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Understanding Agave Spirits: Exploring Mezcal, Sotol, Raicilla and Beyond

  • Maynards Kitchen 400 North Toole Avenue Tucson, AZ, 85701 United States (map)

$150 | 21+

Agave Spirits Institute presents this exclusive intensive course, for agave enthusiasts, beginner and advanced bartenders, owner operators or other industry workers.

Designed for amateurs and professionals alike, the Introductory Course is intended to open your window into the vast and diverse world of agave spirits. We’ll learn the basics of how to taste like a spirits sommelier, learning how to identify aromas, flavors, and overall quality. Over the course of 2 hours, we’ll explore six different agave spirits, each one with a unique history, production, and taste. You’ll leave this course with the tools to better appreciate agave spirits, and an urge to keep exploring these vast and diverse drinks.

COURSE INCLUDES:

  • 2 Hours of Live Instruction

  • Introductory Course Booklet

  • (6) 30ml vials of artisanal and ancestral agave spirits

  • (6) Organoleptic Tasting Guides

About the Agave Spirits Institute

The Agave Spirits Institute’s (ASI) mission is to educate ambassadors of agave spirits by sharing and protecting ancestral knowledge, understanding quality, and preserving the biodiversity of the agave plant. Composed of senior professionals across various fields of agave history, production and conservation, hospitality, gastronomy & mixology, and natural sciences, the Agave Spirits Institute is the first and only accredited institution dedicated to the instruction, study and stewardship of all agave spirits made around the world. ASI curricula are accredited by Anahuac University - a leading private educational institution based in México - in alliance with Le Cordon Bleu International.

The mission at the Agave Spirits Institute is to educate professionals and enthusiasts alike in the history, tradition, and sensory tasting of agave spirits, allowing them to serve as ambassadors of spirits with centuries of history and rich heritage.

For more information about the institute, please visit their website: agavespiritsinstitute.com