2015 Margarita Challenge #1 – Roca Patrón Silver Tequila
Posted by Arctic Wolf on May 29, 2015
The month of May is almost complete, and my Tequila odyssey has arrived at its destination. My Rum Chums and I, through a series of side by side tastings have determined the Best Blanco Tequila spirit for our summer Margaritas, Roca Patrón Silver Tequila.
When I served this silver tequila to my jurors, the Rum Chums, it was in a blind format (See 2015 Rum Howler Margarita Challenge). In that blind format, this was the spirit that my entire judging panel went crazy over. It would not be an understatement to say that the Roca Patrón Silver ran a scythe through the competition. What amazed me was that, even though the agave and the hot peppery spice are understated in this expression of Patrón Tequila, those aspects of the spirit nevertheless shone through the cocktail experience. I suspect that it is the high bottling proof (45 %) which gives this agave spirit so much punch and staying power in the cocktail format.
Suffice it to say, everyone in my tasting group loved the Margarita made with Roca Patrón Silver.
Metro Mexico
You may read my full review of this wonderful agave spirit here:
Review: Roca Patrón Silver Tequila
Of course it is not just Margaritas which taste great with the Silver Roca Patrón, I also shared another great recipe which I call Metro Mexico at the conclusion of my review.
I hope everyone enjoyed my 2015 Rum Howler Margarita Challenge this month, Chimo!
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Note: If you wish to see the final ranking for my 2015 Rum Howler Margarita Countdown, I have created a summary page which lists all of the results. That page is available here:
2015 Rum Howler Margarita Countdown
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