Land in Guadalajara and it won’t take long before you’re feeling thirsty. Blue agaves decorate the landscape, mariachi music rings in the air, and billboards for tequila pepper the landscape….
Instagram, Tequila, Mexico, and Me
I’ve become addicted to Instagram. In the past few weeks I have been busy going through the images on my phone and sharing them through this really fun photo sharing…
Mexico City’s Museum of Tequila and Mezcal Does Not Disappoint
The Museum of Tequila and Mezcal (Museo del Tequila y el Mezcal) opened in December 2010 in Mexico City. We, along with our friend Clayton Szczech, of ExperienceTequila.com, decided to…
The Coolest Tequila Store in Mexico
[iPhone] The Most Powerful Tequila App Ever Created for the iPhone: Tequila Matchmaker [/iPhone] [android] The Most Powerful Tequila App Ever Created for Android: Tequila Matchmaker [/android] Where can you…
The Batanga: Official Tequila Drink Recipe
[iPhone] The Most Powerful Tequila App Ever Created for the iPhone: Tequila Matchmaker [/iPhone] [android] The Most Powerful Tequila App Ever Created for Android: Tequila Matchmaker [/android] A few blocks…
Packing Tequila Bottles for Flying – On The Cheap
[iPhone] The Most Powerful Tequila App Ever Created for the iPhone: Tequila Matchmaker [/iPhone] [android] The Most Powerful Tequila App Ever Created for Android: Tequila Matchmaker [/android] So you’ve scored…
Mexico Cooks! Meets Taste Tequila
When we lived in foodie San Francisco, my friend Max turned me on to a great blog called “Mexico Cooks!”. The blog is run by Cristina Potters, who moved to…
From the Cantina to the Dining Room, Tequila Proves its Versatility
Some drinks, like beer and pulque, seem of the people, while others, like champagne and scotch, jut seem more elegant. One of the things I love about tequila is that…
Mezcal Dressed as Tequila – A Good, Honest Drink?
I love a good cantina. The doors swing open and you walk into another place and time—a friendly environment where drinking, friendship and conversation get respect, a place where you…
Adventures with Pulque – Tequila’s Drunken Uncle
Pulque, once considered a sacred drink reserved for the Aztec upper classes, is a bold, new player on the Mexico City drinks scene, but this time it’s definitely for the…
The Siren Call of 146 Bottles of Tequila
Since we arrived in Mexico City we’ve been searching for the best tequila selection in town, so when we heard about La Casa de las Sirenas’ 146 bottles we had…
Forget Tequila in Mexico City – Mezcal is What’s On the Menu
Mexico City has a lot on offer–world-class cuisine, culture, a great nightlife and an almost endless variety of things to see and do. But ironically the one thing it doesn’t…
Interview with Tequila Photographer, Ben Olivares
During my night job, I sip tequila. But during the day, I work with photographers via my company – PhotoShelter. Usually, my two worlds don’t mix. But back in July,…
Meet Miguel Cedeño, Presidential Tequila Consultant
Imagine what it would be like to give a tequila presentation to two Presidents and a Prime Minister, all of who are eager to find out about the history, culture…
Tequila Treasure Hunt Turns Up Some Rare Finds
For some tequila lovers it’s not enough to simply go to the store and pickup their favorite brands. They crave the rare, the undiscovered, the known but forgotten—in short, they…
Reporting From the Agave Fields – Where Tequila is Born
El Gran Jubileo recently asked us to shoot some hi-def video for their new website. It was a great opportunity to be out in the agave fields and to get…
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo Every Day
Ahh, Cinco de Mayo—margaritas, tequila shots, mariachi music, crowded bars and trouble waiting to happen. At least, that’s the U.S. version of this curious holiday. But here in Mexico, Cinco…
Top 10 Mexico Tips for Foreigners
The other day we had Clayton Szczech from Experience Tequila over for drinks on our patio. Clayton gives tours of the tequila region to foreigners and he’s packed with knowledge…
Dual iPhone Cameras in the Land of Tequila
Scarlet and I have been running around Mexico getting things in order, and although most things are very different here (compared to our lives in San Francisco), one thing remains…
Our Mexico Adventure Begins!
We packed and stored everything we owned, sold one car and lent the other one to some friends, and let go of our beautiful apartment in San Francisco. We even…