Gila Tequila - Reposado

When my friend Dave said he was going on a trip to Mexico I quickly assigned him a mission. Find me a bottle of tequila that you have never seen on the shelf’s of our local liquor stores. Dave accepted this mission and upon his return he presented me with a unique bottle of tequila that I had never seen before. It is called Gila Tequila named after the poisonous lizard that lives in the deserts of the United States and Mexico. I was unsure of what to expect from a tequila named after a lizard that can kill people, but life is an adventure and sometimes you have to take risks. So Dave and I opened up the bottle and poured a couple of glasses to see what Gila was all about. The box and bottle that the tequila comes in is very well designed and gives it a sophisticated look. When I poured the Gila into the glass it was a vibrant golden color. Gila has a very sweet agave smell that calls the taster to hurry up and drink. The flavor of this reposado is excellent as well, a great agave taste with a sweet vanilla finish. Smooth is an understatement with Gila. You can easily drink a large glass of this tequila. Dave agreed that it was excellent and we quickly poured glass number two. The second glass was every bit as good as the first and it was obvious to me that Gila is tequila that is meant to be enjoyed over a little bit of ice, and not mixer for a Margarita.
Dave came through like a rock star on this mission to Mexico. It was really fun to get a bottle of tequila that was of such good quality but from a smaller distillery. When I was trying to find them online I found some very long lists of tequilas distillers that you would only find in Mexico or in a liquor store that is devoted to specialty tequila’s. Your mission should you chose to accept it is to go out and find tequila in Mexico or in your local specialty liquor stores and find an amazing unknown tequila. Please let me know when you have found something unique and email me the name at dmantineo@cookmanfood.com . I hope you are successful in your mission and good luck.