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EL VELO TEQUILA

At the beginning of the year, I wanted to make a goal to set out and try more agave spirits. And while I did get to experience some really wonderful mezcals; it was a goal that I kind of fell flat on my face of achieving. A good chunk of that is because of the nature of agave spirits, to begin with. A lot of consumers tend to get a little green around the gills when it comes to drinking...

Palenqueros Alberto Ortiz

When I decided to declutter and simplify my home bar; I did so intending to create a more dynamic bar in the process. I also felt it would allow exploring some other spirits outside of rum. One of those categories that has caught my interest recently was agave. For the longest time, I was all but certain that I did not care for agave spirits as a whole. Most I tried tend to be either flat or just too sharp....

My Minimalist Home Bar Project

PT 1: LESS IS MORE I love spirits. That should come as no surprise to a lot of you. I have found it to be so much fun to learn about and there are so many options and combinations to try that it can truly make one’s head spin. The possibilities are limitless. And it is really, really easy to get carried away with it. I have amassed such an array of bottles over the years that after a while;...