Tequila Crisis.

So the other day I wanted a Tequila shot.

And I got something that tasted like: whatever moonshine.

And even this evening at the coffee shop I saw the usual brands of gold tequila had been removed.

Is it just me or is there a restriction on real agave-nectar?

Nope, as it turns out, it's not just me, there's a global shortage:

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Never keep the Tequila under the sink and get the maid in.

She thought it was furniture polish and the entire flat smells like Tequila!

And I thought it was me.

(A truism by Ben Travato.)

Now that what they call "tequila" tastes like methyl-rated garbage, how does one replace this most noble of shots?

a reply to: halfoldman

I swear I remember something about a major Agave producer or Farm. I can't find it anymore and not sure what it's linked to. However I do remember somebody throwing a warning out there months ago of some kind.

It's ok - just try the Polish Jezynowka Blackberry Brandy, you'll love it!

Hell I stumbled across an old bottle of sanitizer from the COVID days and it smells just like tequila. But I don't partake anymore my liver can't take it. But it used to be my drink of choice from my teen days of Pepe Lopez and Monte Alban to Jose Patron and Cabo Wabo before Sammy sold it was a pretty damn fine relatively inexpensive tequila and many others.

I got a pint of Jose on New Year's day though and it tasted like Jose Gold to me. But who knows I used to drink Hornitos like crazy last time I had that it was like paint thinner though.

FWIW

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a reply to: halfoldman

I’m not a big fan of tequila.. a margarita don’t taste right without it though…lol

One thing for sure is to avoid the cheap stuff.. 100% agave only!

a reply to: halfoldman

I've rarely had a drink of alcohol this year, but I did recently stock up on various spirits for houseguests. I didn't notice a shortage of anything.

a reply to: tamusan

Just because you got a shortage of Rolex, for example, doesn't mean you have a shortage of watches.

But I'd like the real thing.

Can it be beneficial and a "health product" - thus a local medicine?

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a reply to: halfoldman

For Tequila, I bought 3 bottles of Patron.

What happened to all the Tequila in the US?

Allegedly Jen Psaki had loads of Margaritas after quitting the Biden admin.

a reply to: halfoldman

As a tequila drinker, I remember reading about an upcoming shortage a few years ago.

It seems for a time that the land used to grow the cacti was being used to grow more profitable crops. More cacti was planted, but it would take some time for it to mature to produce more tequila, which would then have to be aged. So they anticipated a short term shortage. That's the way the story read, if I recall correctly.

I noticed a brief shortage last year of the top shelf stuff for a few months. Now when I go to the ABC store half the time I have to ask for the big bottles of 1800. They always have it in the back, as they say it's a high theft item, so they don't keep it on the shelves.

Maybe you're just experiencing a supply chain issue. And maybe I'm just a little bit embarrassed over how much I know about tequila. But, yeah, when I read a story about a possible tequila shortage, I sit up and pay attention.

Mac Davis - Tequila Shiela.

Personally speaking, everyone says drink Jaegermeister instead.

I just don't like it, and the taste of "cough syrup" lingers.

I know someone they can drink beer wine and hard spirits just fine...but if he drinks tequila it makes him really Ill!!! a reply to: halfoldman

a reply to: halfoldman

Better get used to more planned 'shortages'. It's how they think they can control the population.



I expect all alcohol , coffee , cigarettes etc , you know anything that makes life more enjoyable to be further and
further regulated/restricted by the megalomaniacs in 'government'

a reply to: ancientlight

I wonder if you're right about that? Could very well be -
As long as we don't have to face a toilet paper shortage, can't go through that again!

a reply to: halfoldman

Perhaps all those migrants that just came to the US illegally are no longer working the agave fields because they are here, and because of this they doubled down because they all want a taste of home. Just a theory