Dancing Booze

05/15/24 • 30 min

Different places ask for different drinks, even certain music styles, in my opinion, need specific booze pairings.

And even though I am always the first to complain when I can't find delicious complex spirits in the middle of the night. I am starting to understand that calibrating which booze is served on a dancefloor is a important as the stage and lights design.

Without further adieu, please welcome Roberto Ávila, and his many insights on how to create accurate booze experiences.

Different places ask for different drinks, even certain music styles, in my opinion, need specific booze pairings.

Without further adieu, please welcome Roberto Ávila, and his many insights on how to create accurate booze experiences.

Previous Episode

Your Mezcal Brand

There are so many reasons why people may start a mezcal brand. Some do it for the money, some for love and some others because the craft has been in their families for generations.

But regardless of how you started, nobody, to my understanding, has found a perfect formula to maintain exceptional quality while still paying the bills.

Without further adieu please welcome Sergio Garnier, from Ultramundo Mezcal, and his rather atypical approach to owning a mezcal brand.

Next Episode

Pulque "Aristocracy"

Arguably the first person to coin the term pulque aristocracy was Jose Vasconcelos, one of Mexico's most famous intellectuals.

Using this term he was referring to the many families that recognized in pulque a profitable industry that fueled both exceptional festivities and everyday work.

But now pulque is almost a rarity in Mexico City, and the once buoyant business is an almost extinct tradition. I had the chance to talk with Martina Manterola, whose family was part of such aristocracy, exploring her memories, interests and frustrations around this wonderful agave ferment.

Hope you enjoy this one.