The CRT is no longer the sole certifier for Tequila
Back in October 2023, I recorded an episode with Khrys Maxwell titled “The CRT loses their Tequila monopoly.” This was based on a court decision, and I said in that episode that we were just a few weeks away from a second body being allowed to certify Tequila. Well, some 18 months later, and we’re now here. So … what does this mean?
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Episode Notes
If you want to listen to that October 2023 episode with Khrys Maxwell, it’s “The CRT loses their Tequila monopoly.”
You might also want to check out this episode: “The Birth and Death of the CRM,” in which MIA Chava and I discuss the end of the CRM’s monopoly on Mezcal certification.