A few scenes from the tequila fest organized by CANIRAC. Special thanks to Mark Olszewski for a lot of the footage.

Interview with members of the CRB (Consejo Regulador del Bacanora). Sorry its only in Spanish, will translate it later.

We have been working on this project for a while and we are happy to announce that you will be able to purchase the DVD online starting June 20th.

Hey tequila factory fans, we have a special announcement. This coming Saturday, June 16th 2012 we will be having a tequila festival. What do you think of having another tequila festival in Rocky Point?

The best way to take care of your tequila barrels.

Mexican Tequila Production Rises 3.37% in 2010

Tequila is traditionally drunk out of a small, cylindrical glass with a wider mouth than base, known as a caballito.

The distilleries of Jalisco began exporting their products to major cities and mining regions of Mexico in the sixteenth century. They were transported over land to town fairs and ports, in particular that of San Blas which was founded in 1768.

The jimador is responsible for harvesting the agave once it has reached maturity. At a glance, a good jimador knows which agaves are ripe and ready for harvesting. He can also identify those that are overripe, diseased and so forth. An experience jimador can harvest over a ton of agave hearts each day.

In some regions of Mexico, liquor is obtained by distilling the fermentation juices of different types of agave. These spirits are generally known as Mezcal, Sotol or Bacanora. Though some also have specific names such as limeño, raicilla, pata de mula, bovicornuta and capreata.