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 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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Distillation

The distillation takes place in copper or stainless steel pot stills or in continuous distillation towers

Tequila is distilled twice. The first distillation is known as smashing (destrozamiento), it takes a couple of hours and it yields the “ordinario”, meaning a liquid with an alcohol level of around 20%

The second distillation, also known as “rectificación”, takes between 3 to 4 hours. The result of this process is a liquid with an alcohol level near 55%

During the distillation processes, the substances are divided into 3 parts. The heads (cabezas), that contain unwanted aldehydes, are disposed of. The heart (corazon) is used for the Tequila, while the tails (colas) are sometimes recycled in the following distillation and other times are simply discarded

After the second distillation, a transparent liquid is obtained that can already be considered as silver Tequila or it can be aged to become another type of Tequila


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