Maguey mutts! Palenque pups! Fido de mezcal! We did an episode about how much mezcal you can bring back from Mexico -- now we talk about how to get a dog back! If you’ve ever fallen in love with a four-legged furry friend in rural Mexico … or even a three-legged furry friend … we give you here the lowdown on how to head home with the ultimate bounty our neighbors to the south have to offer!

What you serve your agave spirit in is just as important as which agave spirit you serve. A beautifully crafted, heritage agave spirit served in a snifter? That snifter may work great for whiskey, but it’s less than ideal for unaged, high-proof agave spirits. So what should you use? How about a vaso veladora? These traditional little glass candle holders are what you see all over Mexico for drinking. Go to mezcalforlife.com, where they stock this and other barware – or mezcaleria-ware – in bulk. For $72 mezcalforlife.com will ship you 48 of these beautiful, traditional Mexican drinking vessels. Or … use code AGAVE15 for 15% off your order. Great servicewear, at a great price, at mezcalforlife.com!

Agave Road Trip is an award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. It’s hosted by Lou Bank and Chava Periban. 

Episode Notes

Can’t get enough of those mezcal mutts? Check out Perros y Palenques — the Distillery Dogs! Anna Bruce of Rambling Spirits put this together as a fundraiser for two private, volunteer-run dog rescues in Oaxaca: Teotails and Canina Caravan.