Sonora, Mexico has a traditional drink, also known as a state drink, called Bacanora. This is very similar to the state of Jalisco, Mexico, who considers tequila their traditional state drink. This robust alcoholic beverage is derived from the plant named Agave Yaquiana, better known as agave Pacifica, because it grows in Sonora’s mountain range….
The tequila business is booming right now and celebrities far and wide are jumping all over this exciting trend. And because of all of the celebrity tequila brands popping up left and right, there are more types of mezcal and tequila on the market than ever before. Undoubtedly, you’ll recognize many of the extremely popular…
Today I’m honored to bring everyone a very special guest in the form of an email question and answer session. That guest would be the founder of Taste Tequila and the Tequila Matchmaker app, (my bible when it comes to studying and finding tequila), Grover. Along with his wife, Scarlet, Grover lives in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco,…
Tequila is delicious. Beer is delicious. So what happened to the tequila-flavored beers that came and went in the middle of the 2010’s? Both Heineken and Anheuser-Busch introduced tequila flavored beers in the US in 2014 and 2015, before pulling them from the market in consequent years. With such a large Hispanic population in the…
Have you ever studied the back of any bottle of tequila you’ve purchased and wondered what that tiny symbol is? You’ll hear many people talk about it on tequila blogs and YouTube channels by the simple name, NOM. NOM stands for “Norma Oficial Mexicana,” but in industry talk, you’ll hear them called NORMAS. This is…
Mexico’s cultural world is filled with wonders. One of its signature staples is the maguey worm, or as they call it in Spanish “gusano de maguey” of Chinicuiles. They are in fact not a worm, but a caterpillar. The maguey is more commonly known as the agave plant, much more widely known for producing some…
Celebrity investments have been happening in the spirits space dating back many years. The vodka industry has had no shortage of celebs make huge investments into brands, and most recently Ryan Reynolds entered the gin market. It’s with a lot of excitement to announce that we look forward to doing a full tequila review of…
As an Entrepreneur myself, I always enjoy start-up tales that talk about how someone made the bold move to blaze a trail for others in an industry that stereotypically they probably don’t belong in. Starting a brand of tequila, with all of the competition, is no easy chore! A Detroit woman named Nayana Ferguson…