I headed toward London on 7th October for Tequila Fest. Founded by Eduardo Gomez and starting its fifth year with the headline “The largest and original tequila and mezcal fest in the UK and Europe”. Having been for the previous two I steered myself toward Brick Lane where they’d been but a coffee brought me … Read more
Editor’s Note: Originally recorded in 2010 (8 years ago). For many years, this tequila simply was not available in the United States unless you received it hand-delivered by David Reyes himself. Paul Wann discovered Tequila David Reyes last year in a favorite watering hole in Peoria, Illinois. Since then, he’s convinced David Reyes to allow … Read more
Bloodshed On Jan. 22, 2018, a particularly savvy tequila brand owner announced in a private message to this office: “Agave prices out of control. $22/kilo. Industry getting destroyed!” Coincidentally, earlier that same day, another brand owner/ambassador admitted to us that the current cost had blown up to $24/kilo. That savvy brand owner then added to … Read more
[Editor’s Note: On this day after 2018’s International Margarita Day festivities, Tequila Jockey, Jim Johnston, shares his fond recollections of margarita making inside Ireland’s renowned Dick Mack’s Pub & Brewhouse, while visiting relatives in 2017.] No Country for Cocktails Ireland is not a cocktail country. Don’t get me wrong, I had several well made drinks … Read more
Skepticism and Terror In early June 2017, I was interviewed via email by VinePair’s conscientious staff writer, Nickolaus Hines, on whether I thought that mezcal could “…Grow its way to the Mainstream Without Losing its Roots.” Skepticism usually sets in whenever we’re approached for quotes by writers attempting to compose complex articles about the plight … Read more
Now that the first quarter of 2017 is in the books and we are well into spring and summer margarita season, here’s what were noticing at Tequila Aficionado Media Headquarters. The Hits Just Keep on Coming! [Tweet “Don’t new #tequila brands know there’s an agave crisis?”] As we pointed out in The Agave Shortage of … Read more
[Tweet “How to Infuse Your Tequila Con Ganas”] The Bing Crosby Effect Influencer Marketing is a hot social media buzz phrase that can be directly attributed to Bing Crosby. From the moment the famed crooner, and fellow entertainer and business partner, Phil Harris, imported Herradura, the first 100% agave tequila into the US, celebrity endorsements … Read more
I’ve finally gotten around to binge watching Mad Men on Netflix. In case you haven’t joined the Streaming Generation, or lived without cable TV for awhile, Mad Men is a series set in the 1960’s about a fictional ad agency called Sterling Cooper based in New York City’s famed Madison Avenue. [Editor’s note: I still … Read more
In this episode of Tequila Aficionado’s Sipping off the Cuff, Mike Morales and Alex Perez taste and discuss Goza Tequila Anejo. Goza, Atlanta’s only tequila producer, makes headway Courtesy of Atlanta Magazine When Jacob Gluck decided to build a tequila brand, he was living in Washington D.C and working in finance, but he … Read more
In this episode of Tequila Aficionado’s Sipping off the Cuff, Mike Morales and Alex Perez taste and discuss Goza Tequila Reposado Goza, Atlanta’s only tequila producer, makes headway Courtesy of Atlanta Magazine When Jacob Gluck decided to build a tequila brand, he was living in Washington D.C and working in finance, but he knew … Read more