Category Archives: Blue Agave Spirits

    Blue agave distilling, Blue agave plant, blue agave production, Blue Agave Spirits, Liquor, mezcal, Tequila Education

    Pricey mezcal steals hipster crown

    Posted on by ryanbahl@yahoo.com
    01
    Dec

    There are those who cringe at the mention of tequila, their memories of poor choices and nasty hangovers still too raw. But more people than ever are forming fresh, enjoyable memories of it: in the past decade, tequila has reigned as one of the fastest-growing categories in the spirits world. Luxury brands have helped change […]

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    Blue agave distilling, Blue agave plant, Blue Agave Spirits, Liquor, Press & Media, Tequila Education

    Tequila Takes a Shot at the Premium Market

    Posted on by ryanbahl@yahoo.com
    25
    Oct

    A heady caramel smell, syrupy and fragrant, pervades the air. What look like giant white pine cones, some twice the size of a human head, are deftly split, quartered and packed into ovens. What’s cooking? One of the world’s most popular drinks. Despite rising global demand for spirits last year, vodka and brandy sales fell […]

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    Beverage Laws, Blue Agave Spirits, Press & Media, Spirits Trends

    Opposition to NOM 199 for Agave Distillates

    Posted on by ryanbahl@yahoo.com

    Add your voice to the opposition of NOM 199 by researchers, academics and traditional producers of agave spirits in Mexico! Sign the petition below   When we at TIP hear of proposed Mexican legislation regarding agave spirits, naturally our collective ears perk up. If such legislation threatens to harm entire categories of traditional agave distilling, […]

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    Blue Agave Spirits, Press & Media, Spirits Trends

    How Spirits from Sinaloa Mexico ended up in Minnesota

    Posted on by ryanbahl@yahoo.com
    18
    Apr

    Reven Stephens spent the Saturday before the Super Bowl at a Minneapolis liquor store, offering shoppers samples of a liquor they were unfamiliar with — from a distiller they’d never heard of. “Blue agave spirits” looks and tastes like high-end tequila, mostly because that’s what it is. But Mexican law restricts use of that name […]

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    Beverage Laws, Blue agave distilling, Blue Agave Spirits, Press & Media

    Proposed Regulations in Mexico Threaten Artisanal Blue Agave Spirits.

    Posted on by ryanbahl@yahoo.com
    01
    Apr

    New Proposed Regulations In Mexico Threaten Small Producers Of Artisanal Agave Spirits. Much like how the farm-to-table movement in restaurants has placed the source of the food on your plate front and center, the Mexican agave artisanal spirits movement is highlighting each element that goes into a glass, from the cultivation of the plant and […]

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    Blue Agave Spirits, Culture of Spirit Driking, Playboy Cocktails

    The Culture of Drinking Spirits

    Posted on by ryanbahl@yahoo.com
    03
    Feb

    Spirits are taking over Not the scary ones in your basement, but the good ones that we lock up in hutches and curio cabinets. The art of drinking has been around since the beginning of time. Many a young man has envisioned himself, martini in hand, top hat and suit, with a lifestyle to boot. […]

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