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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,004
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    I know repos are your jam. I bet you would really like Fortaleza reposado...if you can find it. I personally think they must be sending most of their product overseas now.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,585
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    jdjohn wrote: »
    I know repos are your jam. I bet you would really like Fortaleza reposado...if you can find it. I personally think they must be sending most of their product overseas now.

    I see it listed for $90-$125 a bottle, I'm not paying that.
    The blanco was gone in two days, I was the only drinker. It was that good. It was a good weekend!! 😁
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,874
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    Try to find this, https://lapulga.com/collections/our-spirits
    I have tried all except the anejo (still unopened).
    If it's not in your area, you may be able to get it mail order from Total Wine or come to the Southwest Audio Fest and take a couple of bottles back with you.

    Great tequilas
    Tequila Ocho
    Cazcanes (expensive)
    Volans

    I assume they have what they say.
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  • jdjohn
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    Retailers are totally gouging people for Fortaleza now. Those prices are 2-3X higher than a couple of years ago.
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,585
    edited March 2
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    Marvin, you must be entirely too wealthy to be okay with those prices for Fortaleza. I paid $60 for the blanco. I'll have another bottle next week.

    I'd try that LaPugla. Since it's made the Tahona way it's probably pretty good
    Yes the Tequila Ocho Reposado is very good as is the Don Fulano Reposado.
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,874
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    I don't pay the high prices, I have two unopened bottles that I am scared to open.
    I have a local store that when they get a hard to find item in, they package it with something else and charge over a hundred for the two.
    Right now they have Tequila Ocho Puntas packaged with Siete Leguas Decades blanco for $226.
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  • jdjohn
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    I have several unopened bottles of Fortaleza, and like Marvin, I'm hesitant to open them. A few of them are bottles from the 'accidental' lote 42/43 añejos, which are a blend of 2/3 extra añejo, and 1/3 regular añejo. A 'former' employee made a mistake when pulling barrels, so their loss was our gain.

    I also have an unopened bottle of Ocho Puntas, which I obtained in a trade. Also have a few bottles of the Siete Leguas Decades. The Decades haven't been as 'collectible' as originally hoped, mainly due to price (and the quantity produced), but I think they have their place. Both the Puntas and Decades are high-proof blancos, which has been a popular trend over the last several years.

    The Fortaleza Still-Strength is the bees knees.
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    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,874
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    Wish I could get ahold of a Fortaleza winter blend, but need to win the lotto.
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  • jdjohn
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    I've had a couple of the WB, and IMO, they are not worth the extra $. I'd rather have two bottles of regular reposado than one bottle of WB. I have several other tequila friends that feel the same.
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,585
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    The Fortaleza Still-Strength is the bees knees.
    I'd like to try that!
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,874
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    I tasted some Volans, great taste, now I can't find any :'(
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