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How to Taste Tequila Like a Catador…

November 23, 2014 by M.A. "Mike" Morales

…Or, at least, how to act like one There are two official schools in Mexico that train people to be certified catadores (tequila tasters).  One is actually a faction of the original school established in 2000 and known as the Academia Mexicana del Tequila (Mexican Tequila Academy). After a bitter falling out between the founders, … Read more

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