Hey, road trippers! Due to a hair malfunction, this week’s regularly scheduled episode of Agave Road Trip has been bumped to next week. So what will you do in the meantime? Last week Chava and I hosted emergency room doctor Ryan Aycock in a session at Tales of the Cocktail. To learn what you can do – or not do – to keep your customers out of the hospital, click here. And Chava hosted another session, with Anna Nguyen, called “An imperfect guide to the art of celebrating culture(s).” If you want to hear me talk about the carbon trail I leave in my wake on every trip to Mexico, click here. And then head back here next week to see if Chava’s hair dilemma gets solved!

This episode is brought to you by Bowl of Zole, the festival of pozole and mezcal. Bowl of Zole will take place on Saturday, October 23rd, in Brooklyn. There will be ten pozoles by ten chefs and more than fifty agave spirits, so you’ll definitely want to coat your stomach with all those pozoles. And Chava and I will be there pouring samples of the new Cafe Mezcalero, a coffee conditioned with Cruz De Fuego Mezcal by our friends at Dark Matter Coffee! And we’ll also be running around doing live Instagram and Facebook interviews from the event, so if you can’t make it, hey, join us that day on social media!

This episode is also brought to you by Seminario 12, a space for memory and heritage located in the heart of the historic CDMX. If you’re looking for fine ceramics, tiles, and agave spirits, head to Mexico City’s zocalo — and you’ll maybe find Chava Periban there, leading a tasting! Contact them to schedule your tasting with Chava!

Agave Road Trip is a podcast that helps gringo bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. It’s hosted by Lou Bank and Chava Periban.