We got back from our whirlwind Tequila trip last night and, happily, there is a lot to report. We visited distilleries in both the highlands and lowlands, sampled artisan tequila…
Grover and I currently on our way back to Mexico, headed for Guadalajara/Tequila, laden with cameras, video cameras, voice recorders, laptops and spare livers. Stay tuned for a flurry of…
We were in BevMo the other day, picking up a tequila gift for some friends, when we spotted a brand we’d never seen before called Tres Manos. I was drawn to the bottle because it is dipped in black wax, and the liquor inside was darker than you normally see for añejos.
You know those nights when you’re sitting around, sipping fine tequila, and you start fantasizing about making your own special brand here in the United States? You start to wonder: Could I grow the agave here? Could I wait eight years for the plants to mature? How the hell would I ground and steam those massive piñas? Ninety-nine percent of us would discard the idea as a foolish fantasy, but that’s not what Jorg Rupf and Lance Winters at St. George Spirits did; these wily entrepreneurs actually made their own line of tequilas (except they can’t call them tequila.)
My Jewish friends, your prayers have been answered. New York businessman Martin Silver is launching a Kosher tequila called Agave 99, just in time for Passover. But watch out, because…