Spiky Agave

05/03/24 • 14 min

Like many agricultural products, agaves have developed a complex relationship with humans over millennia.

Some agaves were chosen to make rope, others to extract pulque and maybe the luckiest of them all to create mezcal.

But there've been many other more subtle ways in which people have chosen their favorite agaves to deal with. In this conversation with Fabio Raya we talk about the agaves that were favored in Brazil versus those that we decided to love in Mexico.

Like many agricultural products, agaves have developed a complex relationship with humans over millennia.

Some agaves were chosen to make rope, others to extract pulque and maybe the luckiest of them all to create mezcal.

Previous Episode

For the Love of Dogs

For a while I was not sure if I wanted to publish this episode. But I think there are quite a few things hiding in the middle of this conversation that somehow relate to the clash of cultures within mezcal.

Without further adieu please welcome Dalton Kreiss and his impressive affection for dogs.

Next 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.