Zafiro Añejo Tequila | Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul

[@xlDeathlxJosey]

Poor guy not only got conned into buying thousands of dollars worth of shots, his car was later set on fire by Walter White.

[@AgreeableComb]

If anything he got off easy considering how much of a douche he is

[@JiveDadson]

The shots cost $50 each, bar price. So the tab was around one grand even if the bottle was full to begin with, depending on how stingy the shots were.

[@jorgegarnica9674]

@@br-md2xm the bmw when he cutted off Walter

[@Petey0707]

I mean he was a prick and a vulture.

[@SheldonAdama17]

“Call the fire people!”

[@electric-fire21]

Story goes breaking bad was looking for a tequila for this product placement, but when they said it would be poisoned, no company wanted to use their tequila. So they came up with their own fictional tequila and called it zaffiro añejo

[@dielaughing73]

That's funny really, I would have let them use my brand for the notoriety

[@Eralen00]

big mistake ... every breaking bad fan would have a bottle of it in their liquor cabinet if they used a real one!

[@TheBehm08]

Yeah I’m surprised nobody jumped at it cuz breaking bad is huge plus everyone knows they poisoned it. It wasn’t like the tequila was made poorly

[@Kanig94]

Bro it exists.. look it up

[@jimharley6660]

Jonatan No bro, it doesn't. Look it up

[@taylertroutt1327]

Eladio scenes are always great. Tension comes naturally from how he acts charismatic and friendly but he could have anyone killed so brutally for even the slightest reason. Mexican cartel bosses are so terrifying when played like that.

[@bait5257]

Same as Lalo

[@PolishGod1234]

Yeah. I truly think he is one of the most despicable characters in BrBa/BCS universe, but all his scenes are so entertaining to watch. You just feel his presence

[@carloscjr23]

Fiction never falls that far from reality. I'm Mexican. I can bet some cartels leaders are joyful, smart, funny, like every other human. There's plenty of stories and corridos songs with their tales of kindness. Yet they are as violent, bloody and ruthless as they are pictured in TV.

[@walyxianpm6105]

"Si riegas una gota, te corto la mano."

[@phaerion9142]

They just added murderous ruthlessness to a fairy common personality types among Mexicans

[@alexdivision4320]

I can only imagine Jesse just standing there zoning out because he doesn't understand a word being said

[@GaMeRfReAkLIVE]

Move to Texas and you dont have to imagine half the time

[@alexdivision4320]

@@GaMeRfReAkLIVE This is about Jesse, not me

[@jarpt1]

He’s scared for his life, definitely not zoned out

[@BlueElitefromHaloCE]

Me at all my wife’s family gatherings

[@joemckim1183]

Jesse spent his whole life in New Mexico so he should have a better understanding of Spanish then me here in Missouri. I know probably a dozen or so spanish words with about half of them being curse words. But someone from NM while not necessarily fluent should know slightly more since he's probably been around Spanish speaking people on a more regular basis. Especially when his former partner is Emilio.

[@3hutp]

I love how Eladio acts cheerful and friendly but he actually thinks Gus is probably bullshitting him after he says 'A gesture of respect to celebrate our renewed friendship'. He answers by the same sarcastic 'Uuuuuhhhh' with which he replied to Gus' proposition that meth would be the drug of the future 20 years earlier. He's actually very much like Lalo. He's always friendly and impulsive but his mind is always cool and calculating. He doesn't believe the gift is safe until his henchman reassures him and until Gus takes a shot himself too.

[@lunch77]

No wonder him and Lalo get along

[@gs2391]

@@lunch77 es el estereotipo de latino que tienen en USA

[@lunch77]

@@gs2391 Lo siento, no espanol

[@gs2391]

@@lunch77 así mismo dicen los gringos cuando están en Latinoamérica jajajajaja

[@lunch77]

@@gs2391 Si mi gringo, todo engles

[@MrCk1234567890]

Not many know this but for the pool scene all of the actors agreed to drink real poison and be brutally murdered to keep the feeling authentic. These little touches are what make this show truly incredible. Bravo Vince, you outdid yourself again.

[@betelgeuse4568]

BRAVO BINCE

[@alx5192]

@@betelgeuse4568 VRABO BINCE

[@timmyfeugate9537]

Are you sure bro

[@danielstiven1032]

@@timmyfeugate9537 Si hermano is real

[@throwaway756]

I've seen the interview with the show's director, Vince Gilligan, when he had Giancarlo Esposito practice the hospital bomb explosion scene for a month to nail that moment as they only had one take. This was because they had to detonate a real bomb in front of him to keep the feeling of Gus Fring's death as authentic and as epic as possible. Bravo Vince, you outdid yourself once again!

[@416RG]

I still find it hilarious how Don Eladio hears Jesse is an ex addict and like some caring father figure hes like oh well then none for you! with the fob finger hand movements 😂

[@JESUSLIVESAMEN]

Lol. He couldn't care less about jesse being a drunk but hes on the clock so he has to stay sober. Eladios plan was to put jesse to work after the celebrations were finished.

[@416RG]

@@JESUSLIVESAMEN you just had to say something eh

[@JESUSLIVESAMEN]

@@416RG just contextualizing the show for those who might not have seen it

[@davidavila8805]

@@JESUSLIVESAMEN 🤓

[@solitudeguard2316]

​@@davidavila8805 -🧑‍🦽

[@davedarius7346]

Wow, Gotta say Don Eladio's charisma is quite a worthy thing to note although he's cold blooded and totally got what he had coming to him!

[@evrimenustun9548]

I feel like he is the one character who actually did get younger in Better Call Saul lol.

[@Wolf-wc1js]

@@evrimenustun9548 nah Eladio looks painfully older in BCS. The one who looked at the very least the same if not younger is Krazy 8 in part because his character is still younger and more afraid with him just being a low level street dealer for the Salamancas in BCS compared to a hard dealer and snitch in Breaking Bad

[@evrimenustun9548]

@@Wolf-wc1js I mean sure his face shows his age but his weight loss and overall increased energy on screen does make him look younger in spirit to me

[@mugglepower]

Enough buisiness! Bring out the girls! ayeeeeeee

[@bostontowny4life744]

Most Latin men are like that.

[@ComicalRealm]

Gus owned season 4. In fact, in a way he was more of the protagonist and Walt was the antagonist. He literally stole the show that season.

[@gyrate598]

That's how I feel with Lalo in Season 5 of BCS. Season 6 is gonna be insane

[@Jeremy-jm3fe]

Gus is going to murder Walt's entire family, and you think that Walt is the antagonist? Are you serious? The protagonist is the character that the story follows. Vince Gilligan said on various occasions that Breaking Bad is Walt's story. Even though Walt is morally grey, he is the protagonist.

[@socrative9810]

@@Jeremy-jm3fe Yes. That's why Gustavo Fring is a sigma male.

[@4newestaccoun]

@@Jeremy-jm3fe you took it too literally, OP is saying it felt like Gus was the protag, not that he legitimately was

[@foxygrin]

@@Jeremy-jm3fe Gus never did that, he only threatened he would if Walt kept interfering with business. I honestly feel Gus is less evil than Walt. At least everything Gus does he genuinely does in the spirit of someone he loved... Walt can only stroke his own ego and then whine about how he's 'doing it for the family' lol And yeah, I know Gus did some pretty damn cold shit. But at least he's honest about being cold. Walt's cruelness under the guise of heroism is just infuriating.

[@lukim2744]

Even though Don Eladio was a cold blooded, terrifying and charismatic drug kingpin, he still had enough sence to not let his prize junkie asset take a shot of tequila.

[@dielaughing73]

The careless and hot-headed gangsters have a tendency not to succeed/survive in this show

[@elidarling9681]

@@dielaughing73 tbh even the careful and level headed criminals also died in BrBa. Walt made sure to take down literally everyone with him

[@em.1633]

He also made Gus drink first

[@dancarlso4439]

@@dielaughing73 in general most careless people don’t succeed

[@mcbdllc2848]

All he had to to do was let someone test try it and it would have been over

[@nemishasharma5737]

I love that subtle change in Eladio's expression, going from friendly to gangster in a split second.. commanding Gus to drink first.

[@dimitarapostolov9788]

I noticed that the first time I watched it and ever since I have been admiring the actors amazing skill to convey so much doing so little...

[@koraxshin397]

@@dimitarapostolov9788 its the same actor of manny in scarface what do you expect ?

[@sebdoesnothing6889]

Now that’s a killer drink

[@kenzodamora]

thanks

[@daveywillie8.6]

Lightweights 😃

[@jorgegarnica9674]

@@VeganSemihCyprus33 stop self promoting and clickbaiting people

[@beardupbeerdown7355]

Hangovers are deadly

[@kamranakrami484]

To die for

[@gtxx6699]

Jesse is quiet and tense throughout the whole scene. Doesn't crack a smile.

[@Reaperl97]

because he thinks he will be sold out to the cartel, Gus and mike dont tell anything about the poison plan because Jesse will be a lot more neveous in that scene and make don eladio think there is a trap

[@CST1992]

@@Reaperl97 Yes, it's the right move to not tell him. But Gus doesn't want Jesse to die, so he cooks up the "addict" story(which is not false, btw).

[@FirstLast-pt7bm]

He believed 100 percent that he was gonna be working for eladio

[@IronEddie13]

I know it’s a show but wouldn’t you be as nervous as Jesse being around people you don’t know and mostly speaking language you don’t know

[@charlescalthrop2535]

@@IronEddie13 yeah, especially when those people are cartel bosses and could very well be planning to kill you.

[@spasebar]

I love the subtle look he gives to his henchman before opening the box, like he was expecting a bomb 💣or something

[@Midnight_Rider_777]

I love how he waits for Gus to drink first. Both Gus and Don deeply distrust and dislike each other even though they put on this performance of civility. Gus was willing to put his own life at risk to kill his enemy. I think Don underestimated the level of hate Gus had for him and to what length he would go to for revenge! Such a great scene and performances by these actors!

[@NAzTRAdamUS]

but the hint back from his henchman was not subtle or acted well at all, imo

[@rodrigomunoz9217]

@@NAzTRAdamUS it was Ok, he moved his head up and down and gives and approval look

[@carloscervantes836]

@@Midnight_Rider_777 he also took something to absorb the poison to lower the effects of drinking it before he planed to throw up right?

[@grizzisgod]

This is the moment Don Eladio became a pool floatie

[@mattaustin7012]

Wow, you’re really tryna keep this joke afloat. This was the moment that joke was officially murdered in cold blood.

[@postmellon8138]

@@mattaustin7012this was the moment someone snapped at the joke

[@davedarius7346]

Love the consistency and call back to minor details in Better Call Saul in sync with Breaking Bad! And ofc, Zafiro Añejo is totally a fictional drink for reasons!

[@bobbywog]

Brian Cranston and Aaron Paul should make it!

[@zamoraaz7392]

The guy they made buy the bottle is also the same guy that had the red car that Walt blew up with a wet sponge

[@Wolf-wc1js]

@@bobbywog well they did come up with their brand of Mezcal called Dos Hombres

[@Costelad]

Meh I don’t know about that. Constant Easter egg callbacks show a lack of imagination. Also, how rare or “impossible” could it possibly be if some bar in the US has it. Showing it in BCS took away some of the magic.

[@JP-yf2fk]

@@Costelad the bar/restaurant was clearly high class and the drink was extremely expensive. Eladio probably said it was “impossible” because it’s his favourite. The callbacks also aren’t constant and help build a believable world.

[@tommykawaii]

For such a great high end tequila, it seems that every Zafiro Añejo scene also depicted a moment that was shitty for someone. Cursed tequila indeed!

[@kadeerkhan9802]

ominous drink

[@CST1992]

Maybe that's the point that they want to make.

[@diegogalan8789]

Its Zafiro not Zafira 🍾

[@tommykawaii]

@@diegogalan8789 Ooops 😅. Fixed!

[@em.1633]

In both cases they deserved it though

[@thepowerofsand6180]

Its funny how the Tequila that represents Jimmy and Kims love is also used as poisen, nice writing.

[@monkofkrayak6235]

"separate, we're okay. But together, we're poison"

[@commandershepard3268]

Bravo Vince

[@Jussara95]

​@@monkofkrayak6235it's perfect

[@EnycmaPie]

They couldn't get any real alcohol company for product placement because the scene shows the drink killing everyone. So they just made up some alcohol brand.

[@djhuckfield]

You'd think Jack Daniels would pay to have it be Jim Beam that kills everyone, or something like that

[@OutCast907]

Well isn't that already the case IRL ?

[@Wolf-wc1js]

@@djhuckfield yeah but a Mexican cartel boss would likely drink tequila compared to American whiskey or bourbon especially given that said cartel boss can be seen drinking tequila in all of the four scenes between BCS and BB he’s in

[@djhuckfield]

@@Wolf-wc1js well yeah, I was just using them as example names because I don't know enough about tequila to pick the main two rival brands

[@ivanm3342]

@@djhuckfield Don Eladio opens the box and sees the Bottle: Ooh, impossible, Jim Beam. Even the bottle is a work of Art, it is too good to share. Careful if you spill even a drop of this perfect american whiskey i will cut off your hand. Where on earth did you even find this amazing bottle of Jim Beam Gustavo

[@diahreajones5256]

Love this scene. Fun fact; the bottle is a vintage (NOT modern reproduction) Jenny Lind flask in an aqua hue, with the gold agave leaf cork being custom made. This was because no Tequila brand would lend their name/product to a scene where it essentially poisons and kills multiple people or be associated with it, so they invented their own brand. In better call saul when the bottle is shown, they created a bottle with the actual Zafiro Anejo name on it

[@heresjohnny602]

The most interesting and obscure piece of information to find out and the fans can't be bothered to upvote...thanks for sharing.

[@donshingondonvergonio2247]

Had I known my grandpa used to sell a Tequila thats out of bussiness now but had a beautiful bottle with a blown glass cactus inside painted and all its name was Porfirio, it would have been great in that scene.

[@ifyouseekay1000]

Finally a "fun fact" comment thats actually a fun fact

[@HoneyBadger1779]

I'd be willing to wager that any tequila brand associated with the show would have seen an upshot in sales regardless of the scene. I guarantee people would have wanted to try the famous brand. Why do people go skydiving or order puffer fish?

[@suleymanbabak1973]

I call bs on that. Seems made up.

[@modalmixture]

I love the way Jimmy looks at Kim while they’re in the restaurant, just in awe of how well she’s playing along

[@la_scrittice_vita]

Yeah, look how turned on he is when she gives her name.

[@matheuscruz8574]

He accidentally calls her Kim right before signing

[@DasHoovie]

Its a hint of how she actually has no problem breaking the rules. Right after this scene she finally starts a formal relationship with jimmy. She secretly enjoys that kind of stuff which leads to her breaking bad in the latest seasons

[@emperoremyhriv4968]

@@matheuscruz8574 He said Ken not Kim lol .

[@yuanwang9324]

kinda reminds me of Walt looking at Skylar when she made up the gambling lie

[@captainjeff8765]

"Perhaps it's too good to share" "It's yours to do with as you choose" "I choose....to keep it myself!" Gus: Years of academy training wasted!!!

[@thelazypigeon7513]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Wolf-wc1js]

Mission failed we’ll get them next time

[@Henry.58]

In the end ,Gus never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@CST1992]

No, that won't happen. Eladio is rich - super rich. So rich that people give him Ferraris as gifts. It's "only" an $800 tequila, he could buy any amount of those he wants. It's a well-thought out political move buy Gus - he knows Eladio will share it with everyone to underline his "generosity".

[@rover5058]

@@CST1992 I'm pretty sure eladio is a billionaire. Him spending 800$ is like me spending 8 cents

[@hibick3]

I love the way Kim is completly in complicity with Saul since the first scam, she doesn't know what Saul was about to do, but Kim don't let him down. They're doing wrong but they're doing together.

[@TheMisterGuy]

I did not get the impression that this was the first time Kim and Jimmy had pulled some scam together. Maybe it's supposed to be. She seemed so used to it, I felt like they did this together before, like it was part of their relationship.

[@Halterin11]

That's what so beautiful about their relationship. They love doing some deeeefinitely bad stuff, but they both know they shouldn't. Yet, together, it feels just right, and that they should do it.

[@PR--un4ub]

@Riley D Yeah? She prefers public defender work over helping a bank expand. Seems to me like she _does_ care about "doing the right thing".

[@Eralen00]

@@TheMisterGuy Yeah I believe they used to run scams together years ago, I could be wrong, its been years since I've seen the show. Kim grew a conscience and stopped

[@ObiWanKenobi]

Great pfp

[@tjhall9377]

When a bottle of tequila is a major supporting character in a TV series, know you have created something special.

[@ddss7272]

The lamps in HHM conference room are also important characters

[@aryafucku]

the scene where they con him in buying the bottle for them is gold

[@Eisenarsch]

It's the BMW asshole from BB Season 1

[@BosnianDragon]

@@Eisenarsch It is actually

[@leet2089]

@@Eisenarsch Wow good call ! just went and looked!!!

[@dielaughing73]

DONKEY BALLS

[@alainportant6412]

*KEN WINS*

[@bcmoney5272]

Gus is beyond disgusted with that hug 🤣🤣His hatred for the cartel was almost to much to hide

[@dmdudes2]

honestly the fact don was kind enough to not question jessies addiction but just want to keep alcohol away to keep him going well is actually kinda nice even gus had his reservation about jessie at first

[@lalallama171]

What a kind man Don eladio is, I'm sure he would get on very well with Jesse from here on

[@dmdudes2]

@@lalallama171 tbh prolly woulda been a good relationship pretty much every relationship in that show could of worked out if not for pride

[@dmdudes2]

@@lalallama171 if gus could accept his friends death he would of never needed his superlab which woulda meant no walter white meaning he lives still and if walt didnt wanna be the boss him and gus would also be chilling

[@TheBehm08]

Gustavo didn’t lie when he said Jesse was an addict and he must be sober to work. He used that truth against eladio

[@TheSmashten]

Imagine if Don Eladio's henchman was feelin a little extra paranoid that day and decided to vet the drink for more inspection..

[@eliasakkerman4597]

I think the fact that Jessie's cook went so well put everyone off guard

[@saintroddy]

It was a delayed reaction anyway. Took about ten minutes before everyone started collapsing.

[@JESUSLIVESAMEN]

@@saintroddy probably would have been more like 30. It seems like a neurotoxin. It probably wouldn't kick in until it began digesting.

[@rusty7984]

Or was trying to quit drinking and left early

[@mrminkman952]

Fun fact this drink isn’t real because no company wanted to show people drinking their product and then immediately dying a few minutes later so breaking bad had to make their own drink

[@patwaters3486]

Not even Sammy Hagar?

[@Tchild2]

I enjoy Don Julio Anejo. If they had used Don Julio Anejo, I would still be buying the brand. Probably because I know that there was no poison, no deaths and that it was all fiction..but that is just me.

[@dustywoood]

Ahh, out of all these years I've finally found an editing mistake from Breaking Bad! Pause exactly at 03:19 as he goes to take the Shot Glass from Jesse, the shot glass is half full at 3:19, same with everyone else's glass - then 1 second later in the next shot 03:21 - the shot glass is full! Looks like the Actor must of spilled the first one :D

[@MathewTizard]

Also why do the waiters have a tray of shot glasses all ready to fill, when the contents of the box is not known until it's opened?

[@blusafe1]

@@MathewTizard Looks like the servants/guard knew already. Eladio looked at the guard who gave him a nod. Looks like the guard already inspected the package.

[@MathewTizard]

@@blusafe1 good eyes!

[@MathewTizard]

Not an editing mistake, but a set dressing one: in the season5 episodes in the TravelWire shop some of the tourism brochures have visible 2011 dates on them

[@catslino5037]

That poor production designer. They must have cutted of his hand

[@felixreyes252]

Fun Fact: Don Eladio is Manny from Scarface.

[@Wolf-wc1js]

And Hector is Alberto, the hitman that Tony shot for wanting to kill the journalist’s wife and kids

[@focusone34]

Thanks Captain Obvious 😊

[@باطل-د5ت]

@@focusone34 this wasn’t obvious to me at all, I’m just starting to see the resemblance

[@username_error6969]

Wow I didn’t notice. He was much slimmer in scareface. But yeah the face is unchanged.

[@botdfbvb]

@@Wolf-wc1js Juan Bolsa was also a very minor character in Malcolm in the Middle which obviously starred Bryan Cranston.

[@warrencdent]

I like how Ken just slugged it back and never skipped a beat as if he didn't even know it was good stuff, so he could keep on selling.

[@1vezleien1libro]

At first I thought that Zafiro añejo would be a fictitious brand of pisco, due to the fact that Gustavo Fring was a Chilean character and it seemed impossible that Don Eladio would find it so special that someone gave him a bottle of tequila.

[@pretzels713]

Its probably costs thousands of dollars

[@1vezleien1libro]

@@pretzels713 yeah, you're probably right. However, they showed that don Eladio doesn't care about the cost of the gifts through the t-shirt scene, he clearly loved the cheap t-shirt from the first time he saw it.

[@Wolf-wc1js]

@@1vezleien1libro well because he likes showmanship as shown when he told Bolsa that after Lalo brought the car and money. Hector tried to with the Sabrosito bobble head but it didn’t help that Gus showed him by bringing in more money that was more organized than Hector’s rubber band bundles

[@infernocanuck]

Don Eladio: "Careful, if you spill a drop, I'll cut off your hand" Also Don Eladio': "Hurry up!"

[@lqlaliut897]

Haven't u ever heard of working under pressure?

[@Ardeact]

i like how Eladio praises Jesse and degrades his previous cook

[@Ardeact]

@Steve Wolcott exactly, the chemist boasts about having degrees and stuff

[@epicfan1598]

Rough day for that chemist, Gets roasted by jesse Gets roasted by Eladio Dies

[@somegreatbloke]

"If you spill a drop, I'll cut off your hand........Come on, hurry up!" The pressure!

[@AdnanShaikh-zh5zd]

I don't get why Eladio was so impressed by a 1000 dollar tequila. Like dude could buy a bottle every minute and still it wont bring his networth down significantly

[@davedarius7346]

Unexpected, that's why.

[@t29heavy67]

Lalo got him a ferrari.

[@TovenDo.O.Video-]

How much does a bottle costs in universe? I mean, Jimmy was able to buy one before being super rich, which implies it is expensive, but don Eladio threatened to cut the waiter's hand off if he spilled a drop, which implies it is SUPER expensive.

[@nemishasharma5737]

Yeah I always wondered too

[@heinzklausner3850]

I think they are different drinks añejo is probalbly the rare and expensive type whereas the bottle Jimmy bought is a cheaper version, for example the bottle looks different compared to the one in the bar or Don Eladios (golden logo on the bottle instand of pure glass for example) so maybe Don Eladios was super expensive and Jimmys was less expensive

[@Wolf-wc1js]

Based on the fact that they were partially inspired by Hardy Perfection Cognac, which are also relatively rare, about 8700 and only 300 were ever made, with each being one of 5 themes

[@jamesfair9751]

Well if you use the bar scene at $50 a shot. A shot is 2 oz and the bottle is 750 ml which is roughly 25 oz it would break down to about $625 for the bottle.

[@heinzklausner3850]

@@jamesfair9751 regular shots are 1-1.5 oz per shot 2oz would be a double shot in most places

[@walterhartwellwhitesr.5335]

The blue color is really appealing👍

[@patwaters3486]

It is an appealing shade of blue. Almost a sky blue. Very tranquil, very calming. Like a gentle wave on a peaceful beach. I think they call it Cerulean blue. Cerulean blue is like a gentle wave.

[@shindukess]

Eladio - It's too good to share. Gus - NOOO YOU'LL MESS EVERYTHING UP. Also I wonder if they kept using the same bottle.

[@aclosh2983]

What do you mean with "kept using the same bottle?"

[@LikeSnoop]

@@aclosh2983 In the production of all the scenes it was used in. I would guess, yes.

[@thisaccountisntreal107]

They likely had 2 or 3 duplicates Incase one broke That way you don't have to shutdown the scene all day while a prop guy makes a new one

[@ant1440]

@0:42 Mans was STILL salty about getting shown up at his own lab earlier.

[@upabittoolate]

Yeah. He's a severe hater.

[@epicfan1598]

exactly🤣🤣🤣 Bro's salty jesse owned him hard

[@shivasirons6159]

2:47. He says " ill cut off your hand". Using the spanish word for hand. MANO, people think mano a mano means " man to man, like in combat , man to man combat , but it means HAND to HAND combat.

[@itsrightbehindyou]

I see Eladios charming smile whenever Lalo smiles.

[@tacitus6384]

The way Eladio's face changes, waves his finger "None for you!" 🤣

[@jeffery_tang]

Don: we’ll drink this some other time Gus: welp i failed

[@lionsden5123]

That would’ve just a) killed him later, b) prevented Gus and Jesse from potentially being poisoned, or c) all of the above.

[@sunsetman22]

@@lionsden5123 who's to say it wouldn't have sat in a wine cellar till kingdom come tho

[@naka8899]

Though he doesn’t look the part he is a very cautious man. I don’t think he would’ve drank it without seeing Gus drink some first

[@lalallama171]

Eladio: I don't like tequila, gustavo Gus: nooooooo

[@fijiunlimited4503]

Don Eladio and Gus hugging was the most awkward hug in television history.

[@MACE_HINDU]

Even though he may seem vulnerable and not caring he is not stupid he looks at his guard first before opening and makes gus drink it first just shows he smart enough to know that he is always a target even by those who are in his inner circle

[@guepardiez]

The second scam is pointless. They didn't have the expensive tequila for free. The price was having to listen to the broker's bullcrap.

[@At0mHeart]

It was never about the price. I was about showing a low lvl scammer how its done.

[@SurprisinglyDeep]

Comapred to how expensive Zafiro Anejo apparently is, they pretty much got the bottle for free or next to it. Also so long as the scammer occasionally talked about sports or cars or whatnot during the evening instead of just talking about his "great financial offer", it probably was still a nice evening for them.

[@patwaters3486]

To drink fifty-dollar shots of aged tequila, I would pretend to listen to his crap.

[@pryo2460]

It was not about the money it was about the thrill

[@cs4155]

Like Howard said, they get off on it

[@Mylittlemichi]

Damn I just realized the guy Saul and Kim scam at the bar is the same guy who’s car gets blown up by Walt

[@johnye4433]

Damn, BB invented this untouchable off label stuff

[@peppermintmiso4341]

From the wiki: "It was created after attempts to find a product placement fell through after being told that the scene contained people dropping dead minutes after drinking their placed product.' i wish brands had the foresight to see it in better call saul cause i would TOTALLY buy it if i could, maybe even with gus's special mix

[@declanvillar5557]

Thank you! I was looking for a compilation of these clips just last week!

[@Garradorable1]

I totally oversaw how many times Zafiro Anejo Tequila was featured in Better Call Saul, great detail!

[@jschnei3]

Gus's revenge scene was Breaking Bad's Red Wedding

[@focusone34]

I would likely compare The Red Wedding to the Prison murders 🤷🏾

[@L3RNA3AN]

1:23 - back in 2004, Nacho was having a conversation with Eladio right here on this table.

[@nishantdhama650]

3:28 awkward moment

[@jamesfair9751]

He was waiting for Gus to drink first to make sure it wasn’t poison which as we know it actually was poisoned.

[@nishantdhama650]

@@jamesfair9751 yeah i know dat i have watched the series but still it was an awkward moment..😂

[@Gwyllgi]

I can't even imagine being in a position like this, having everyone's attention completely locked on me. I'd have a nervous breakdown. Also i love how Fring pauses right before he drinks the shot. He's savoring the moment, memorizing Eladios expression.

[@xekul]

Anejo is the darkest of the 3 tequilas (blanco, repasado, anejo). That sure looks pretty blanco (white/clear) to me....

[@JohnSmith-bn5mi]

Something that looks White but is incredibly dark? I wonder if that's a metaphor...

[@psyclops973]

True. "Anejos" are usually golden, amber or light brown in color

[@spurtikus1]

Possibly the greatest marketing strategy to sell a tequila...ever.

[@helveticacalibri4036]

Not a real brand.

[@joseluisalc]

One of the few things they missed is a real tequila drinker like Don Eladio would never do shots of fine tequila, he would sip it.

[@djhuckfield]

I think if they thought about it they probably thought Don Eladio is a guy who likes to appear cultured but is not as educated or sophisticated as he thinks he is

[@kevina5337]

Skyler White cameo @ 5:20 ...

[@jacksonbear1]

That drink is cursed

[@stargazer4683]

Don Eladio roasted the crap out of his chemist

[@akakyan7705]

release season 6 early PLEASE

[@jeremygong4190]

4:14 omg she s so good looking...

[@PlayNiceFolks]

Eh

[@krabsstd4106]

Imagine if they actually came out with that certain brand of tequilla in real life😂

[@TheBloodshower]

Imagine pouring in a drink with the danger of getting your hands cut off when you spill a drop. In really small glasses.

[@ken.7019]

I like how in the BB scene, Don Eladio makes a toast but waits for Gus to drink before him to make sure it wasn't poisoned.

[@Zreen001]

Even though it's completely unreasonable for the following to have happened, I think it'd be funny for the bottle Saul left behind in season 6 to eventually be the one Gus used to poison Eladio's men

[@adrianRamirez-ez6dv]

If they made zafiro añejo in real life it would sell faster than $10 ass in Tj

[@stevolution666]

I love how the charming performance hits pause, while he waits for Gustavo to drink his Even after all that, there is still an undercover suspicion, he hasn’t forgotten how bitter he is

[@voteZDLR]

I remember when they had Zafiro Anejo in Better Call Saul and I had a nerdgasm basically I was like oh HELL yeah! That's the same kind of tequila that Gus gave to Don Eladio when he took out the entire cartel in one day armed only with his brain basically.

[@shadygames5160]

at 12:45 the genius behind this transition; kim consoling jimmy, pouring him shots, yet slowly fading along with the color, till jimmy is there by himself, alone, all in black and white

[@sanansa4567]

good thing he didn't decide to have his meth cook do a chemical analysis on the Tequila ..prior to drinking it.

[@doesnt_exist_]

Ken would be the type of guy to run a millionaire mindset Instagram page

[@jonathannagel7427]

I’ve had drinks/shots with people from many cultures, but never seen anyone put their empty shot glass over their Adam’s apple before; one guy in the background of the pool scene does.

[@patwaters3486]

I think the extra was just holding the shot glass in that location after he swallowed the shot. I don't think it had any meaning.

[@R.DeMora]

Fun fact: When buying tequila, it's not usually the drink that's expensive. It's the bottle.

[@PeterMayer]

Definitely a strong episode, even to face off which is my favorite. Giancarlo's speech when the entire cartel is dead by the pool is amazing

[@eazyitsbreezy]

I love the unspoken words between eladio and gus. eladio standing there waiting for gus to hug him, and then eladio waiting for gus to drink first. really shows how important combo was to the operation.

[@billblaski9523]

Its just crazy that Gustavo was planning his revenge way back in Better Call Saul and he finally executed his plan in Breaking Bad, so what like 5, 6 years?

[@przybyla420]

Nice guy to share his expensive present with the whole gang. Muy generoso!

[@joseomarmendozacontreras1351]

Nobody in the world can drink that much tequila and keep sobber like them.

[@PolishGod1234]

I bet you never visited Eastern Europe

[@arachnoman7421]

0:50 Damn... thats really hurts lol

[@timothylong8601]

I always wondered why this man made so many millions of dollars but still lived in the same house after 20 years

[@astrodyno7273]

Perhaps he has other houses, and this house with the pool is just a common place for cartel meetings

[@xxxxxx5868]

What's wrong with only living in the same house lol? If I was a billionare I would invest most of my spending money into refurbishing one home property.

[@lalallama171]

It's a nice house

[@monolithgeometry3221]

Mike learned his mannerisms from Boba Fett

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

My dad thought I was nuts when I said I recognised the bottle while we were watching Better Call Saul. I had to show him the first clip to prove him wrong

[@sunflowerkim633]

Is this ken guy who gets finessed by jimmy and kim the same guy who gets his red bmw burnt up by walt ?

[@Oddbisket]

Jimmy just should have driven for her

[@robotube7361]

Only Jimmy would drink one of the most expensive tequillas in coffee cups :D

[@Mayitzin]

That's the clearest añejo I've seen. Unless it's a cristalino, but it would be branded as such.

[@orionion]

I think in season 6 the price of a single bottle of the fictitious tequila Zafiro Añejo is revealed to be around 500$, which would explain why the mark is so shocked to see the restaurant bill.

[@2serveand2protect]

Who would have thought that "Manolo" from "Scarface" was not only still alive and kicking, but - HEY! - he's like wine! - IMPROVES WITH TIME! :) Steven Bauer! Great performance, man! ...and what a career! He's a living Museum of Cinema at its finest - and with a SMILE THAT IS CONTAGIOUS! :) :) PS. All the Best to you, Steven and have a nice day everybody! ;) :)

[@01NeilHD]

Someone is going to pay a wheelbarrow full of cash if the bottle ever gets auctioned off by the showrunners

[@DasHoovie]

I think AMC should start selling Zafiro Añejo, i would fking love to have that bottle in my house.

[@JacobC479]

I’d like to think Ken, a few years later, saw the Better Call Saul commercials and put together what happened to him lol

[@gopet400]

“If you spill a drop I’ll cut off your hand” I don’t think he was being funny.

[@gtn9]

A series so special that even a Bottle is a cast of this epic saga..

[@chadinmich1]

I always thought Gus poisoning Eladio with the tequila was a dumb idea. What if he just said “cool, thank you.” and put the bottle away

[@akashithevampire]

high risk high reward

[@adamantiiispencespence4012]

Then they abort mission and return to normal relations with Don Eladio until.the day he decides to sample his fine gift.

[@l.pietrobon3925]

Gus knows Eladio well enough

[@epicfan1598]

Gus knows eladio well enough to know that me most likely will not do that.

[@haha2134]

Breaking Bad - Season 04 Episode 10 - "Salud" - As Walt is recovering from their fight, Gus takes Jesse to Mexico to seal his deal with the cartel, but as Gus unleashes his own deadly plan to retain control of his drug empir