Special Feature: Riedel Glassware Care

Riedel glassware care for tequila aficionados, courtesy of Rick Thibault Levy and M.A. “Mike” Morales.   We’re all about using fine glassware to enjoy our tequilas to the fullest but washing Riedel glasses after a tasting can have you not-so-happily singing 99 Riedel glasses on the wall and counting down as the delicate buggers shatter … Read more

Special Feature: Tasting Tequila with the Riedel Ouverture Tequila Glass

Mike Morales and Alex Perez discuss the history of the Riedel Ouverture Tequila Glass, how it came to be, and the commonly accepted method of nosing and tasting tequila with the Riedel Ouverture Tequila Glass. About the Tequila Glass This elegant slender glass has a lengthy stem and is designed to lift fine Tequila to … Read more

Gourmet Fest of Café des Artistes with the participation of Riedel and Casa Noble

Originally Published in Tequila Aficionado 2002 For a second time the “Gourmet Fest of Café des Artistes” will be presented by Mr. Thierry Blouet and Mr. Phillipe Según as a gastronomic event. To be enjoyed during the fest a sample of the menu from Restaurant Café des Artistes, which has been given the unique places … Read more

Riedel launches The Tequila Glass

From the Tequila Aficionado Vault Nov 27, 2001   Riedel Crystal, Quinta Real Hotel & Casa Noble Tequila host a private presentation of the official Tequila Glass as selected a few weeks ago in Austria. George Riedel (10th Riedel Generation) discovered that the shape of the glass should be determined by the content, the correct … Read more

Tequila Aficionado Holiday Gift Guide

Let the spirit of the season, the agave spirit that is, guide you in your gift giving! Tequila Aficionado offers you a great portfolio from which to choose select gifts for the tequila, mezcal, bacanora or agave spirit lover on your gift list. Browse the following gifts available for online ordering, and enjoy the opportunity … Read more

G4 Reposado Tequila Review [Transcript]

We hope you’ll enjoy this replay of our Sipping Off the Cuff with G4 Tequila Reposado along with the new full transcript in English. MIKE: Hi, you are watching Sipping Off the Cuff on Tequila Aficionado Media. All of our platforms are right in front of you. I´m Mike Morales in San Antonio. That young … Read more

Scorpion Barril Karwinski Mezcal Review [Transcript]

MIKE: Hi you´re watching Sipping Off the Cuff on Tequila Aficionado.com. I´m Mike Morales, here in San Antonio that gentleman over there…   RICK: Rick Levy in San Diego.   MIKE: Rick and I have been just beside ourselves enjoying – we´ve been going through the Scorpion Mezcal Variety Pack. This is like Oaxaca in … Read more

Chisholm Trail Crafts | Jarrito Tumbler Tasting Notes

Tasting notes submitted to Chisholm Trail Craft Glasses for the prototype of Stolzle’s jarrito tumbler, a proposed vessel designed to exclusively appreciate agave spirits. *** JARRITO TUMBLER TASTING NOTES   Mr. Romeo Hristov from Chisholm Trail Crafts, Incorporated, has asked me to test a prototype of the Jarrito tumbler for tequila/agave spirits produced by Stölzle … Read more

Route 66 Reposado Tequila Review [Transcript]

See the original Sipping Off the Cuff | Route 66 Tequila Reposado Review video here. ALEX: You are watching Sipping Off the Cuff on Tequila Afocionado.com, also part of Tequila Aficionado Media. I´m Alex Perez in Southern California. MIKE: (making motorcycle noises) I´m Mike Morales. ALEX: On his motorcycle. MIKE: On my air-cycle. (making motorcycle … Read more

El Consuelo Reposado Tequila Review [Transcript]

Watch the full video review.   MIKE: Hi, I´m MIKE Morales. You are watching Sipping Off the Cuff on Tequila Aficionado dot com, part of Tequila Aficionado Media. I´m here in San Antonio, that gentleman out there is…   RICK: RICK Levy in San Diego.   MIKE: And RICK, tonight we have the complete set … Read more