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I Know Art When I Drink It
Episode 55
Chava spends a lot of time talking with me about the differences in how artisans are treated than artists. But it’s usually while I’m driving 90mph o…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Secret Origin of Mezcal
Episode 54
Mezcal has been “having a moment” for at least fifteen years. The New York Times, Food & Wine, Thrillist … heck, even Better Homes & Gardens are writ…
4 years, 11 months ago
How to Start Your Own Mezcal Brand
Episode 53
It seems like we get emails and calls on a monthly basis from someone looking to start their own mezcal brand. So here’s an episode of Agave Road Tri…
5 years ago
You Can’t Judge a Mezcal by its Bottle
Episode 52
Your friend’s been to Oaxaca, came back with a plastic water bottle of a heritage agave spirit. The only label is your friend’s chicken-scrawl on a p…
5 years ago
The Best Mezcal is the Most Highly Awarded Mezcal
Episode 51
What does it mean that this mezcal won double gold in San Francisco? What does it mean to you, to your bar, and to your customers? What does it *not*…
5 years ago
Welcome to Agave Road Trip
If you're just now joining Agave Road Trip - strap on in! Over the past year we've traveled far and wide throughout the world of agave spirits and we…
5 years ago
The Golden Age of Mezcal
Episode 50
You’re amazed by how delicious mezcal is. It’s got your attention in a way that no other spirit does. And you think, Man, where was all this amazing …
5 years ago
What is Going on with Bacanora?
Episode 49
Maybe you’ve heard of bacanora, that agave spirit from the north of Mexico. But you probably haven’t. Or if you have, you’ve maybe tried one or two. …
5 years ago
Mezcal: The Pick-me-up Alcohol that Makes You Fertile but Doesn’t Cause a Hangover
Episode 48
Before the director of the FDA shows up at my door with a warrant … the title of this episode, that’s sarcasm. But it’s all stuff we’ve heard from me…
5 years, 1 month ago
They Make Mezcal in California! Or Do They?
Episode 47
Is it cultural appropriation to make mezcal in California? Or whiskey in Mexico? It’s a throw-down episode of Agave Road Trip this week!
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5 years, 1 month ago