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Recipe: 5:10 to Bacanora
Enjoy this delicious bacanora cocktail at home with Eddie Payne’s recipe!
President Signs Bill Promoting Southern Arizona’s Culture & Heritage
After more than a decade of building a broad base of bipartisan support, the Santa Cruz Valley in Southern Arizona was designated as a National Heritage Area.
Meet the Speaker: Rodrigo Medellín
We’re thrilled to welcome Rodrigo Medellín, the Bat Man of Mexico, known for his work in the field of bat conservation, jaguars, bighorn sheep, and ocelot, among others, to the 2019 Agave Heritage Festival!
CNN Travel: If not for women, there'd be no tequila
Tequila's women play a large role in the production of the spirit and have found a way to make a living through other crafty means as well.
2019 Festival Speakers & Presenters
We’re thrilled to have amazing returning and new speakers and presenters for Agave Heritage Festival 2019!
Tucson Joins Délice Network of Good Food Cities Around the World
Tucson, Arizona has been accepted as a member in the Délice Network.
National Geographic: The Wild, Vibrant History of Mexican Tequila
“When George Clooney and Rande Gerber’s tequila company, Casamigos, sold for $1 billion last year, it begged the question: How did the once-humble swill become so swank? A trek through Mexico distills all.”
Artisanal Mexican Mezcals Travel to Tucson
Artisanal Mexican mezcal producers travel to Tucson for Agave Heritage Festival!
Recipe: Home Baked Agave
Learn how to harvest and bake agave at home with Carolyn Niethammer’s tutorial!
Tequila | Hills of Blue & Gold
Close your eyes and take a journey with me south of the border through rolling hills gleaming of azul (blue) and oro (gold).
Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Mezcal-Flavored Coleslaw
Take your coleslaw to the next level with local ingredients using this recipe from Gary Nabhan and Barry Infuso!
Recipe: Mayahuel and Her Five Sisters Succotash
Mayahuel is the Nahuatl name for the Aztec goodness of agaves. The addition of agave gives the vegetables in the succotash a rich, smoky glaze that both heightens and integrates their flavors.
Recipe: Tequila Cocoa Balls
Blend some of the best things in life - tequila and chocolate - using this recipe!
Mezcal as Food, Beverage, & Heritage | Part 3
Put a little wildness back into your food and drink, and you will likely become healthier for it!
Mezcal as Food, Beverage, & Heritage | Part 2
Did you know that extensive prehistoric landscapes of mescal fields underlie much of the Tucson Basin?
Mezcal as Food, Beverage, & Heritage | Part 1
“Welcome to the Agave family!” was the way that late Arizona botanist Howard Scott Gentry used to greet aficionados of these wondrously-shaped and deliciously-tasting desert-adapted plants.