Oct 1, 2026 | Read Online​

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EVENT SEASON IN FULL SWING!

🔎 Find 100+ agave-themed dinners, tastings, happy hours, festivals, bar crawls, and other exciting events @ mezcalculture​
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THIRSTY THURSDAY- OCT 1

AZ: Sedona
​Spirits & Spice Sedona Tequila Experience​
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DC: Washington
​Spirits & Spice D.C. Tequila Thursdays​
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FL: Boca Raton
​Spirits & Spice Boca - Tequila Experiences​
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IL: Chicago
​Oaxaca to The Duck Inn: A Spirited Journey​
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​NY: Manhattan
​Arte Agave Tequila & Mezcal Festival​
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​OH: Columbus
​Komos Tequila and Caviar Tasting on the Moxy Terrace​
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​RI: West Warwick
​Goodjuice - The Ultimate Tequila Experience​
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​SC: Chapin
​Tequila Tasting with Espolon at 518 Smokehouse​
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​TX: Austin
​Mezcal, También: An Omakase Inspired Experience​
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​SATURDAY - OCT 3

CA: Healdsburg
​Agave after Dark​
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IL: Oglesby
​Midwest Agave Fest​
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​SUNDAY - OCT 4

CA: San Diego
​Mexico in a Bottle​
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GA: Stone Mountain
​A Night of Pour Decisions: Mijenta Tequila Edition​
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​MEZCAL MONDAY - OCT 5

VA: Alexandria
​OTCW: Experimental Cocktails W/ Empirical Spirits & Amaras Mezcal​
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​TUESDAY - OCT 6

CO: Denver
​Lost Explorer Tequila Cocktail Class​
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FL: Naples
​Paint Your Own Bottle​
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​WEDNESDAY - OCT 7

AZ: Tucson
​Bagazo Tequila Dinner​
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CA: San Diego
​Prohibition Cocktail Class w/ Fosforo Mezcal​
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CT: Newtown
​Tequila tasting-Cantera​
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CT: Wethersfield
​El Búho Mezcal Dinner​

OUT AND ABOUT

~ Should You Do a Flight or Pick One Bottle? ~

Recently, I changed the way I drink mezcal.

The change stems from frequenting bars that have extensive agave collections.

You know the ones.

Beautifully backlit bars showcasing full lines of the most available brands.

A thick, leather-bound book presents page after page of tequilas, mezcals, and other agave spirits.

To the untrained eye, these books are overwhelming and rarely offer any assistance to someone looking to experience mezcal for the first time. Or the 50th.

So what should you do? Order a flight? Or stick to one bottle?

​Decide For Yourself Here​

WHAT'S SHAKIN'?

:: THIS TEQUILA BRAND SAYS MUSIC IS THEIR SECRET INGREDIENT​
Música Tequila uses the "Mozart Effect", a proprietary "Audio Infusion System" during production. Not kidding. You need to read this.
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​Source: BevNET

:: A ZERO-PROOF AGAVE SPIRIT IS MOVING VOLUME ON THE STRIP​
A zero-proof bottle broke into one of the hardest markets in the country. I don't drink non-alcoholic agave beverages, but the category growth made this an interesting read.
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​Source: BevNET

:: THIS MEZCAL POWERHOUSE IS COMING BACK​
San Luis Potosí used to be a serious mezcal production state. Today it makes just 1.2% of Mexico's mezcal. Today, two brands are working out of old hacienda sites and bringing back salmiana mezcal.
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​Source: Mezcalistas

:: $10 SOTOL COCKTAILS IN FIVE CITIES FOR SOTOL WEEK​
Sotol Week is back! It runs October 13–17 in multiple cities this year. Read more to learn where to get $10 cocktails and how donations are supporting an important group of people.
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​Source: BevNET

FEATURED COCKTAIL: BATANGA

The Batanga is Mexico's answer to Cuba's “Cuba Libre”. And making one is about as simple as it gets. Tequila, Coke, and fresh lime in a tall glass with a salted rim. That's it.

Don Javier Delgado Corona made the first Batanga back in the 1950s at his own bar. If you ask him what the secret is, he'll probably tell you it's the knife.

Yes, the knife.

You stir the drink with the same blade you've been cutting citrus with all day. That ensures you get a little bit of flavor in the drink from a busy cutting board.

The other thing you can't skip is the mixer. If you’re doing it right, you’re using Mexican Coke, the kind made with cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. In a drink with just three ingredients, you'll taste the difference.

INGREDIENTS:

• Crushed Ice
• Juice of 1 Lime + Extra Limes for Garnish
• Salt
• 1.5 oz Blanco Tequila (or Espadin Mezcal)
• 4 oz Mexican Coke

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Rim a glass with a lime wedge and dip it in salt.
• Add ice to the glass.
• Juice the lime into the glass
• Pour in the Tequila/Mezcal, followed by Mexican Coke.
• Stir gently with the knife and enjoy!

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