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All the Tequila News That’s Fit to Drink! We’ve had so much going on here at Tequila Aficionado that we almost forgot to get our bi-weekly newsletters out to you. No…wait…yes, we did forget. So here’s a little Tequila News to catch you up in case you missed all the fun: Continuing with our exploration … Read moreThe Latest Tequila News
Originally Published January 9, 2009 by M.A. “Mike” Morales on CocktailMatch Dos Lunas Grand Reserve The Aztecs were the first to cultivate maguey (agave) plants for their sweet nectar. Left to ferment naturally, it became the foamy and viscous drink called pulque. The Spanish Conquistadors first distilled pulque into mescal wine—tequila’s ancestor–in the 16th Century. … Read moreDos Lunas Grand Reserve
The continuation of Podcast #2, this is Tequila Aficionado Founder, Alex Perez, and CEO, M.A. “Mike” Morales meeting face-to-face for the first time. They met in July of 2006 at a restaurant in California and tasted Siembra Azul, Dos Lunas and Jarro Viejo tequilas. Tequila Aficionado Podcast #3 (Part 1 of 3) Tequila Aficionado Podcast … Read moreTequila Aficionado Podcast #3 (Part 3 of 3)
The continuation of Podcast #2, this is Tequila Aficionado Founder, Alex Perez, and CEO, M.A. “Mike” Morales meeting face-to-face for the first time. They met in July of 2006 at a restaurant in California and tasted Siembra Azul, Dos Lunas and Jarro Viejo tequilas. Their conversation begins with a discussion of Jose “Pepe” Hermosillo of … Read moreTequila Aficionado Podcast #3 (Part 2 of 3)
The continuation of Podcast #2, this is Tequila Aficionado Founder, Alex Perez, and CEO, M.A. “Mike” Morales meeting face-to-face for the first time. They met in July of 2006 at a restaurant in California and tasted Siembra Azul, Dos Lunas and Jarro Viejo tequilas. Their conversation spanned everything from established tequila families, drinking from the … Read moreTequila Aficionado Podcast #3 (Part 1 of 3)
Tequila Timeline: From Agave to the Worm For some reason this article Tequila Timeline: From Agave to the Worm was reposted in Fast Company Magazine on Friday, November 20, 2009 from an earlier post on October 15, 2009. (Maybe it was because the editors forgot to add the cute tequila graphics the first time?) Anyway, most … Read moreTequila Timeline: A Different Perspective