A Paloma to Die For? A “Cocktail MD” Special
Ryan Aycock is an emergency-room physician who attended bartending school at the same time he attended medical school — because, you know, it’s always good to have a Plan B. The result is that Ryan is acutely aware of all the things that can go wrong in a bar. The things that can result in your guests winding up on a gurney in his emergency room. This episode of Agave Road Trip is the first in a series of regular appearances during which Ryan Aycock, the Agave Road Trip medical correspondent, helps gringx bartenders understand how they can help keep their customers safe and healthy. We start with grapefruit, the unexpected killer! Who knew a paloma could literally be to die for?
This episode is 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 gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. It’s hosted by Lou Bank and Chava Periban.
Episode notes
Thanks to Dr. Ryan Aycock, the official Agave Road Trip medical correspondent! This is the first in a series of special episodes that help gringx bartenders keep their guests out of the emergency room.
Bon Appetit says that the pomelo is a kind of grapefruit. But they also say that all tequila is mezcal, so … take that with a grain of salt.
Want to avoid ingesting drugs that don’t play well together? Check out epocrates.com
Squirt is naturally flavored but contains less than 1% grapefruit juice. But Ryan says even that 1% can interfere with drugs like cipro. So stick to Dr. Pepper!
An example of an agave that is reproducing two ways: by shooting hijuelos (babies) from its roots but also by developing a quiote, a reproductive stalk that will blossom with flowers and, later, seeds
The capon’d quiote of an agave that refuses to die before it reproduces … which, in this case, means it builds a second quiote
