Tag: agave

  • The Humble Potato and the Dangers of Monoculture

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    Recently I watch the documentary The Botany of Desire on Netflix, based on the Michael Pollan book of the same name. Of the four plants they focussed on, one was the potato. And as I was planning a trip to visit a potato vodka distillery, I decided to take notes. The Origin of the Potato…

  • Casa Noble Distillery Visit

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    Way back in February I took a quick trip to Mexico to visit the distillery La Cofradia, where they make Casa Noble tequila. They make other brands there too, but I was there as the guest of their flagship brand Casa Noble. A Beautiful Distillery La Cofradia is located about a mile outside of the…

  • Tequila Distillery Visit: Sauza

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    In November I visited seven tequila distilleries in Mexico. Here are some pictures and notes from my visit to the Sauza distillery in the town of Tequila. (First we visited the agave nursery. Sauza is unique in that they propagate their agave not by using baby plants but by… fancier scientific means.) (This is what…

  • Tequila Distillery Visit: Casa Pedro Domecq

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    In November I visited seven tequila distilleries in Mexico. Here are some pictures and notes from my visit to Casa Pedro Domecq in the town of Arandas. (Agave being loaded into ovens. They use the same agave for treatment with rollermill as with tahona.) This distillery makes Tezon tequila, Olmeca Altos, and a mixto tequila for…