Howard Scott Gentry’s 670-page Agaves of Continental North America (University of Arizona Press, 1982) is a seminal work in the field. Gentry included thorough descriptions of over 136 species … and identified the 11 best agaves for spirits production. Which 11 are they? And what makes them the best? You’ll have to listen to this episode of Agave Road Trip (or read the book) to find out!
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 evolutionary biologist Daniel Moen.
Episode Notes
Thanks to Google Books for digitizing Jose Carmen Segura’s El Maguey (Impr. Particular de la S. Agrícola Mexicana, 1901)! The images that are used for this week’s cover and social-media posts were taken from that book.
Shout outs this episode to KFC’s Original Recipe, Traditional Juan Matador Cantina, Mezcal Lagrimas de Dolores, Gilberto Roldan, Mezcal Del Maguey, Ron Cooper, and Gary Nabhan.
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