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ISSUE NO. 113 · OCTOBER 15, 2026

Event Calendar · 38 Agave tastings, dinners, and festivals

Featured Event · Oaxacan Food & Wine Festival

Featured Cocktail · Chocolate Mexicano

What's Shakin' · Top 10 Bars & Smoky Agave "Wine"

The Gift Shop · Hand-drawn Framed Agave

Find 100+ agave dinners, tastings, happy hours, and festivals at mezcalculture.com​

FRIDAY — OCT 16

CA: Lake Elsinore
​Real Minero tasting with Graciela & Ximena Angeles​
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CA: Petaluma
​A Spirited Tasting: Mezcal, Morsels & Día de los Muertos​
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FL: Miami
​Free Azteca Azul Tequila Tasting​
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MI: Troy
​Agave After Dark: Tequila Tasting​
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NE: Omaha
​Tequila & Tarot​
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TX: Dallas
​Fall Tequila Tasting with Dulce Vida!​

SATURDAY — OCT 17

CA: Antioch
​Twisted Dance Presents Twerk & Tequila Tasting​
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CA: Monterey
​Tequila and Mezcal Tasting Event at the Hyatt Hotel​
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CA: Santa Rosa
​Tequila Teaser: Tequila and Mezcal Tasting​
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TX: Houston
​Expo Tequila & Mezcal: 3rd Día de Muertos Special Edition​
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TX: San Antonio
​Boda Falsa: A Chinga Quedito Mezcal Tasting & Party​
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TX: San Antonio
​Tequila & Tacos Festival​
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WA: Seattle
​Libelula Tequila & Banhez Mezcal Tasting​
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WV: Charleston
​Puff & Pour: Agave and Ash​
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VA: Arlington
​Tacos & Mezcal Tasting​

SUNDAY — OCT 18

CA: Los Angeles
​Small-Batch Mezcal Tasting Event with Bixhidú​
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NY: Brooklyn
​Sotol Grand Tasting | Sotol Week​
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TN: Memphis
​Bartini and Liquid Silk (Vodka and Tequila Edition)​
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TX: Plano
​La Pulga Tequila Bar Workshop​

TUESDAY — OCT 20

FL: Doral
​Patrón Special Pairing Dinner​
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GA: Macon
​Lessons in Libations: A Taste of Oaxaca​
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NY: Amherst
​Premium Tequilas from Clase Azul​

WEDNESDAY — OCT 21

CA: Los Angeles
​Cocktail Crafting Class with Lo Siento Tequila​
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FL: Orlando
​Fat Rosie's Tequila Dinner​
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FL: Tallahassee
​Halloween Cocktails 101 - Tequila Tasting​
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MI: Grand Rapids
​MeXo University: Agave Outlaws 101​
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NJ: Hoboken
​Tequila & Margarita Making Class​
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NJ: Troy Hills
​Agave After Dark: A Tequila Tasting​
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NJ: Verona
​Ilegal Mezcal Dinner​
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TX: Sunnyvale
​Día de los Muertos Tequila Night​
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WA: Wenatchee
​Agave and Arte: Sugar Skull Painting​

THURSDAY — OCT 22

AL: Birmingham
​Cascahuin Tequila Tasting​
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CA: Long Beach
​El Barrio Cantina x Volcán Tequila Tasting​
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CA: Los Angeles
​Circo de los Muertos with Tequila and Mezcal Tasting​
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CA: Pasadena
​Halloween Mezcal Cocktail Class with Dos Gabachos​
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CA: San Jose
​Día de los Muertos Tequila Dinner​
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FL: Miami
​Vago Mezcal Tasting​
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NY: Brooklyn
​Bowl of ‘Zole​
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NY: East Setauket
​Agave Spirit Tasting Dinner​
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TX: El Paso
​Agave Terroir Tasting​

CHOCOLATE MEXICANO

We're going simple this week. This is a great fall cocktail that blends hot Mexican chocolate with 1 oz of Prolijo Mezcal Espadín Reposado. It is served directly in a coffee mug and topped with whipped cream, marshmallows, cinnamon powder, and a cinnamon stick.

THE RECIPE:

Recipe: Prolijo Mezcal · Photo: Prolijo Mezcal​

Your excuse to visit Oaxaca is back! The Oaxaca Food & Wine festival is happening Wednesday Feb 24 - Sunday Feb 28, 2027. Plan your winter getaway now before the tickets sell out!

THIS MEXICAN CITY HAS TWO WORLD’S TOP 10 BARS

Handshake Speakeasy (#6) and Bar Mauro (#10) lead a strong Mexican showing with four bars total making the World's 50 Best list. Read more · The Spirits Business

AGAVE "WINE" FOR BARS THAT CAN'T POUR MEZCAL

An innovative brand has launched Humo, a 24% ABV smoky agave wine that enables beer-and-wine-licensed venues to serve mezcal-style drinks legally. Read more · PR Newswire

THE READY TO DRINK MARKET GETS A NEW ENTRY

A premium canned mezcal cocktail line hits Los Angeles to target the nightlife scene. Read more · BevNET

OCHO UNVEILS ONLY 2,200 PUNTAS

A highly anticipated limited run of 2,200 cases marks the brand's first Puntas release in two years to receive global distribution. Read more · Beverage Information Group

SOLEDAD TEQUILA DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

I&A Agave Spirits has introduced a limited-edition Day of the Dead blend featuring a rare 13-year-old extra añejo tequila. Read more · The Spirits Business

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