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Elixir of the Gods

Albert Menacher, Diego Garibay Petersen, Cate Czerwinski

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Follow three passionate Agave spirit enthusiasts into the world of Mezcal, Bacanora, Raicilla, Sotol, Tequila and more, and tag along on their journey to learn about the culture and tradition surrounding this beautiful drink. We are Cate, Diego and Albert and of course we are going to sample what some call "Elixir of the gods"- a lot of it! A Mexican-German-American co-production, made in Berlin.
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Final Car Conversation It's a wrap. On the drive back to Guadalajara, Esteban, Cate and Diego reflect on their journey and all the places they visited, but didn't have the opportunity to record. La Plaza del AmorEl Tuito JaliscoMascota JaliscoManzanilla de la PazSierra del TigreDistilling pineapplesBonete CostaEl Tuito JaliscoEl Tuito, JaliscoEl Tu…
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El Lobo de la Sierra & La Venenosa Puntas El Lobo is a legend. Soft spoken, much like his products, he uses a philosophical approach to create unique flavors. You will always immediately know a Lobo expression when you try one. Story time with El LoboMascota JaliscoLobo de la Sierra and PuntasEl Lobo's gardenMascota JaliscoLobo de la Sierra and Pun…
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The creator of La Venenosa Tabernas III and Tabernas Reposado Unlike most other maestros in this season, Benito's family doesn't have a long tradition of distilling. His scientific approach, love for the plants, and approach to leadership, however, make him a rising star. His products are exciting and innovative. Los HermanosMascotaBaby agave at Lo…
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El Tuito Jalisco (La Venenosa Green) This is the third stop, the beach! Don Beto and Dona Juana took amazing care of us, and Dona Juana is a mean cook! Ay, que sufrir!Don Beto and Doña Juana'sVenenosa GreenTuito New taberna under constructionVenenosa GreenNew taberna under constructionVenenosa GreenBeto talking to his parrotDon Beto's fields.El Tui…
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El Tuito, Jalisco (La Venenosa Tabernas II and the Barking Dog Special) We made it to Cabo Corrientes! First Stop: "Rancho el Cono" Don Chalio and Blanca, explained everything about their taberna and the tradition that runs in the family for generations. El Tuito JaliscoLa Venenosa Tabernas IILa Venenosa Tabernas IIEl Tuito JaliscoLa Venenosa Taber…
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Tuxpan, Jalisco (La Venenosa Red) Tuxpan. Arturo, his Family, Carnitas, Raicilla, Tradition. We were so excited to begin our travel and get to meet one of the greatest producers. Arturo is young but comes from a long line of producers. The tradition in this Taberna is vibrant. La Venenosa Volcanes, TuxpanArturo, Jocelyn and unknown person, Sierra V…
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Diego and Cate went on a tour For this season we went on a road trip through the state of Jalisco and we had the opportunity to meet the maestros, maestras and their families at their homes. Where it seemed appropriate Cate and Diego recorded their conversations that we are now sharing with you. Albert was with us only in spirit (and he provided al…
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Margeritas, Palomas and Wrangels Carl Wrangel is our guests on today's chapter. He represents Agave love from a bartender and bar owner perspective. We do not know how different the European knowledge of our beloved spirits would be without Carl, but we are pretty sure it would be less educated and less passionate. In our conversation we tag along …
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Oaxaca - Traunstein - Berlin You might have already met Bernardo and Nikša in our season premiere, but it took us about two years from being introduced to the first bottle of Noble Coyote at a bar in Munich to get to this conversation that we recorded in July 2021. This photo was taken after we recorded this podcast. In fact, the recording was the …
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Real company, real spirits, real talk Real company, real spirits, real talk BCB entry point For our season premiere we mingled with the crowd again, and it was glorious. Starved for face-to-face human contact the European spirits world met up at BCB - in a new location and at a smaller scale than the years before. Nevertheless we were able to captu…
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Recap, thank yous and a cautiously optimistic look into the future Our last hurrah for this season. The god of weather was in a good mood and so we were able to meet and record outside during a cold but sunny winter day in Berlin. Here are the spirits we tasted this time: Los Danzantes Arroqueño Lopez Real (the travelling bottle) Lalo's magic juice…
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The history and future of a parallel universe The second part of our conversation. If you missed part 1, you can find it here. We also would like to thank Claas von Zombory who kindly provided us with samples of Flor del Desierto Sotol. Sergio (left) and Isaac (right) Isaac in the fields HarvestHarvest Get in touch with Isaac from Casa Montes Insta…
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The history and future of a parallel universe In this chapter we are exploring Sotol and the craftsmanship behind it. Though there are many parallels to the Agave universe and Sotol makers suffered from the same injustices as their maguey cousins, it is a different world with unique challenges and opportunities. Isaac and Sergio are behind two sepa…
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When literature meets mezcalPhoto kindly provided by Ulises Torrentera For this chapter, which we recorded back in July, we invited a guest who really doesn't have to be introduced. We'll do it anyway ;-) Ulises Torrentera's love for literature has brought him to Mezcal and his love for Mezcal has inspired his literature. For example, his non-ficti…
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Taking the long roadSilvia at Mezcaloteca Our guest Silvia escaped from a life in marketing industrial products and took a very different path. As one of the co-founders of Mezcaloteca she has taken on the quest to educate people about the history and culture of Aguardientes de Agave. Learn more about her work on the preservation of traditions and …
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The Agave loving one-man-guerilla Teddy knows almost every Mezcal lover in Europe, and almost every Mezcal lover in Europe knows Teddy. He has a unique way to manage getting his hands at as many different varieties of this wonderful juice. It doesn't get much closer to heaven In this chapter you can follow along on his journey starting at his very …
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Everything is different in 2020 Yes! Elixir of the Gods is back for a new season! Over the year we have recorded some (in our view) very insightful and enlightening conversations, but for this one we just wanted to have a good time. Zoomin', talkin' and tastin' In this chapter you will find out more about the upcoming season and we are enjoying a c…
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Looking back and looking forward This is a short one. And the last one for a little while. We are recapping season 2 , which has enabled us to have some outstanding conversations with giants of the Agave world. Thanks again to all our guests and to you for listening and giving us feedback! For Season 3 we will try to keep up the quality and we are …
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A hands on experience in the heart of Tequila land In this chapter we are joined by Cate, a tequila nerd and wonderful conversation partner. She gave us some insight into her experiences at the Fortaleza bartender program last year - a trip let her experience the hard work, craftsmanship and arts of creating Agave spirits first hand. (If you want t…
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Prepare for an unforgettable trip in September 2020Albert, Fernando & Diego (and some Oaxacan spirits) Fernando - co-owner of our Berlin's most favorite Mezcal bar "La Tentación" - has planned a spectacular trip to his birthplace Oaxaca from September 1st to September 10th 2020. When we read about it, we wanted to create some more awareness of this…
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Drink Pizza. Eat Mezcal. This bar episode takes us to Manchester. Already in July 2019 and only equipped with a tiny microphone (so please excuse the sound quality) Albert met with Adam to discuss the love for Agave based spirits in Northern England. Crazy Pedro´s mixes Pizza and Agave, so it is not a classical Mezcaleria, however their range of sp…
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Copenhagen's first address for Agave spirits Carl and Albert took a walk through Berlin to talk about our favourite topic! A couple of days before Carl made an experiment in Berlin's La Tentancion Mezcaleria where he served the same drink three times, but each time with a different Agave spirit, showing how little details can make a big impact. Alb…
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When Italian passion meets Mexican spiritsAlbert, Diego, Cristian and Roberto during a busy BCB Roberto Artusio and Cristian Bugiada are Italian Mezcal legends. Roberto is the owner of Jerry Thomas Speakeasy and Cristian Bugiada is a partner of Freni e Frizioni. Together they created La Punta Expendio de Agave in Rome, which is a Mezcaleria, only d…
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My heart is in Mexico We took advantage of BCB to speak to Don Guillermo Ericsson Sauza, an absolute legend in the industry. Of course we talked about his brand "Fortaleza" but the conversation went deeper into family and why Guillermo's heart is in Mexico. Diego, Albert and Don Guillermo at the "Cantina Mexico" BCB boothThe Fortaleza products from…
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In conversation with an Agave poet Our guest Sergio "Cache" Mendoza takes us to Mexico with his poetic words and his passion. We also learned that there used to be five level of maturity for agave plants. Recorded at Bar Convent Berlin (please excuse the background noise).By Albert Menacher, Diego Garibay Petersen, Cate Czerwinski
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In high spirits We went to BCB to meet with some very respected people in the Agave industry. This episode is just a quick warm-up before we go deep. We were able to interview Sergio "Cache" Mendoza (Don Fulano, Derrumbes), Don Guillermo Ericsson Sauza (Fortaleza) and from Rome's famous "La Punta" Mezcaleria: Roberto Artusio and Cristian Bugiada (t…
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There is more to Jalisco than Tequila Correction:During our conversation we made a mistake while talking about the aging of Tequila and Mezcal (they have the same regulation):Blanco: unagedReposado: at least 2 months and until one year in contact with woodAñejo: more than 1 year in contact with wood And in the case of Tequila there is an extra cate…
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Why categorizing might hurt the culture of agave spirits For this episode we met Esteban from Mexcio in Diego's office. Some of the photos on this blog were made by him. Esteban is well connected in the Mezcal scene, he knows many small Agave spirit producers in Mexico and is involved in different small but high-quality brands. He also started his …
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The first time live on a stage Our friends at Bear Radio invited us to The Venue Berlin so that we could introduce Elixir of the Gods to a live audience. We went through the basics and also invited Maria and Cassandra on the stage to have a tasting with us On Stage for the live tasting We only had time to taste one bottle, Diego brought a bottle of…
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We got four mezcal heads and two microphones About this chapter For this special chapter we were invited to a basement inside a barber shop, where the pop-up "Puntas, Gracias" is located.Christian Schrader and Tom Bullock want to make Agave spirits accessible to anybody and share their knowledge and experiences. Based on your individual preferences…
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Mezcal's smaller cousin and a fig farm The cousin of Mezcal. Traditionally a Mezcal, but now a days we know it is not an Agave, but a Dasylirion. The plants are very similar and in this chapter we will try to explain the differences between them. We will be trying the same brand, but different varieties of Dasylirions, which is not something that w…
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Same plant - same denomination of origin We will be trying Bacanoras the pride of the north. Typically a Mezcal, but with its own local Appellation. The Plant in this case is an Angustifolia, but the subspecies is Pacifica. Not a very common drink, but give it a try, you might like it. Bacanora Cielo Rojo Bacanora Yoowe Bacanora Rancho Tepúa Bacano…
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What to look for when you buy Mezcal In this chapter we are going to go for the methods. We have seen the process but now we go a bit deeper. The methods are the different techniques used for each stage of the process. The method begins with the Jima, the different tools used for cutting. The cooking, the different ovens. The mashing, how do they m…
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Same plant - very different tastes Espadin subspecies tasting. 3 Different Espadines, from different regions, with different techniques. Raicilla La Venenosa Tabernas Mezcal Mina Real Blanco Mezcal Fidencio Clásico Raicilla La Venenosa Tabernas Mezcal Mina Real Blanco Mezcal Fidencio ClásicoBy Albert Menacher, Diego Garibay Petersen, Cate Czerwinski
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The processes around creating Mezcales The goal is to try and give you an idea of the process Agave distills go through to become Spirits. The process is complicated but very interesting. If you know the process for other distills, then it will not be so hard grasp the idea, but each distill has its own characteristics. The 3 most important factors…
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The 101 of Mezcal In this first chapter we will try to differentiate the Agave distills, uncover some myths, and explain how to drink it. We will give some information about the Appellations of origin and explain a bit about the complexity and variety of the Agave plant. Agave fieldsClose upBy Albert Menacher, Diego Garibay Petersen, Cate Czerwinski
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