Latin American spirits Archive

A Rum Lovers’ Lounge at the Guatemala City Airport

Imagine rolling into the airport lounge before your flight and instead of the bottom-shelf liquor, cheap wine, and bad beer you’ll find included in U.S. lounges, you get to sip the best rum in the world instead. It’s not a dream: that’s the setting of the Ron Zacapa Casa de Ron in the Guatemala City [&hellip

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Is the Best Pisco From Peru or Chile?

Where can you find the best Pisco: in Chile or Peru? The answer you get will depend on which country you are in, but we’ll take a stab at it after tasting lots of both. When I went on a luxury yacht cruise on the Scenic Eclipse, we left one country that produces Pisco and [&hellip

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The Best Mexico Bars in 6 Mexican Cities

Where can you find the best Mexico bars? For a second year in a row, the judges at North America’s 50 Best Bars are going to try and tell you. Since drinking and bars are a subjective pastime we will leave it up to you if you follow their advice or not, but here is [&hellip

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Getting to Know Raicilla From Mexico

Bartenders and spirits connoisseurs are always looking for “the new new thing,” talking about what’s hot or up and coming in what’s getting on the radar of mixologists and sippers. You never really know what’s hot (and what’s lasting) until the lagging sales numbers come in, but I’m guessing raicilla might be the next one [&hellip

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Tequila Centenario Reposado: a Review of the Top Seller in Mexico

Can the best-selling spirit in a category really be something tasty? Or is it just swill wrapped up in an expensive marketing package? It depends on whether we’re talking about an export market or the origination market. The best-selling tequila in Mexico probably deserves a B- on the grading scale: Tequila Centenario Reposado. With tequila, [&hellip

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Exploring the San Felipe, Guanajuato Mezcal Route

When you hear the word mezcal, your reaction may be salivation or the opposite, but as with most acquired tastes, it takes some experimentation to find a flavor profile that resonates. While Oaxaca mezcal brands get all the fame, the ones from Guanajuato state appeal to sippers like me who normally gravitate more toward tequila [&hellip

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