Molcajetes, exploding hammers, and the makers of the world
That guacamole you just made from scratch? Well, did you make the molcajete you used to grind the onions, cilantro, chiles, and salt? Did you make the gunpowder and sledgehammer you used for the Exploding Hammers Festival? Even the makers of the world rely on other makers in the world and that’s what makes our world so special!
Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. This episode is hosted by Lou Bank with special guest Alvin Schultz of Tech Tip Tuesday.
Episode Notes
Thanks to Benjamin NoLastNamePlease and José Galindo Martínez in Comonfort, Guanajuato, for showing us how to make molcajetes from volcanic stone! And to all of the hammerheads at the Fiesta del Martillo Explosivo in San Juan De La Vega, Guanajuato!
Shout outs this episode to the Fiesta del Martillo Explosivo (that’s an Exploding Hammers Festival, y’all) in San Juan De La Vega, Guanajuato, to Season Two of MasterChef, the Zombie Apocalypse, and Lalo Angeles of Lalocura!
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The Fiesta del Martillo Explosivo
The Fiesta del Martillo Explosivo — the Exploding Hammers Festival — takes place annually in San Juan De La Vega, Guanajuato, on Shrove Tuesday (also known as Pancake Tuesday, the final day of Shrovetide, which marks the end of the pre-Lenten season). These videos are from the Tuesday, February 17, 2026, edition of that festival.