Salvador Peribán 11/19/20 Salvador Peribán 11/19/20

How to Drive in Mexico Without Getting Killed

I tell a lot of stories about driving through Mexico. But perhaps the strongest reactions I get are to tales of driving through blockades — roadblocks set up by protestors to intentionally create traffic problems as a way of making a political statement. That’s what we cover in this week’s episode of Agave Road Trip!

Salvador Peribán 11/12/20 Salvador Peribán 11/12/20

The Difference Between Tequila and Mezcal

What’s the difference between tequila and mezcal? Is all tequila really mezcal? Is all mezcal made by hand? These and other questions are answered in this episode of Agave Road Trip!

Salvador Peribán 11/5/20 Salvador Peribán 11/5/20

Mercado Day in Mexico

All of the fruits and spices and flowers and herbs and meats and magic of Mexico show up in the mercados -- the markets. What should you look for there? What can you bring back with you?

Salvador Peribán 10/29/20 Salvador Peribán 10/29/20

How Much Alcohol Can I Bring Back from Mexico?

You’re headed to Mexico! Excited to drink agave spirits in their natural habitat! More excited to bring spirits home to share with friends! So … how much are you allowed to bring back?

Salvador Peribán 10/22/20 Salvador Peribán 10/22/20

How to Drink Spirits Neat

The margarita is almost certainly Mexico’s greatest ambassador. But how do you move from drinking cocktails to drinking neat spirits? We suggest one specific journey in this episode of Agave Road Trip.

Salvador Peribán 10/15/20 Salvador Peribán 10/15/20

15 Days to Distill

Many men and women in rural Mexico started learning to make agave spirits when they were 10 or 11 years old, from their parents. Then some learned in two weeks from a bunch of university students who randomly showed up in town.

Salvador Peribán 10/8/20 Salvador Peribán 10/8/20

What’s Heritage, Anyway?

The traditional methods of making agave spirits in Yutanduchi de Guerrero, in Oaxaca’s Mixteca region, go back to … the late 1990s? So what does “heritage” mean, in this case?

Salvador Peribán 10/1/20 Salvador Peribán 10/1/20

No Tequila is Mezcal

Maybe someone told you that all tequila is mezcal but not all mezcal is tequila. Hell, maybe you read it in the New York Times, USAToday, the Daily Mail, or the Chicago Tribune, or on VinePair, Thrillist, Chowhound, or Science 2.0. They’re all wrong.