I had the pleasure of catching up with an old friend. Ivan Vasquez is a true inspiration for immigrants. I got the chance to hear his  story of how he came to the United States from Oaxaca. From there he told me about his path to owning the largest Mezcaleria in the United States. No matter where you begin hard work and aspirations will take you wherever you want to get.  Mezcal is the mother of tequila. There are 9 regions in Mexico that mezcal can be made in and it’s still growing. 90% of the production comes out of Oaxaca which is were Ivan is from. With over 150 species of agave around 30 types of agaves  are used to making mezcal currently and only 1 for making tequila.  The process of making mezcal is: harvesting, cooking it underground, mashing it, double distilling in either copper or clay, and bottle in it or aging it. Barlingual is the leading cocktail lifestyle company in LA: From full bar program development to conceiving and executing exquisite special events of all types and sizes. You can follow at: https://www.barlingual.com/ https://www.instagram.com/barlingual/

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"An Immigrant's Story" - Podcast Interview w/ Owner of Madre Restaurants, Ivan Vasquez

We were so fortunate to get Aaron Elliott from Monterey Bay Wine Company to come in during our staff training for Pier House bar & restaurant in Venice, CA. He is at the top of his game when it comes to knowledge of wines, the history of where and how they originated, and how different varieties came into play. There's some really valuable information here that can give you a good foundation for wine knowledge.  This can help you with customers, but also with vendors in knowing which eines to choose for your bar or restaurant. Barlingual is the leading cocktail lifestyle company in LA: From full bar program development to conceiving and executing exquisite special events of all types and sizes. You can follow at: https://www.barlingual.com/ https://www.instagram.com/barlingual/ https://anchor.fm/barlingual

"Wine 101" - Training w/ Aaron Elliott from Monterey Bay Wine Co

This is a clip from some of the training we did for the opening of a new bar in Venice, CA called Pier House.  We had our friend, Aaron, a wine expert and consultor,come in to talk to the staff and give a brief history lesson about wine, the different regions its made and how that can affect the taste.   We decided to highlight this clip because he describes how grapes arrived in California, thus leading to California's surgence in the wine game.  No, grapes were not always available here in California.  He describes the different climates between northern and southern California.   Barlingual is the leading cocktail lifestyle company in LA: From full bar program development to conceiving and executing exquisite special events of all types and sizes.  You can follow at:   https://www.barlingual.com/  https://www.instagram.com/barlingual/ 

"How Grapes Arrived in California"

The Barlingual Podcast is for anyone interested in, or actively working in the bar and restauarant industry. Our goal is to provide information from industry experts, bar training, and others to the listener. Barlingual is the leading cocktail lifestyle company in LA: From full bar program development to conceiving and executing exquisite special events of all types and sizes.

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