Conversations in Agave - April Speaker Series

Founded by Susan Coss and Max Garrone in 2012, Mezcalistas is a media, event, and consulting company, dedicated to raising awareness about mezcal in the United States. Through our blog and tasting events we share the world of mezcal to a mixed audience of industry and consumer. Since its founding, Mezcalistas has become the trusted source of information for all things mezcal.

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A virtual program platform featuring a range of speakers from agave experts to bartenders to brands exploring the world of agave spirits.

Join us as we present a virtual program platform featuring a Masterclass and Behind the Bar series of interactive talks centered on the world of agave spirits. Your ticket will guarantee you a space at all or any of our Zoom webinars for the month of April. We&#x27;ll email you reminders and links to the talks each week.About the programsMasterclass features authoritative personalities from all over the agave industry, from brand owners and ambassadors, to educators and consultants. Each session does a deep dive into its theme, which may be a region, new products, food pairing, or a brand story during a 20-30 minute presentation, with time for Q&amp;A afterwards. Designed to be digestible and informative, these conversations are a way to plug in to the agave community even when we can’t share a copita in person. Have a topic you want to learn more about, or a personal you’d like to see featured? Let us know!Behind the Bar features talks and demos with the people who have made mezcal such an integral part of our bar experience - Bartenders. With unique perspectives on trends, and an intimate understanding of how to frame and highlight the complex flavors of agave, they are invaluable sources of information, and often times an absolute pleasure to chat with. The 20 minute presentations, followed by Q&amp;A, feature a range of topics from some of the best agave-centric bartenders in the field, offering an exclusive way of connecting while supporting them during a difficult time.The April schedule is as follows:Masterclass<ul><li>April 6 - Rion Toal of Maestros del Mezcal and Khrys Maxwell, former Tequila Fortaleza agave educator dive into the what, how, where of agave distillation</li><li>April 13 - Francisco Terrazas of Mezcal Vago talks all things terroir - the land, water and mezcalero hands that create the different flavors of their mezcal</li><li>April 20 - Michael Hurley of Borderland Spirits discusses the ins and outs of Bacanora</li><li>April 27 - Raza Zaidi of Wahaka Mezcal and Back Alley Imports takes us back to mezcal&#x27;s roots - pulque, and their new project Juerte</li></ul>Behind the Bar<ul><li>April 8 - Jose Marie Donde of Panorama Mezcal </li><li>April 15 - Christina Helmer of The Cabinet</li><li>April 22 - Alex Valencia of La Contenta</li></ul>

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