2006-07-05 08:54:25 · 9 answers · asked by joye b 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Silver tequila is newly distilled (aged no more than a couple of months, 4 months maximum).
Gold tequila is aged up to four years.
The longer you age the tequila, the darker the color.
Another person said they add caramel color. This is true. Sometimes they add it so it will “look” older.
Tequila is made exclusively in Mexico and to be called tequila it must contain at least 51% of the juices from the agave plant.
For good gold tequila, look for the words reposado or anejo.
For good silver tequila, look for the words plata or blanca.
Hope this helps.
2006-07-05 10:28:14 · answer #1 · answered by Scot G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people have it right and others wrong.
Gold tequila is food color added to make it look like an aged tequila. In fact most gold Tequilas are only 10-20% tequila and the rest a grain alcohol like everclear then water. This will guarantee you a good hangover if you drink it.
To be safe make sure 100% agave on the bottle. Then the Silver, Reposado, and Anejo is your choice.
2006-07-06 12:52:35 · answer #2 · answered by Tequila Gypsy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Silver (also called white or blanco) tequila is tequila in it's purest form and is not aged at all. It's stronger than gold tequilas.
There are also aged versions of silver tequila:
Reposado or Rested
Kept in wooden casks from 2 months up to a year before bottling. It picks up a pale brown or golden colour and some flavour from the wooden cask.
Añejo or Aged
Kept in casks for more than a year. The brown/golden colour is deeper because it has been in the cask longer and is usually aged in casks no larger than 159 gallons.
Finally there is Reserva, which is insanely rare and expensive. It's kept in the cask for up to 8 years.
Gold or Oro tequila is silver tequila that has had additives and or flavourings put in to mellow it. The most common additive is caramel colouring. It can then be bottled right away or aged
2006-07-05 09:05:38 · answer #3 · answered by Chanteuse_ar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gold tequila has caramel coloring added. I think reposado and anejo tequilas get their coloring from the barrels in which they age. So gold tequila that is not reposado or anejo is just colored differently from the silver versions.
2006-07-05 10:03:43 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One is stronger than the other gold being the stronger one
2006-07-05 09:14:25 · answer #5 · answered by Amy W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-05 08:58:47 · answer #6 · answered by docorlando 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
white is distilled not exceeding 55% alcohol and gold has added Carmela color
2006-07-05 09:48:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
aging
2006-07-05 09:16:06 · answer #8 · answered by wow_rmkr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have no clue
2006-07-05 08:57:46 · answer #9 · answered by Ñina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋