Feature Article: Blind Silver Tequila Tasting

        The BoozeBasher crew is back at it again with the blind taste-testing.  This time, we decided to give it a try with a number of silver tequilas.  In a lesson we learned from our blind vodka tasting, we decided to stick with all the same level of liquor and dropped the number sampled down to four.  In this case, we went top-shelf with all of the tequilas around the $50 mark.  The cast members for this show were Cabo Wabo, Don Julio, Patrón, and Trago.  Going into the tasting, we already had some preconcieved notions, namely that Cabo is fantastic and Patrón is garbage.  
Results by Reviewer

Tequila	Kevin	Hunter	Wade	Dan	Robert	Average
Trago	1	1	1	1	4	1.6
Patrón	2	2	3	4	1	2.4
Don Julio	4	4	2	2	3	3
Cabo Wabo	3	3	4	3	2	3

     Really there are not losers in this group, but we did come out with a clear winner.  Trago dominated the rest of the competition, taking first place in everyone’s, except for Robert’s, opinion.  Robert’s big gripe with Trago was the strong initial peppery flavor that was just too overpowering to enjoy.  Ironically, it was that same peppery flavor that drew the rest of us to mark the Trago as our favorite.  Unlike vodkas, the tasting of tequila is extremely subjective because each offers a distinct flavor, so opinions of these tequilas may be vastly different.

    Once again, our opinions based on the labels were smashed like a bug on a windshield once the result were revealed.  Patrón finished in a solid second place.  Hunter and I even had a tough time deciding on the ranking between the Trago and the Patrón resulting in multiple revisits to figure it out.  Cabo Wabo was tied for last place with Wade actually cursing its existence.  If he could have rated it lower, I think he would have given it about 8th place.  The BoozeBasher staff was split on Don Julio.  Hunter and I were not big fans of the finish and aftertaste.  However, Dan and Wade were singing its praises, despite its cheap, fake plastic screw-on cork.

    We made it through the tasting without burning down anyone’s house, shooting our pistols into the air, or dancing on any tables.  With this much tequila in one place, all of the above was a distinct possibility.  All of these tequilas were actually pretty good, and they should be at their price point.  Of course this is just our inexact opinion of these liquors.  I suggest you give them a try and vote on your favorite.  Really, who couldn’t use a little more tequila in his or her life?