Monday, March 8, 2010

Private tours of Tequila Country

Did you know we offer private tours? Groups of friends, family, couples or the staff of a single bar often join us for a specially-created exploration of Tequila Country.

Just the other day, Clayton had a great group of 4 friends celebrating a birthday. We were guests at La Cofradía and La Fortaleza. At the first, we were treated to an intimate private tasting of the Casa Noble line by tequila expert David Yan. We also tasted fresh roast agave and 57% alcohol tequila blanco right from the still- with the traditional cow's horn drinking vessel!

At La Fortaleza, an extremely traditional distillery where they produce only 4,000 cases a year, we had the rare opportunity to see the fábrica at work. In the picture, you can see workers painstakingly seperating the agave fiber from fresh "honey water " ground from the roast agave by the one-ton volcanic-stone grinding wheel. What can´t be photographed is the magic of a private tasting of this excellent tequila in the estate´s candlelit caves.


We have great relationships with many distilleries, and work with small groups to tailor a trip especially to their interests, needs and level of tequila knowledge. Whether novice or expert - we can create a great trip for you. Contact us for details.

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