Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004) Part II May 19, 2020

What's up peeps. New post here to tie up some loose ends. Back on January 7, 2015 I put up the post Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004) Part I hoping to do the second part soon thereafter. But as we know, things don't always go to plan. But here I am with Part II for your reading enjoyment.

Beatrix has moved past taking out Budd (Michael Madsen) and Ellie Driver (Daryl Hannah) and now is on the hunt for the titular Bill (David Carradine.) She locates the one person who can direct her to Bill: Esteban Vihaio (Michael Parks.) We see some unusual product placement in the cantina in the form of Sol advertising on the chairs.  I say unusual since Tarantino's movies (also Robert Rodriguez's movies) tend to use fake products such as the Red Apple Cigarettes or Chango beer in their scenes.

Sol is a Mexican lager that has been produced since 1899. Clocking in at 4.5% ABV, I would put Cerveza Sol in the same category as Corona and Cerveza Pacifico among others. Vihaio is sitting at a table reading a book, smoking a cigarette with a snifter of something light brown for his drinking pleasure.

What that is I can't tell but it might be answered a bit later on in the scene. As they are discussing Bill and his whereabouts, Vihaio asks for Beatrix to have a drink with him and he orders "dos añejo." 

The scene moves on to Beatrix back on the road with the directions given to her by Vihaio. We don't see them having that drink of  los "dos añejo."  I'll touch on what an añejo is in the next set of images. 

Beatirx finds the suite where Bill is and sneaks her way in. As she lies in wait, I notice a number of bottles of booze along on the wall. 

One is a bottle of Bacardi. Another is a bottle of Tuaca, which I reviewed in the post What is Tuaca January 31, 2019. The third I'll touch on soon. The story progresses to the point where Beatrix finds out her daughter B.B. is alive and well. After a touching moment where she spends some alone time with B.B. and puts her to bed, the scene moves to Beatrix and Bill. Here we see Bill standing at the bar with the third bottle that I mention above.

This particular bottle is a spirit that back in the early 2000's I used to enjoy with my friend Mike: Tres Generaciones Tequila Añejo. Now allow me to touch on what añejo means in terms of tequila. 

As I mention with my post Casa Herradura Original Tequila Reposado May 14, 2020
the designation of the types of tequila are regulated by el Consejo Regulador de Tequila (TRC.) All tequila must be made of 100% Agave Tequilana Weber variety Azul better known as blue weber agave. The agave must be grown in, cultivated and processed within the Mexican state of Jalisco in order to be called tequila.

A tequila blanco is the tequila that comes straight out the copper still after the number of distillations set by the distiller. Tequila reposado is a tequila that is rested for a minimum of two months and a maximum of a year in oak barrels. Tequila añejo must be aged in barrels of no more than 600 liters for over a year. Very often bourbon and whiskey oak barrels are used for the aging, imparting different flavor notes and a darker color than found in a reposado tequila.

The roots for Tres Generaciones tequila go back to 1873 with Don Cenobio Sauza (October 30, 1842 – February 15, 1909). In that year, Don Cenobio who is often known as "The Father of Tequila" purchased “La Antigua Cruz” distillery and renames it “La Perseverancia.” Don Cenobio would pass the knowledge of making tequila down to his son Don Eladio Sauza (June 16, 1883 – July 22, 1946) who would further expand operations under the Casa Sauza brand. 

Don Eladio would in turn hand the reins of the company to his son Don Francisco Javier Suarez . Don Francisco Javier would work to make tequila a worldwide spirit and also helped to spearhead the efforts to make tequila a Mexican only product with the Denominación de Origen (appellation of origin.) This helped to set up the state of Jalisco, specifically, the region of Tequila as the only area in the world where tequila can be produced. If other places in the world, including other areas within Mexico that weren't in Jalisco made an agave based spirit, it would need to be called something other than tequila.  

Photo Courtesy of TresGeneraciones.com

The Tres Generaciones line of tequila, was named as such in honor of Don Cenobio, Don Eladio and Don Francisco Javier. According to the website:

One of the proudest accomplishments of the Sauza family, Tres Generaciones® is the result of three generations of hard work, wisdom, skill, passion and courage—a super premium tequila, triple distilled for superior smoothness, to be enjoyed neat, on the rocks, or in a selection of sophisticated cocktails.

 In terms of the Tres Generaciones Añejo, the website states that:

Our Añejo Tequila has a rich, 100% blue agave flavor enhanced by 12 months in toasted American oak barrels where it gains its delicate amber hue, an array of subtle flavors, and its unique smooth, smoky finish.

Bill seems to like this particular tequila since he partakes of it while giving his Superman soliloquy.

And he does so numerous times right before the climax of the movie.

You know what happens next if you've watched the film. If you haven't then go watch it. To finish the post I leave you with this beauty of a banter between Beatrix and Vihaio when he mentions the truck Beatrix was driving in the first film:

Have a great one folks and be safe. See you soon with a new post.


Until Then May You Have Some Happy, Safe and Responsible Drinking,
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