Events Archives – Mezcalistas

A virtual program platform for the times – Conversations in Agave

Mar 26, 2020 | Agave, Art, Brands, Conversations in Agave, Events

What happens when the world is forced to shut down and all of the usual gathering places and events to learn about agave spirits are shuttered? Well, we get creative and put together an online program platform of interactive talks and demos with different...

Where we stand

Mar 20, 2020 | Events, Tastings

I can’t tell you how many times I have started to write this post, only to be blindsided yet again by more news and school closings and shelter in home instructions. It is impossible to even articulate how much our world has changed in just a week. It has become...

Moving the conversation forward

Mar 12, 2020 | Agave, Events, Oaxaca, Sustainability, Tastings

The post below comes from Khrys Maxwell, former agave educator with Tequila Fortaleza and frequent Mezcalistas collaborator. Most blind tastings are done to award points and medals all based upon someone’s preferences and sometimes, politics and money. I’ve had the...

Mezcal love in the time of Coronavirus

Mar 11, 2020 | Bars and Restaurants, Events, Mezcal: Mexico in a Bottle

“Courage did not come from the need to survive, or from a brute indifference inherited from someone else, but from a driving need for love which no obstacle in this world or the next world will break.” Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez It was only a...

Bowl Of ‘Zole: Pozole & Agave Spirits In Brooklyn

Mar 6, 2020 | Events, Tastings, Uncategorized

Produced by three powerhouses of the New York food and spirits industry, Danny Mena and Arik Torren joined forces with Jimmy Carbone to produce this unique and delicious event. The Mexican food and beverage festival was on leap day weekend, Saturday February 29th at...

Saving mezcal is a communal effort

Feb 5, 2020 | Denominación de Origen, Events, Law, Sustainability

The below post is by contributing author Joahna Hernandez who is based in CDMX. We met Joahna several years ago when we produced our first Mexico in a Bottle event in Washington, DC. She is the founder ofManos de Maiz, a binational company that provides fresh ground...