Milagro tequila
Anyone familiar with Milagro tequila? A liquor store in my area has the 750 ml. bottle of the anejo on sale currently for $26.99. That seems inexpensive, particularly for an anejo.
The store also stocks the Milagro silver, and reposado. It comes in an attractive bottle, and is labeled 100% de agave. Maybe, it's inexpensive for a reason.
Any opinions?
redchile
Oct 22, 2006 09:43PM
Here is my take on Milagro which I have posted previously.
I often enjoy Milagro, but I am also deeply suspicious of it, and no longer buy it for myself. Whoever makes and markets this stuff certainly knows their business. First, I would guess that it is a US export label, unknown in Mexico, except in high traffic tourist areas and duty free shops. I don't think that it is associated with any particular tequileria. (there are about 65 tequilerias and 6500 brands) I admit that I could be wrong. Second, tequila is not like Scotch so I would not waste money on the single barrel marketing gimmick. The anejo barrels are sealed by the government. Third, I keep my open tequila in the freezer. In the past, part of the Milagro has frozen, indicating the presence of a significant amout of water as tequila has too much alcohol to freeze. No other tequila has ever done that. Finally, I am a cynic and their bottles are too cool to be real.
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If I remember correctly, and I could be very wrong here, so bear with me, but I remember hearing that it didn't have the proper portions of agave in it and thus was closer to a tequila flavored gin conglomeration.
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The bottle did say 100% de agave, so I don't believe it's a tequila flavored gin.
By the spiffiness of the bottle, I'm beginning to think Milagro tequila may be some American backed anglicized marketing effort to pass off some non-descript tequila as something better. It's just a guess.
As I said earlier, $26.99 for a 750 ml. bottle of an anejo 100% agave tequila seems suspiciously low.
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It is tequila, not gin for sure... and I agree very suspicious 100% Anejo for 26.99.
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Being "suspicious" of $27 anejo is a poor basis for evaluating a product. Would you be suspicious of $15 shiraz? Some of the best wines produced can be had for under $20 a bottle. I've tried all the Milagro offerings available in my area (silver, anejo, reposado) and find them to be a good value. By the way, the anejo goes for about $36 a bottle in my area. Not the best tequila by any stretch, but your not getting cheated either.
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milagros is a "decent" example of an anejo. i paid $40 for a bottle of it about two weeks ago, so you are getting a bargain. it is a pretty smooth anejo with mellow flavors of vanilla and slight hint of oak. i am pretty sure that if it says 100% agave, then it should be. also, this is the furthest thing from gin.
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Just got back from Mexico where I tried Milagro at my hotel, a 5 star place. I found it to be good as did my co-worker who is very picky about his tequila. $26 is what they charged at the duty free shop in the Monterey airport.
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That does seem cheap, I think it's closer to $40 in Philly. And the reposado is better than the anejo, actually.
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I've tried a lot of tequilas and, personally, find the Milagro anejo to be one of the least appealing I've tasted. It starts quite well, but quickly is overwhelmed by a lingering finish that is strongly suggestive, to me, of acetone or turpentine. I haven't encountered a similar bouquet in any other tequila - possibly imparted by the particular mix of agaves they use (it's not 100% blue agave)., or perhaps the particular type of oak it's aged in. I haven't tried the silver of reposado. Of course, tastes vary greatly and others may appreciate this bouquet just as much as I dislike it - somebody must or they'd be out of business - so I'd suggest buying a 50 ml bottle and trying it for yourself. As for whether it's tequila or gin, I'd be amazed if the Mexican authorities didn't immediately shut down any tequileros that were falsely claiming to be distributing a 100% agave tequila.
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Man, where's swsidejim when we want a tequila opinion?! :)
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I have to amend an error in my earlier post - Milagro is 100% blue agave - I indicated it was simply 100% agave, as indicated on the bottle. But the website clarifies that it is indeed blue agave.
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all Tequila is made from 100% blue agave. if they use any other agave its considered a mezcal
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Gracias for the reminder - I was thinking of only the geographic requirements for labeling as tequila - forgot that the 100% "blue" agave requirement also applies. Which raises the question - if the agave is all from the tequila region, but it's less than 51% blue, that would also be a mezcal, right?
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I bought the fancy bottle anejo reserva a few years ago and it wasn't cheap.It is the least interesting tequila in my collection and when it is done(I serve it to guests that don't know much about tequila but like the bottle) I will not be replacing it.The bottles that they are trying to practically give away at Duty Free, I think we saw a 2 for 1 special in D.F. 2 weeks ago, are also not worth owning.
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I picked up a bottle of the silver tonight. It works. I've been trying to perfect my marquarita recipe, and have concluded that I prefer Blancos.
Having just realized this, I have tried El Mayor, and Milagro. I prefer the El Mayor, but it is hard to pass up the 26.00 price on the Milagro. I will eventually move up, but I'm not sure to what. Probably Corazon (sp?)
I do know that I have found that juice of 2 limes, 1/2 an orange, 1tsp simple syrup, and an equal part of tequila, seems pretty good.
Actually, it's really good.
Do limes seem particularly bitter right now?
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I don´t know about the limes, but the Corazón Blanco is solidly my favorite blanco/silver/plata. And I agree that silvers make better Margaritas, but that may be because I grew up with Margaritas made with relatively sweet, mild mixtos, usually Jose Cuervo. But for drinking straight, Corazón is great. I don´t really care for some of the popular blancos that have a very strong "pepercorn" flavor, such as Herradura or Centenario (which I think would ruin a margarita). Corazón is very mild in this regard, and I believe it´s also a bit sweeter and smoother than most silvers. It´s definitely better than over-priced best-seller Patron silver. Haven´t tried the El Mayor or Milagro Silver - will have to...
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I work for an upscale Mexi restaurant and was told Patron recently bought Milagro. IMO, Milagro silver is a great tequila. It leaves me with no headache and it has a great flavor when mixed with cointreau fora margarita. Here in GA, a 750ml bottle sells for only $21.99. Can't beat the price.
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The original post is a bit old, and prices have gone up dramatically with the recent surge in "ultra-premium" brands, but it's a bit strange reading some of the comments... Price, being the red herring that is, isn't always the best indication of quality - whether priced too high or too low. What's wrong with trying it? Is it worth $26.99 to you? Personally, I really like their silver for the price - which is now ~$35 in MA. Personally, I don't find their reposado or añejo quite worth it.
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I've only tried the silver and use it in margaritas. I think it works pretty well for that, at what for here in PA is a decent price, around $30, maybe a few bucks off on sale. There aren't too many choices for cheaper 100% agave tequilas here. I tend to rotate around but have since been given a second bottle of Milagro silver so I guess it will be stocked in my cabinet for quite some time.
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Yup. Margaritas are the final resting ground of my Milagro Silver bottles. Well... Unless you wanna get biological.
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milagro 100% agave silver is $19.99 at trader joe's. like others mentioned, it makes a nice margarita (assuming, of course, that your particular margarita recipe does not include the words "margarita mix" or "sweet and sour").
$20 seems to be my upper spending limit on tequila for margaritas. any $ more than that and i should be able to sip and enjoy the tequila, as there are many good sipping tequilas starting at the $27-$30 range. so, given my $20 for margaritas rule, milagro works well.
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