007 Drink: Jose Cuervo Gold Tequila

“Esmerelda settled down at Bond’s feet, claiming him as her territory. Manuela brought in a tray
with three shot glasses, a bottle of Jose Cuervo Gold tequila, some sliced limes, and a saltshaker. She
set the tray on the small coffee table.

“What the hell?” Bond asked.

“You’re in Texas now, James,” Leiter said. “You’re gonna do shots like the Texans do!”
“Oh for God’s sake,” Bond muttered, shaking his head.

“You know how, don’t you?” Leiter asked, laughing. “Manuela, show him how we do it.” Leiter
poured tequila into one of the little glasses.

Manuela held her left hand to her face and licked the back of her hand just below where the thumb
and index finger meet. She then took the saltshaker and sprinkled a little on the wet spot, so that the
salt stuck to her skin. With a sly grin and her eyes glued to Bond’s, she sensuously licked her hand
again, this time lapping up the salt. Quickly, she took the shot glass and swallowed the entire measure
of tequila in one gulp. She then grabbed a slice of lime and bit hard into it, sucking the juice and
savoring it. She closed her eyes and her body shivered for a second.

“Now you try it,” she said, holding out the saltshaker and pouring tequila into a glass.

“Are you serious?” Bond asked.

“You bet we are,” Leiter said. “And later we’ll go out for some real Tex-Mex cooking and have
frozen margaritas!”

“Margaritas! You must be joking!”

Leiter laughed. “Come on, James, you’ll love ’em. You know me. I was a hard liquor man like
yourself … wouldn’t touch anything but bourbon, whiskey, or vodka … but my Texas blood just took
over once I moved back here. We all drink margaritas in Texas.”

“And frozen ones are the best,” Manuela added.

“Fine,” Bond said with sarcasm. He went through the ritual of putting the salt on his hand,
drinking the tequila, and biting the lime. It certainly wasn’t the first time he had done it, but he felt a
little silly. He had to admit that the tequila was good and strong, and the shock of lime added a burst
of flavor which he had forgotten.

“Hell, you did that like an old pro,” Leiter said, taking the bottle and pouring one for himself.

“I wasn’t born yesterday,” Bond said.

“Neither was I, my friend, neither was I,” he said, licking the salt and going through the ritual
himself.

The threesome polished off a couple more shots as they continued to talk. Bond and Leiter
reminisced about past adventures together, and eventually the conversation got around to the Texan’s
condition.

Jose Cuervo is a Mexican brand of tequila manufactured by the family of founder José Antonio de Cuervo and distributed by Proximo Spirits. For many years, it has been the best-selling tequila brand in the world. (Wikipedia)

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