remember I also recommended Sauza, but a different one than used in this test. I'm a big fan of the Sauza Hornitos which is 100% agave. I think it has some great fruity notes that stand alone very nicely for a sipping tequila, but also makes it a good mixer as well. The price I remember being pretty decent and it is one of my gotos. If you liked the base Sauza, I definitely recommend trying the Hornitos.
Yeah, the Sauza Hornitos is definitely one I considered bringing myself, in no small part because of your recommendation. However, most of the tequilas people were bringing were right in that same price range, so I kinda wanted to pool my resources with my friend and get something more expensive to broaden the range and so it wouldn't just be Patron getting beaten up on the high end. Finding the best of a set of $20-$25 tequilas is good, but throwing some cheap ones and some expensive ones in there is necessary to have the big surprises that make the testing so much fun. Still, if I were to go back and add one more tequila of my choice, it probably would have been the Hornitos. I could definitely believe that it would be a solid one, knowing that Sauza does a good job with their base brand, but it's certainly not a given!