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Indigenous Peoples’ Day Agave: The Spirit of a Nation Film
October 14, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
6-640 pm Agave Education/Tasting 645 pm-8 pm Film
Join us in celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2019 as we watch the award winning documentary Agave: The Spirit of a Nation.
The film showcases the passion & soul of some of the most beautiful alcohol spirits in the world, Mezcal & Tequila. You are taken on a journey to the world’s most bio-diverse landscape of the agave plant, Mexico; where families have been passing down the tradition of distilling agave for generations. Mezcal is the oldest spirit in the Americas being created 500+ years ago.
You’ll get an inside look at the family’s that produce their spirits in the mountains of Oaxaca to the highlands of Jalisco. Graciela Angeles Carreño, Aquilino García López & Carlos Camarena each tell a story of back breaking work, sacrifice and hope. Discover how agaves are reshaping the world’s of the Mexican people and beyond.
Mezcal Carreño, Maestro Dobel & others agave brands will be on hand educating & sampling prior to the film.