Cabo Flats Tequila Bar- Palm Beach Gardens, FL - Part 1

April 1, 2010 -

Our first official tasting after several years of sipping the stuff just for fun so to speak.

Cabo Flats is located in the Downtown area of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. A very cool upscale vibe; bar was booming with plenty of room both inside and out. Best of all for the boys, classic rock from Steve Miller to the Stones, running overhead. Nice start.

Got ourselves a table outside with our two personal assistants, Julio and Big Red. Life was good.

On to the tequila. How to drink it? The only way the boys do it of course, chilled and up.

We opened with the El Mayor Anejo. Off the bat, want to let you know that the size of the cocktail was impressive. Most places serve the tequila in a small shot glass, sometimes a martini sized glass. These glasses a solid 2-2 1/2 shots. Take it from a former bartender. Anyway, JB liked the taste, "very smooth", but "almost too smooth", apparently comparing the El mayor to that ever tanned actor, George Hamilton. Big Red was a big fan. Julio stuck with her pear vodka. Ol DB liked the smooth draw, definitely a nice flavor, but ultimately not one i would remember tomorrow.

Round 2 brought us the El Jimador, another anejo. We decided to make it an anejo night at this point. This was unanimous "best in show" selection for the night - great oaky taste- big hard wood as JB called it. Ol Db not want to go there.

We followed that up with the Partida Anejo. Another smooth operator. Went down easy. Ultimately though, somewhat like a Disney show. We enjoyed it, it was fun, but we didnt take pictures and not much to think about after we leave.

Round 3 brought the El Tesoro Anejo."TOOEY" was DB's response. That Cuervo garbage, but without the burn. Where's the worm? JB, however, was not nearly as offended: "Very forward - I liked the taste..."

Tres Rios Anejo closed us down. We gave it credit for timing, as it arrived during the Stones "sympathy of the Devil". Ol Db was disappointed - "thin and not a lot going on. I love tequila, so enjoyed it, but woudl not buy it again. Not a big fan..." JB agreed -"Hey, if you dont like tequila, its good tequila." We think that about says it all. Of course, it did fall at the tail end of 4 solid rounds when it started to look as if we had 4 waiters... We may give it another chance just to be safe -

As for Cabo Flats itself - we both are unanimous - loved it. Service was good, food excellent and reasonably priced. The Tequila Boys will definitely be back...