Maguey and Madagascar
For hundreds of years, Madagascar has been growing sisal … agave sisalana. The leaves — pencas — are chopped off and processed into fiber for use in textiles. And the heart of the plant is left to rot in the fields. And then, one day, a Peace Corps volunteer thought, Isn’t that the stuff they use to make Tequila? Yeah, you and I both know the problem with that thought — but you can get caught up in the rhetoric or you can get excited about this unique solution in a country plagued by drought and poverty. We’re leaning excited in this episode of Agave Road Trip!
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 Riker Vermilye of MadAgave!
Episode Notes
Check out Riker’s project, MadAgave, on the Web, on Instagram, and on Facebook — and consider making a financial gift. It will help support this important project and also help mitigate the damage done by the recent cyclone that hit the community.