The original and largest only Tequila & Mezcal Fest in the UK

THE BIGGEST EUROPEAN AGAVE EXTRAVAGANZA

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THE BIGGEST EUROPEAN AGAVE EXTRAVAGANZA

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THE BIGGEST EUROPEAN AGAVE EXTRAVAGANZA

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THE BIGGEST EUROPEAN AGAVE EXTRAVAGANZA

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The festival celebrates both traditional and contemporary Mexico.  It is a true journey across the country, a one-off opportunity to sample the finest agave spirits and meet distillers and creators behind one of the most up-and-coming spirit categories.

We are coming back this Autumn on the 8th and 9th of September. With more brands, masterclasses and seminars. This year’s Tequila & Mezcal fest will be held at Studio 9294 located in Hackney Wick.

If you have any enquiries please do not hestitate in getting in touch with us.

PARTICIPATING BRANDS

PARTNERS & CONTRIBUTORS

 
Aeromexico Tequila Mezcal Fest
Los Cabos Tequila Fest
 
 
Aeromexico Tequila Mezcal Fest
Los Cabos Tequila Fest
 
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Cooking

The cooking converts the complex carbohydrates of the agave heads into simple sugars, suitable for fermentation and also softens the heads to make the process of sugar extraction easier The most traditional cooking takes place in brick or stone ovens in a process that lasts from 50 to 72 hours involving steam injection. This process can also take place in steel tanks of several ton capacity, known as “autoclaves”.

The higher sealed capability of these tanks allows the required time for this process to be reduced to 14 or even 8 hours After the juices have been extracted, known as fresh must (mosto fresco), these may be used to produce either Tequila or Tequila 100% Agave. The difference being that, in the case of Tequila, after the fermentation these juices are mixed with sugars obtained from sources other than the Agave Tequilana Weber blue variety, if and when they maintain a ratio of 51% Agave sugars minimum and the remaining 49% from other sources


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