Mexican regulations require each bottle of Tequila to bear the NOM of the distillery where it was produced. The Mexican government assigns each Tequila distillery an identification number called a NOM. Under Mexican law, a Tequila distillery is not allowed to produce any other spirit besides Tequila from that facility. 174 distilleries in Mexico are licensed to produce Tequila. Anything aged over three years is classified as an Extra Añejo.Īll of Costco’s Tequila expressions are produced from 100% blue agave (Agave tequilana) and must be bottled in Mexico. Añejo Tequilas are aged in oak casks for a period of one to three years. Reposado Tequilas are generally aged in oak casks for two to 12 months. If you like the spirit and how it's priced, typically an exceptional value at Costco, then it’s worth buying.Ĭostco retails three different Tequila expressions: a Blanco Tequila, a Reposado Tequila and an Añejo Tequila.īlanco Tequilas are unaged, although they may be rested 30 days or more in a steel tank before being bottled. What matters is whether you like the taste and whether you think the price represents a good value. In the end, where the spirit is produced doesn’t matter. If Kirkland blended Scotch whisky tastes a lot like Dewar’s that doesn’t mean that it is Dewar’s in Kirkland Signature packaging (although it could be), it might simply mean that the producer sought to mimic the taste of Dewar’s – the best-selling blended Scotch whisky in the US. Historically, Costco has usually not disclosed the producers of the Kirkland branded spirits a practice that has given rise to incessant speculation among consumers about whose liquid is actually in the bottle.īear in mind that proprietary spirit brands will often purposely try to mimic the aroma and taste profile of market leaders. It also carries 10 whisky expressions under the same brand: four Scotch whiskies, three bourbons, an Irish Whiskey, a Canadian whisky and a Tennessee whiskey. And my experience here is that it's wise to arrive not much after 6pm or risk cooling your boots on High Street while glaring at the people perched inside overlooking the chefs fanning the charcoal grill and the waiters pouring vermouth from the tap and passing plates of tortilla de patatas ($5) across the counter.Currently, Costco carries two vodkas, three Tequilas one rum, and one Cognac expression under the Kirkland Signature brand. The only problem with the perfect local is that it puts you in competition with a whole lot of other locals. It all lends an air of borrowed authenticity, as if someone has roughed up Bar Lourinha and deposited it in Rezza. Wines and preserves decoratively bide their time until their moment comes. He's taken over an old espresso bar, adding pendant lights, greenery, a large horseshoe-shaped bar and a whole lot of heart and soul while keeping the endearingly deshabille character of stripped red brick and kooky mid-century murals – hello Venice on one wall, and an Aboriginal man at a desert campfire on another. A native of nearby Preston, he cleverly divined that a young chef branching out on his own could do well ploughing the fertile ground of Melbourne's gastronomically unsung suburbs. Chef Adam Racina (ex-Napier Quarter and Pinotta) opened this buzzy little tapas-y joint in northern suburban Reservoir in 2020.
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