Time to come together to Delight in the Diversity of Agave Spirits
It is time to come together to delight in the diversity of agave spirits. But we are also determined to “deconstruct” and demolish that still-widespread assumption that tequila has some exceptional status among agave spirits.
Agave Spirits Wilder than Ghosts, Banshees, and Zombies
Agave spirits are among the most complex of any distillates. An entire symphony of sensations and scents are embedded in each bottle, as mezcals, ancestral tequilas, and other agave distillates benefit from remarkably rich interactions among succulent plants, fermentation microbes, pollinators, and ancient cultural traditions.
We’re entering into an Endlessly Fascinating Domain of Mesoamerican culture, Agriculture, Folklore, and Pleasure
This year, I will be among the many celebrating the versatility, vigor, rigor and future of the century plant, aka agave, maguey or mezcal.
How Agaves Have Shaped Landscapes & Cultures in the Old Pueblo
This month, in a new proclamation, the Mayor of Tucson Regina Romero and Kevin Dahl of the City Council will celebrate the deep connections Tucsonans have with agaves, the succulents better known as century plants, mezcals and maguey. Tucson is the most diverse city in the US in terms of
The Role of Agaves in Presilience at the Food/Water/Energy Nexus
Empowering Arid Cities in the US/Mexico Borderlands, to Use Succulent Crops in Regenerative Perennial Food Systems as Means to Reverse & Halt Climate Change “Our challenge is not only resilience, which is the power to rebound (re- “back” + salire “to jump, leap”). Our challenge is also what