Yes, sounds strange, but it’s true. Tonight, I headed over to Village Pourhouse for a Tequila tasting event sponsored by Sauza.

OK, I’ll admit, my first instinct was that there was NO way this could be a good thing. I’m an avid fan of Herradura, and I was skeptical about going to a Tequila tasting at a bar that has a giant beer menu, but hell, I’m open to anything and I figured I had nothing to lose but the $20 charge for the event.

I was pleasantly surprised. Our host, Jaime Salas did an impressive job – kept us entertained, was quite informative, didn’t miss a beat with the loud crowd in the next room and even handled the obnoxious members of the group QUITE well. There was this one guy that showed up late and decided to start shit with me. Of ALL the people in the room, this asshole decides to pick on me. Poor guy had no idea what he was getting himself into, but he learned his lesson real quick. My response on his last comment to me kept him quiet the rest of the time. You had to see his face when I stood up next to him at the end of the event.

Anyway, we got our $20 worth in information alone, and tasted 5 different Tequilas… I still haven’t figured out which one my favorite was, but I do think I’m a Reposado girl.
Here’s what was on the menu:

Sauza Hornitos
Sauza Conmemorativo
Tres Generaciones Plata
Tres Generaciones Reposado
Tres Generaciones Añejo

Sadly, they weren’t selling bottles of anything after the event, but I’ll be looking for their Premium line, Tres Generaciones on the shelves of my liquor store.

I chatted up our host at the end of the night and it looks like I’ll be contacting him to find out about more Tequila events that they’re hosting around the city.

Few disappointing things – the bar was too loud, it wasn’t the right setting and we were drinking out of plastic cups. BUT, it was still a well organized event and Jaime knew what he was doing. Our table had a great time.

Get ready to join me at the next event!