Best Blanco Tequila | Blind Challenge | Curiosity Public

[@CuriosityPublic]

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[@martyneary3501]

Interesting that 1st and 2nd place are both from Carlos Camerena.

[@nsmith1388]

Tequila Ocho Blanco is one of the best tequila's out there. Everyone that I've had try it really liked it. Add in that it's affordable @ ~$40 depending on region and you just can't beat it.

[@lrvogt1257]

I wish I could try it for $40. It's ~$50 by me in Chicago.

[@Dondonsifi]

+1 smell great.

[@davpart7723]

Carlos Camarena would be smiling watching this video as both Tequila Ocho and El Tesoro are his.

[@TrophFantatic]

The palates have spoken!!.....a deserved winner, I like to keep my little shelf stocked with a single bottle of each of these offerings close at hand, occasionally two bottles if they are close to my heart, then I just leave the 3 cases of ocho next to my couch

[@robotcholi]

Really love these blind tastings, guys. Now I have to go get a bottle of Tequila Ocho.

[@HeffewiezenDudeGuy]

Can't go wrong with Arette at 25 for a mixer. Even though it placed last in your video, the newbies need to understand that it is the best bang for your buck.

[@GregD87]

Love the tequila videos… looking forward to reposado, anejo, and extra anejo vids of this series 😉😉😁

[@BradWilson1969]

The winner was the only one I've seen in all three of my local stores. I guess I'm out of excuses now. Time to go buy me some Tequila. 😎

[@no3lflex]

Literally watched this video while at the liquor store. I had ocho and Tesoro in my cart waiting on the winner of this lol. Ocho it is .. thanks fellas .. cheers 🥂

[@pezzshnitsol]

Not surprised that Fortaleza didn't come out on top. I was lucky enough to do some tequila sampling at El Buho in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco and the Fortaleza blanco underwhelmed me even when I knew exactly what it was. Their anejo I think is really where I think their reputation is lived up to. My favorite blanco is actually Siete Leguas right now, which I think has a great combination of pure agave and pepper

[@hockey_hungry]

agreed ocho is just so good and especially for the price. Forta is so underwhelming given how saught after it is haha. I have at least 4 tequilas right now that are easily accessible and better than fort.

[@dansteiner9393]

Sieta Leguas is soooo good! It used to be available at Sam's Club for $40. Haven't seen it in a long time. Now it's $55+ a bottle!

[@23ABautista]

Love that 2 of my 3 favorites got top 2. Ocho, Fortaleza and .... Tapatio. Would of loved to see Tapatio in this taste test.

[@joelbella71]

I wanted this challenge. Thank you. Tequila is my second favorite spirit after whiskey and would like to see the other ages of tequila also.

[@jamvng]

which ages do you prefer?

[@michaelriddell2881]

Awesome job guys, loved this blind, keep them coming!

[@detch7675]

I did my own blind test with 3 friends.. Fortaleza Cazcanes Lalo Tequila ocho Mijenta Patron All 3 pick Fortaleza 1st Cazcanes close 2nd Lalo and tequila ocho tied for 3rd Mijenta Patron last no suprise...

[@uduran9907]

HFS!!! You guys brought out the big dogs. Amazing lineup!!!

[@greybeard3368]

Great video! I’d love to see a high proof Blanco blind challenge. 😃🥃

[@biggie55]

Yes!!

[@colddeadhands429]

Great blind taste test. Saved a lot of time and money just buying the top 2. I got the top two Ocho & El Tesoro. Tastes exactly as they said. El Tesoro is a smoother Agave taste, so maybe best for first shot on a empty stomach. But then you want the Ocho which dominates with more intense layers of flavor.

[@allenbt11]

If I can make a suggestion, I have always been curious how much "Label Engineering" goes on in Tequila, given we know the NOM on all of them. How about a drink through on a single NOM, say 1139 (El Tesoro, Villa Lobos & Tapatio). I'd love to see what your evaluation of their differences & similarities are.

[@pezzshnitsol]

Also worth noting that Tequila Ocho, though a different NOM, is from the same master distiller Carlos Camarena.

[@ncyankee101]

1579 is an interesting lineup due to the different combinations of well/spring/rain water used in the different brands.

[@JustAMech]

Great video! Looking forward to the reposado double blind now!!!

[@mrmista1272]

Fortaleza changed. It was much more agave forward in 2019 for me. Now its all earthy. Trying el tesoro vs ocho and g4. Ill let u know in about a week

[@porfirio407]

Been over a week

[@Gio-nl7eg]

Been over a year

[@sandoval2867]

Loved the video! I would love to see blind testing of high proof blanco. But really you guys have to try the Cazcanes line. It’s pricey but really worth it. Especially their high proof.

[@sweetsinnndy5201]

I love the fact you guys know these brands well, yet you are surprised at the results. I think outside of maybe G4, I could not have guessed any of the others correctly. Well done.

[@mike212916]

out of ocho, pastote, and fortazela, my taste test resulted in ocho was my favorite as well.

[@marcogarcia2185]

1.ocho 2. El tesoro 3. G4 4fortaleza 5 arette

[@drgallup]

Have mostly been a margarita drinker for tequila, I'm like so many that had a bad early experience with cheap shots. So I've been going through your blinds and drink throughs to put together a short list of tequilas to see if I can develop a taste for it.

[@peterkeigwin847]

Coming from someone who hated tequila before, fortaleza was given to me as a birthday shot at room temp. First time I didn't make a face and enjoy the taste of my shot. I'm sure the other high rated tequilas are just as tasty but that one changed my mind

[@frankmurillo422]

I would have just replaced Arette with 7 Leguas that would be my top 5

[@hannahpotato3722]

Thank you so much for this ! I’m fairly new to tequila tasting and your input has helped me tremendously . Keep them coming ! New subscriber here .. 😎

[@codychavarria6088]

the whole el Telsoro line is fabulous However anejo is Freaking delicious never had the extra but I'm sure that is as well

[@mcwine18]

Great video as always! So Dillon just shows up to drink and talk, eh? LOL make him put in some work instead of putting you guys to sleep 😉 And huge shout outs to the movie review on the podcast, that was sooo f’ing good! I’ve watched that movie so many times and to hear from a different perspective was so interesting! And to hear from all 3 perspectives with all the little bits of info you guys knew, ugh so cool! Thanks for it, more please! Do 12 and 13 too, please!

[@rude7657]

Great show. My favorite top 2 blancos 🥃

[@fedupwthu]

Cascahuin Blanco is amazing

[@swopeti]

I appreciate the graphics for the selection made following it easy

[@iseedumbppol]

I haven't had much blancos, but my personal favorite is Pasote. Love the earthy, mineral notes on that bottle. Cheers.

[@SparyZWanTuhNayHo]

I tell people that Ocho will never let you down. I'm really surprised your El Tesoro ranked so high.

[@TheCs1968]

Great video, gentlemen! I'd love to have seen cascahuin tahona in the competition. It's my favorite blanco right now.

[@TrophFantatic]

Cascahuin did deserve a mention here, maybe not a winner but certainly could stand with the others, the plata 48 also got game

[@Dustbrother1099]

Fun blind! I will replicate it! Ocho would've been my number 1 out of that list too.

[@a.r.133]

100% on the Ocho, totally agree

[@LikeALeafOnTheWind]

i love your blind taste tests. excellent channel guys.

[@robertmyers5763]

Blind tests always surprise. Especially when you think you know what you're drinking. Fortaleza, with agaves from the Valles, would technically be more earthy.

[@sandoval2867]

Completely agree.

[@CuriosityPublic]

Yeah! It was surprising how pronounced the earthiness was when compared with the others. It feels more subtle when tasting it by itself.

[@scoobtoober2975]

Ocho two in a row. Thanks for these. I love a good blind. I hate marketing. It keeps the prices down and wallets happy. Happy wife happy life. Time to go get some.

[@irishsausage6]

I just picked up bottles of Tequila Ocho, El Tesoro, and G4. Currently can't get any Fortaleza, but plan to grab some Cazcanes instead and have a bottle of Codigo. Going to be a fun blind soon!

[@scoobtoober2975]

Ocho is awesome. Just bought it, popped it open. Lingering minty pepper citrus. Like lemon pepper or lime pepper rather. Medium coating viscosity, nice legs not huge. But oily and drying at the same time. super lingering citrus pepper still here minutes after. GET IT. Price is higher in in CO. They has g4 and tesoro too but didn't get them. Need to get to a place with arette to try next.

[@SpartacusDog]

Great video, loved your great selection of those 5 Blancos! Obviously, other notables were necessarily excluded. Personally, I only wish you had made it a ‘Six-shooter Challenge,’ by just adding "7 Leguas.”

[@manchillaification]

Ocho for me. Everything i can want for the price range

[@ernieforni3221]

Not too surprised by El Tesoro. The local military liquor store has it for an unbelievably low price and I stock up every visit. It make a great mixer for a Margarita.

[@biggie55]

$44 at my class 6

[@jeromeadams5692]

Our class 6 had Volcan, which I really enjoyed. Went back yesterday and they arent carrying it anymore

[@flookie7685]

I saw two bottles of Fortaleza today. Sadly they were both Winter Blend 2022. One of the stores said they do carry the blanco, it was just sold out. But it is on order and coming soon.

[@KyleC2OO7]

Shew I wish I could get top shelf blancos at the price point he just named off! LOL not possible living in the South East.

[@cjvx7208]

Tequila ocho white in the old bottle designed is better than the new bottle design I noticed..

[@apeekintime]

I'm a whiskey guy but this year I've decided that I need to add a couple other spirits to the shelves. Picked up Tequila Ocho Reposado tonight because I heard it was a decent brand. I had the Blanco in hand but I think my bourbon brain said "better get something more brown" and I went for the Reposado. Next week I'll add the Blanco to the shelf so I can compare the barrel impact. Tequila still not my thing but Tequila Ocho is miles better than the Patron I had tried in the past.

[@Whiskeytequilafridayspodcast]

Great vid. Love me some Ocho. The BEST part is that you will get variances with their estate batches. I’ve had one year taste significantly different from another. So gooooood.

[@dreddiemurphy6990]

I have all these on the bar and i grab the Ocho 99% of the time 🙌🏽

[@porfirio407]

I love el tesoro and was rooting for it. So I was sad when you all ranked it low. Then I let out a "suck it" when it came 2nd lol

[@hitchyourwagon4720]

Great show boys, Fortaleza is my favorite usually but enjoy all of those brands. Wish you guys had added Pasote to the match.

[@gijoey5912]

Agreed. That might be my favorite blanco.

[@justinev7846]

Can’t wait for a blind taste test for repo or anejo

[@roger5928]

Guys! I will love to see yours review on this Tequilas: Caballito Cerrero agave azul 40 Terralta blanco 110 Calle 23 Criollo G4 108 Ocho Puntas Cascahuin cerro de Luz This is the 6 unicorns on Tequila world

[@mikem4432]

depends.. the first thing in choosing best Blanco is AVAILABILITY.. in some areas, like mine.. forget finding Fortoleza... or G4 .. only El Tesoro is available 65$ in my area VA. ABC stores and the Ocho is 50$ on the east coast.

[@torrejuan1971]

Your best video! You must do more blind testing.

[@jcmad5]

Great video love the format, I just tried 2022 Ocho which has a completely different taste profile than what you guys mentioned.

[@MikeS-sm5sd]

Glad I saw this video. I drink El Tesoro and Tapatio almost daily. I was looking to get Fortaleza next but think I'm changing that to Ocho Blanco. At least one bottle. I figure Ocho would be the most Agave forward because 1st barrel batch is El Tesoro, 2nd batch/use is Tapatio, and last is Ocho. So all the juice is the same, just when it gets put in the barrel and how long it sits per brand. El Tesoro more of a bourbon drinker's brand, Tapatio, the classic family recipe, and Ocho catering to the more agave forward pallet.

[@codychavarria6088]

I think there's still strength fortlenza is Where it's at in a Blanco

[@chris2884]

Bwahaha. Those are some healthy pours! My bet is the last one tastes the best 😂😂😂

[@mikefrizzy]

I was so happy Ocho won. Great tequila and only one I’ve had besides Fortaleza on here

[@ScottAdair]

I tried El Tesero blanco last night. Even being an anejo fan, I liked it a lot.

[@shrewdcritic83]

I love the tel kills ya content 😁

[@Mark-ro5zg]

It would be great if you guys did a blind tasting on Reposado's with the same brands or similar ones.

[@CuriosityPublic]

It is coming soon!

[@dchotze1774]

@@CuriosityPublic Finally getting into Tequilas because of this channel! Can't wait to see the Reposado video, and hope you can include Siete Leguas in it, as we don't get G4/Tapatio/Forteleza here!

[@sportfanatic5339]

This shows that people can be brand bias. Not to say that a product is bad but sometimes we give it points over others when it doesn’t deserve it

[@juancarlosruiz478]

First and Second places for the Camarena Family (El Tesoro and Tequila 8). Very impressive those guys ...

[@mrpush2532]

Wow! We did a similar blind and tequila ocho didnt do very well because it "punched you in the face" too much! El tesoro was our fav. We didn't have Forteleza however. Also note that cleansing palate matters. I didnt see you do that?

[@michaelriddell2881]

Please try tequila Volans! Tahona crushed, phenomenal

[@typ044]

Picked up some Ocho in Tijuana recently after watching this video, tasty stuff, especially considering there its 26 u.s. a bottle.

[@Seriously140]

OK, so what was the ranking? 1. Ocho. 2. El Tesoro. 3. Fortaleza. 4. G4. 5. Arette.

[@benknotes9450]

Would you fellas mind going over how you setup your blinds (i.e your system of marking and keeping track)?

[@royn8032]

So weird I could swear fortaleza was sweeter and smoother than ocho...Tesoro wins as it is consistent batch 2 batch

[@robertmyers5763]

I find Fortaleza more earthy and olive-y/briny, with anise. It's one of my least favorite, well-made tequilas.

[@royn8032]

@@robertmyers5763 So odd...I am the opposite and though fortaelza blanco tasted like sweet strawberries....Maybe it gets better as it airs out?

[@seandi2639]

The thing with Fortaleza. Is that each lote released is different and noticeable. So it's not consistent.

[@royn8032]

@@seandi2639 Ah ok that could be it then

[@nickp5511]

Nice, I think the Tequila Ocho and El Tesoro are so good that I didn’t get a bottle of Fortelaza.

[@lawrenceramos2468]

Love the outcome. I only wish you would have put 7 Leguas in the mix. Another tequila done with the tehona grinding process and old school still.

[@jessef85]

I don't drink tequila (yet), but I always enjoy these tequila blinds.

[@flookie7685]

I can see why they thought Ocho was Fortaleza. They are very similar on the nose.

[@stacky512a]

G4 is awesome. Just did a taste comp with it against Fortaleza, Siete Leguas and Lalo. Then go to the G4 Madera ....blows me away

[@alexandersteinkoenig5116]

Please do Volans and Mijenta next!

[@enzof.4442]

Would love to know what you guys think of Patron Sherry Cask Anejo and one of my favorites El Tequileño as a brand. Also no additives .

[@jw-lk1pe]

Tapatío is another great one

[@kevinfreiheit3226]

Next level on blind taste the colored dots could be hidden and each person then mixed them at random…perhaps another video!? Perhaps another reason to sip tequilas again haha

[@philiphimmelstein9510]

I wonder how this flight would go if you plugged in the Fortaleza still strength or lot 100 in there instead of the standard.

[@JayandAndi]

I was under the impression that Ocho was very much like G4, profile wise. I personally can't do G4, way too mineral (Dickle-like). Unfortunately, Fortaleza is no longer on shelves around me :( But I cant still get Tapatio, so not terrible.

[@SuperOCHomes]

Dickle-like, as the Tennessee whiskey I love, or is that a different reference? Or *pickle Thks.

[@vision1707]

@@SuperOCHomes I'm confused too .

[@crebz5907]

Thank you for this video, Fortaleza is still my beb.

[@smoothtalka6204]

Great line up! All solid tequilas. Great blind taste test too!👍🏼

[@thetequiladealer3185]

This was a great video! By your description I thought that the orange was G4 ! Surprise about 8. What year and field was that bottle you had? I need one

[@noel4854]

I bought a bottle of Ocho after watching this but El Tesoro is still my favorite.

[@Shootsmith]

We need the best repo, anejo, and extra anejo blind videos also please!!

[@thelinuxcat]

Hey guys, can you provide all the details from the bottle of Ocho so we can try to find? NOM 1474 right? Anything else you can provide in addition to 2021, please let me know.

[@CuriosityPublic]

Yeah - we totally goofed and didn't show close ups of the bottles! this is the 2021 El Pastizal release.

[@thelinuxcat]

@@CuriosityPublic Thank you so much! As I always say, blind is the best way to compare. I wonder if you need something to cleanse the palate between tastes? If so, you would want to do that before you start too. Anyway, love these videos!

[@Zofer-1920]

Thanks for the info!!! 👌🥃

[@scotth5988]

Would be interesting to see if you get the same results on a repeat session

[@hecizzy1]

Hey guys love the Channel. Just recently got into mezcal and I’m in love. Do you guys do mezcal or Plan to make mezcal videos ?

[@MikeKrynski]

Great videos ! How about Siete Leguas and El Tequileño ?? Those are top notch def better then arette..

[@Vortex1988]

What about a bonus round? Ocho vs G4 108?

[@CuriosityPublic]

We're definitely going to do some follow ups to this!

[@roger5928]

I did it already! And G4 108, is Oustanding and an easy winner vs Ocho

[@Vortex1988]

@@roger5928 I'll have to get that one next. I brought a bottle of Ocho to my friend's lake house for a few days, and the bottle was nearly gone by the time I left. I loved it, and my friends did too.

[@ezsmile]

interesting each of you named your number 1 choice to be Fortaleza even though none of those was actually Fortaleza. Victims of marketing?

[@jesusjones3014]

Haven't seen a video from you all in a while but wasn't there a 4th guy with you all back in the day?

[@jimmcginley89]

I’ve done this type of blind taste test before. It’s so hard to guess. It’s amazing how our mind has a bias after drinking a labeled bottle! All good tequilas though so it’s a can’t lose!

[@wissor33]

😂 tequila experts can’t tell which tequila they’re drinking

[@da900smoove1]

I discovered Olmeca Altos Tequila about 5yrs ago ($19-$28 in 2022)......too me extremely hard to beat in taste and value for Blanco/Silver(NOM 1111) ......Coa DeJima is another that is produced at the former distillery of CASAMIGOS....NOM 1416