Lorena Terán Ibarra is the director of Copita Project for El Buho Mezcal where she leads the regenerative agriculture and educational programs.
Initiated by the founders of El Buho, the Copita Project seeks to replenish and preserve the balance of the natural environment while planting cultivated and semi-cultivated agaves.
Félix Hernandez Monterroza and his wife Adriana Correa are the co-founders of Agua del Sol. Fred Sanchez is the founder and managing partner of Bad Hombre Importing. We learn why they are committed to providing affordable traditional spirits to their communities and the important roles the maestr@s play within them.
Martha Garza Vazquez joins us to talk about Cuero Viejo Mezcal, seasonal bottlings, the diverse ecology of Nombre de Dios and the magic that surrounds the region.
Gabriela Badillo joins us to talk about her animated project 68 voices 68 hearts, an animated series of Mexican indigenous stories told in their native language.
*Links to resources we discussed (updated regularly)
We check in with Ferron to discuss how the agave spirits community is responding to COVID 19, Mezcalistas' new virtual programming, and her recent trip to Michoacan.
A two-part series featuring Elisandro Gonzalez Molina of Tosba Mezcal. We learn the origin story of Tosba, from growing up in a small mountain village to having a full production palenque with a robust cultivation and reforestation program.
Jason Paul Cox, owner of Cinco Sentidos joins us to discuss thebrands' origin, the new Mixteca collection and his latest project, an agricole-style rum.
Dalton Kreiss & Hanna Woodside of Maguey Melate share their story. We talk about their agave spirits subscription club and why highlighting the producer is as important as the spirit.
