Since my wife, daughter and mom were out of town this last weekend my dad and I thought it would be a great opportunity to go out to eat together. We didnt settle on a restaurant until we were in the car and driving, but picked a good one when we decided Barrio.  Barrio  is a great resturant that serves Mexican street foods and all levels of Tequila.   The food is served as small plates and so you can try all sorts of things.  I really like the atmosphere, its what I image a trendy New York restaurant would be like and makes you feel like you made a good choice before you even  sit down.  After trying 5 or 6 dishes we thought it would be a good to get a lesson in Tequila. We had a great waiter that taught us well.

“True” Tequila is made from 100% agave, distilled and bottled in Mexico and has three major categories:

• Blanco -  not aged at all, its distilled and bottled
• Reposado- Distilled and aged in oak barrels any where from 2 months to 1 year. This gives it an slight oaky flavor but stills allows you to taste the agave.
• Anjeo – Distill and aged over a year.  This gives the Tequila a slightly more oaky flavor.

Based on the waiters recommendation we tried Sauza Tres Generaciones Reposado.  The waiter said that it would be smooth, which I didn’t understand until I tried it.  It was very smooth and very good.  I love having the opportunity to learn new things from people that know and then trying out what learned to see if I can identity what I learned.   Sometimes you just have to ask for the education and you will get a good one.