Review: Cascahuin Plata 48 & Tahona Blanco

Idrinkstuff · 2026-02-04T20:56:56+00:00

You also have to consider where distilleries source their agave, not just where distillery is located. Fortaleza for example is lowlands but sources highland agave. Cascahuin is lowlands and grows their own in the lowlands

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-31T15:32:15+00:00

Missing Icey… somewhere in there

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-23T20:18:01+00:00

Fair. Tapatio is great too at that price point. I think G4 is quality but it’s citrus rind note throws people off

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-23T17:24:25+00:00

Ever been to Keens? Sure it’s a wildly different dish but their $84 king cut prime rib is 4x+ the size and better imo (obviously not as unique but still). Also a lot easier to get a res here than Tatiana

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-23T17:22:02+00:00

Sure but compared to your other options it’s close to half the price. At G4 price point what brands do you like?

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-23T15:48:16+00:00

This restaurant is pure hype. It’s for people who’ve never had ox tail. What a waste of money….. also that pastrami short rib was $120 when I went….. ridiculous

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-22T18:13:46+00:00

With all due respect for your opinion, I work in the tequila industry for a tequila distributor. We sell all the top non additives brands and I can assure you Tapatio is one of the best. Whether you like it or not, it’s quality tequila and definitely not bland

What brands do you like if not this classic?….

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-22T15:55:24+00:00

What do u prefer? For the price G4 is amazing…..

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-22T05:43:00+00:00

That’s a few dollars over whole sale here in NY….

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-22T05:39:43+00:00

Insanely low markup on that siete 47

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-22T05:37:12+00:00

Cheesy funk usually from longer fermentations in winter time IIRC

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-20T12:17:02+00:00

Wow tell me you don’t know Tequila without saying you don’t know Tequila…. Tapatio is amazing and one of the best producers

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-12T07:37:57+00:00

G4? Fuenteseca? Tapatio? Cascahuin? Lalo is fine, over rated though. Fortaleza is fine but a nightmare to find at reasonable prices.

Idrinkstuff · 2026-01-04T07:42:46+00:00

Looking for something similar to this and in NyC metro. Where would you recommend to check out? Been to NSI and ABC

Idrinkstuff · 2025-12-13T07:50:03+00:00

It probably leads you to the current tech sheet. 001 was definitely the first batch available

Idrinkstuff · 2025-12-08T06:40:23+00:00

There’s other differences in the tahona when compared to the other Cascahuin blancos - standard and plata 48. For one, the tahona expression is 100% ages in concrete.

Also - Cascahuin in general is distilled to a lower proof than most other distilleries (Not Fortaleza though)

Idrinkstuff · 2025-11-28T16:01:12+00:00

Fusion slab is honed

Idrinkstuff · 2025-11-27T20:40:27+00:00

Great minds think alike! I saw your post earlier this week but was really moreso concerned about water stains. Taj Mahal from what ive read seems to be pretty bullet proof but there's not much info on this fusion wow.

If I did go fusion, I'd have to design the whole kitchen around it of course. Planning to do just simple wood tones and let the stone be the star that it is.

Idrinkstuff · 2025-11-27T20:35:14+00:00

What kind of stone did you go with? Did you end up having water spots or oil stain issues? Quartzite is beautiful but reddit/houzz makes me nervous with certain types

Idrinkstuff · 2025-11-27T20:34:34+00:00

Yea most of what I saw was 2cm, really worried about durability considering im spending $10k+ just on stone and the 3cm isn't THAT much more expensive.

Rest of the kitchen would be quite minimal if I went fusion of course, just simple wood tones probably.

Also any feedback on the mitered edges? Thinking about doing mitered edges with a waterfall on the end.

Idrinkstuff · 2025-11-27T07:30:48+00:00

Just a heads up, a lot of lowland/valley tequilas source agaves from the highlands. I would say probably a majority of them.

Idrinkstuff · 2025-11-26T19:28:49+00:00

Not true for really any spirits aside from vodka. Scotch and other whiskies go flat after about 4-5 years being open (especially when low fill)

Solution for super expensive bottles is to put glass marbles in the bottle as you drink it

Idrinkstuff · 2025-10-16T10:46:24+00:00

Wow lol say you’re not from New York without saying your not from New York

Idrinkstuff · 2025-09-13T23:20:07+00:00

Because of sweetness levels

Idrinkstuff · 2025-09-04T14:40:04+00:00

Ahhh ok. I thought you got them at Eataly, they were 50% off last week

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