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		MARGARITAVILLE GOLD TEQUILA Reviewed by: Key Lime Lee, Key Lime Gary Location: KLC World Headquarters

Ever since a west coast tour swing that resulted in a margarita party after a show in San Diego I have been trying to get Gary to try Jimmy Buffett's first venture into the tequila market - Margaritaville Gold. And while I admire Gary's taste in expensive tequilas, that refined taste does come with the attitude that any tequila under $40 a bottle and yet above $7.99 is pretty much the same.

Now I'm not making any great claims that Margaritaville Tequila is one of the finer tequilas... the kind you would sip all night long. It's not, frankly, but I don't think that's what it's trying to be. Instead it's seeking to fill the need of Jimmy Buffett fans everywhere - namely a really good, inexpensive tequila perfect for mixing with ice and margarita mix in a blender.

In the past, this role has largely been filled by Jose Cuervo Gold. And versus that, Margaritaville is a better choice for those seeking a tequila with all the bite of Cuervo Gold but with more of an oak taste. I'm not so sure that it's a more refined taste as much as a taste with more depth.

Gary was skeptical, of course. I eventually convinced him to try a sip of the Margaritaville Gold straight up. He prepared for the worst.... "Wow," he finally said. "Not bad. I'm not giving up drinking my (favorite brand deleted), but I bet this stuff would be great in a margarita." Exactly.