Mezcal, Tequila, & Agave Spirits Workshop
COURSE OVERVIEW
Mezcal. Tequila. Agave spirits.
STRUCTURE
DAY ONE
What is Agave?
- History
- A discourse about the plant and its meaning throughout history.
The different species of Agave according to region
- Agave Tequilana
- Agave Angustifolia
- Agave Americana
- Agave Karwinskii
- Agave Durangensis
- Agave Inaequidens
- Agave Maximilliana
- Agave Potatorum
- Agave Salmiana
Agave beverages
- Tequila
- Mezcal
- Raicilla
- Bacanora
- Pulque
- Aguamiel
- Henequen
- (Sotol)
DAY TWO
- Production
- Growing
- Harvest
- Roasting/Cooking
- Oven
- Pit
- Diffuser
- Fermenting
- Distilling
- Aging
- Hands-on distilling of agave syrup spirit
- Source material tasting
- Pump to still
- Heads, hearts, & tails
- Sensory training
- Recap on different agave-based beverages, production styles, and differences
TUITION: $1,995.00 USD
TUITION INCLUDES:
- All class-related materials
- Breakfast, lunch and refreshments daily
- Networking reception, evening following first day of class
- Transportation between the Brown Hotel and Moonshine University