Our last hurrah for this season. The god of weather was in a good mood and so we were able to meet and record outside during a cold but sunny winter day in Berlin. This chapter's sprits: - Los Danzantes Arroqueño - Lopez Real Espadín (the travelling bottle) - Lalo's magic juice (Sacapalabras Pechuga) - Flor del Desierto Sotol - Sietes Noches Espadín (thanks Fernando) We will continue to record for Season 4, which will probably take us the better part of the year. In the meantime you can check out great Agave content from these shows in order of first appearance: Show de Vie - https://showdevie.com/ Maestros del Mezcal - http://maestrosdelmezcal.com/ Hey Hey Agave - https://tuyo.nyc/blogs/hey-hey-agave Agave Lessons - https://www.agavelessons.com/ Mezcal del Bueno - https://audioboom.com/channels/4999525 Agave Road Trip https://agaveroadtrip.com/ If you are looking for places to buy Agave and Sotol spirits in Europe, we have compiled a separate page for you: https://www.elixirofthegodspodcast.com/?page_id=419 Connect with us! Elixir of the Gods Instagram - @elixirpodcast Elixir of the Gods Facebook - @elixirofthegods Elixir of the Gods Twitter - @elixirpodcast Elixir of the Gods Mail - elixirofthegodspodcast@gmail.com

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S3.C7: Finale, Podcast recommendations

In this chapter we are exploring Sotol and the craftsmanship behind it. Though there are many parallels to the Agave universe and Sotol makers suffered from the same injustices as their maguey cousins, it is a different world with unique challenges and opportunities. Isaac and Sergio are behind two separate brands but have the same mission, namely that Sotol is recognized as a high quality artisanal product that stands for itself. They share their know how of the history and give us their outlook on the future. There is also a fascinating part about rattlesnake venom. Get in touch with Isaac from Casa Montes Instagram - @sotolcasamontes Facebook - @sotolcasamontes Get in touch with Sergio from Flor del Desierto Instagram - @sotolflordeldesierto Facebook - @sotolflordeldesierto Twitter - @sotolflor Get in touch with Us: Elixir of the Gods Instagram - @elixirpodcast Elixir of the Gods Facebook - @elixirofthegods Elixir of the Gods Twitter - @elixirpodcast Elixir of the Gods Mail - elixirofthegodspodcast@gmail.com

S3.C6: The world of Sotol with Isaac Montes and Sergio Gonzalez, part 2

S3.C5: The world of Sotol with Isaac Montes and Sergio Gonzalez, part 1

For this chapter, which we recorded back in July, we invited a guest who really doesn't have to be introduced. We'll do it anyway ;-) Ulises Torrentera's love for literature has brought him to Mezcal and his love for Mezcal has inspired his literature. For example, his non-fiction book Mezcalaria, first published in 2001, is a result of his research for a novel. Ulises does not use his creativity for writing alone. He runs In Situ, a Mezcaleria in Oaxaca and also owns the In Situ and Farolito Brands. And he occasionally uses his hands to craft a batch of our beloved spirit himself. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us! We spoke to Ulises in Spanish with on-the-fly translation to English. Get in touch with Ulises: Instagram - @ulisestorrentera Twitter - @ulisestorrenter Website - https://www.insitumezcaleria.com/ Facebook - @insitu.mx Mail - mezcalaria@hotmail.com Get in touch with Us: Elixir of the Gods Instagram - @elixirpodcast Elixir of the Gods Facebook - @elixirofthegods Elixir of the Gods Twitter - @elixirpodcast Elixir of the Gods Mail - elixirofthegodspodcast@gmail.com We recorded this episode back in July and it is a mixed English-Spanish episode.

S3.C4: The Novelist - with Ulises Torrentera

Our guest Silvia escaped from a life in marketing industrial products and took a very different path. As one of the co-founders of Mezcaloteca she has taken on the quest to educate people about the history and culture of Aguardientes de Agave. Learn more about her work on the preservation of traditions and her legendary library in Oaxaca in this spectacular chapter! (This was our first remote recording, so please excuse the occasional audio problems) Get in touch with Silvia: Instagram - @mezcaloteca Twitter - @mezcaloteca Website - https://www.mezcaloteca.com/ Facebook - @mezcaloteca Mail - lamezcaloteca@gmail.com Get in touch with Us: Elixir of the Gods Instagram - @elixirpodcast Elixir of the Gods Facebook - @elixirofthegods Elixir of the Gods Twitter - @elixirpodcast Elixir of the Gods Mail - elixirofthegodspodcast@gmail.com

S3.C3: The Librarian - with Silvia Philion from Mezcaloteca

Teddy knows almost every Mezcal lover in Europe, and almost every Mezcal lover in Europe knows Teddy. He has a unique way to manage getting his hands at as many different varieties of this wonderful juice as possible. In this chapter you can follow along on his journey starting at his very first sip - or as he calls it "kiss" - and he tells us about his time in Mexico as well as his efforts promoting our beloved spirit to his friends. Get in touch with Teddy: Instagram - @stefkebeer Get in touch with Us: Elixir of the Gods Instagram - @elixirpodcast Elixir of the Gods Facebook - @elixirofthegods Elixir of the Gods Twitter - @elixirpodcast Elixir of the Gods Mail - elixirofthegodspodcast@gmail.com

S3.C2: The Enthusiast - with Stefan "Teddy" Aerts

Yes! Elixir of the Gods is back for a new season! Over the year we have recorded some (in our view) very insightful and enlightening conversations, but for this one we just wanted to have a good time. In this chapter you will find out more about the upcoming season and we are enjoying a carefully selected flight together - even though we recorded in two different places. We will release a new episode every two weeks from now on. In the coming chapters we will have guests, most of them from Mexico, amongst them an enthusiast, a librarian a story teller and two Sotoleros. We keep their names a secret for now :-) We are also looking for people who have experience in glass ageing and have expert knowledge about Bacanora.

S3.C1: The wisdoms of mezcal

This is a short one. And the last one for a little while. We are recapping Season 2 , which has enabled us to have some outstanding conversations with giants of the Agave world. Thanks again to all our guests and to you for listening and giving us feedback! For Season 3 we will try to keep up the quality and we are looking forward to it (we hope that some of the ideas we have hatched already will become a reality... For those of you who are in Berlin, you can meet Diego at the Craft Spirits Berlin convention March 7 & 8. But stop! Before turning your device off, please enjoy the interview with Alex from Auroom in Munich. He is a listener of the first hour and you will experience his love for Agave in our interview. Every time Albert visits Auroom, it feels more like a Mezcaleria, as the Agave expressions are taking over. But nonetheless you will also find excellent cocktails there too. Unfortunately we did the interview back in July 2019 before his trip to Oaxaca - so we might have him as a guest in the 3rd season as well. Albert & Alex Please also check out our Map of Bars and feel free to contribute. Reach out: Elixir of the Gods Instagram - @elixirpodcast Elixir of the Gods Facebook - @elixirofthegods Elixir of the Gods Twitter - @elixirpodcast Elixir of the Gods Mail - elixirofthegodspodcast@gmail.com

S2.C10: Finale, Craft Spirits Berlin, Bars: Auroom - with Alex Wimmer

In this chapter we are joined by Cate, a tequila nerd and wonderful conversation partner. She gave us some insight into her experiences at the Fortaleza bartender program last year - a trip that let her experience the hard work, craftsmanship and arts of creating Agave spirits first hand. She also shared some amazing spirits from her personal collection with us, one of them a "dusty bottle" of Herradura which gave Diego some serious goosebumps. Enjoy! If you are listening to this episode on Spotify - you can find the show notes with pictures and links here: https://www.elixirofthegodspodcast.com/?p=344

S2.Ch9: Bartender Work Program - with Cate Czerwinski

Fernando - co-owner of our Berlin's most favorite Mezcal bar "La Tentación" - has planned a spectacular trip to his birthplace Oaxaca from September 1st to September 10th 2020. When we read about it, we wanted to create some more awareness of this tour to our listeners and asked Fernando if he can walk us through the schedule. So we could learn more about the Mecca of Mezcal and you can decide if you want to join this trip. You can contact Fernando directly ( fernando@tentacionmezcalothek.de ) La Tentanción: https://www.facebook.com/tentacionbeer/ http://www.tentacionmezcalothek.de/ https://www.instagram.com/tentacion_de/ Get in touch with us! https://twitter.com/ElixirPodcast https://www.facebook.com/elixirofthegods/ https://www.https://www.elixirofthegodspodcast.com/ https://www.instagram.com/elixirpodcast/ Schedule: Tuesday, September 1st 15:00 - 17:00 Oaxacan Buffet 18:00 - 21:00 Mezcal tasting at In Situ 21:30 - 22:30 Tacos for dinner! Wednesday, September 2nd 07:00 - 14:00 (3. Sep)Visit to Paranubes (Oaxacan Rum and prizewinning as the product of the year at the BCB) Thursday, September 3rd 15:00 - 16:30 Traditional food at the Hotel 09:30 - 22:30 Oaxacan Craft Beer & Mezcal tasting + Dinner + Surprise Friday, September 4th 08:00 - 09:30 Traditional oaxacan breakfast at the hotel 10:30 - 14:00 Hierve el agua + Mitla 15:00 - 17:30 Palenque Gracias a Dios (Mezcal & oaxacan gin) + Traditional food 19:30 - 22:30 Mexican cantina + dinner Saturday, September 5th 07:00 - 08:00 Traditional Breakfast at the Hotel 11:00 - 16:00 Visit to a Miahuatlan Palenque + Mezcal tasting + Food 18:00 - 19:59 Mezcal tasting at Neta 20:00 - 22:00 Tacos for dinner Sunday, September 6th 09:00 - 10:00 Traditional Breakfast at the hotel 11:00 - 15:00 Visit to Teotitlan del Valle + Tlacolula Market + Food at the market 16:00 - 18:00 Santo Domingo Museum 19:00 - 22:00 Slow food dinner + Mezcales at La Biznaga Monday, September 7th 07:30 - 08:30 Traditional Breakfast at the hotel 11:00 - 15:00 Visit to Real Minero & Proyecto LAM 15:30 - 16:30 Traditional food at Conchita 17:00 - 19:00 Mezcal tasting at Ocotlan with Mr. Santaella 20:00 - 22:00 Mezcal tasting at La Mezcaloteca 22:30 - 23:30 Tlayudas for dinner Tuesday, September 8th 09:00 - 10:30 Tacos de guisado at La Abuela 11:30 - 16:00 Cooking class + visit to the market by Rodolfo Castellanos (Mexico's Top Chef 2016) 16:01 - 18:01 Cocktail class 18:01 - 23:59 Day off so you can do some tourism at the city center Wednesday, September 9th 07:00 - 08:00 Traditional Breakfast at the hotel 09:30 - 14:00 Monte Alban 15:00 - 16:00 Nieves(Oaxacan Ice cream) at La soledad Church 16:30 - 17:30 Traditional food at the Pasillo de Humo 18:00 - 19:00 Aguas de Casilda 19:01 - 23:59 Day off (With some recommendations) Thursday, September 10th 08:30 - 09:30 Traditional Breakfast at the hotel 11:00 - 15:00 Visit to "Los Danzantes" palenque + Mezcal tasting + Food(To be confirmed) 15:01 - 16:01 Last toast of the trip

S2.C8: Sign up for a guided tour of Oaxaca - with Fernando Bolaños

This bar episode takes us to Manchester. Already in July 2019 and only equipped with a tiny microphone (so please excuse the sound quality) Albert met with Adam to discuss the love for Agave based spirits in Northern England. Crazy Pedro´s mixes Pizza and Agave, so it is not a classical Mezcaleria, however their range of spirits is excellent. No matter if you like your spirits in pure form or in a cocktail, Crazy Pedro's can fix you up in three locations. We have marked all of them in our custom map for you. Get in touch with "Crazy Pedro's:" https://crazypedros.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/CrazyPedros/ https://www.instagram.com/crazypedros/ https://twitter.com/CrazyPedros/ Get in touch with us! https://twitter.com/ElixirPodcast https://www.facebook.com/elixirofthegods/ https://www.https://www.elixirofthegodspodcast.com/ https://www.instagram.com/elixirpodcast/

S2.C7: Bars: "Crazy Pedro's" with Adam Wilson

Carl and Albert took a walk through Berlin to talk about our favourite topic! A couple of days before Carl made an experiment in Berlin's La Tentancion Mezcaleria where he served the same drink three times, but each time with a different Agave spirit, showing how little details can make a big impact. Albert wanted to know more about his approach towards mixing spirits that are not predictable and about his history with Tequila and Mezcal. You can find "The Barking Dog" and other great European bars on this custom map: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ld6xDBs1V40TuyybiTJpGy3_JwUNOOlm&usp=sharing The Barking Dog on Social Media: https://twitter.com/BarkingDogCPH http://facebook.com/barkingdogcph http://thebarkingdog.dk Get in touch with us! https://twitter.com/ElixirPodcast https://www.facebook.com/elixirofthegods/ https://www.https://www.elixirofthegodspodcast.com/ https://www.instagram.com/elixirpodcast/

S2.C6: Bars: The Barking Dog with Carl Wrangel

Roberto Artusio and Cristian Bugiada are Italian Mezcal legends. Roberto is the owner of Jerry Thomas Speakeasy and Cristian Bugiada is a partner of Freni e Frizioni. Together they created La Punta Expendio de Agave in Rome, which is a Mezcaleria, only dedicated to Agave spirits and offers more than 600 expressions. Their passion for Agave did not go unnoticed by Mexico's official regulatory board for Mezcal (CONSECO REGULATOR DE MEZCAL or CRM ) and it officially declared them “Mezcal Ambassadors”, an honor which at the time of our interview only five people outside of America have received. We took the chance to speak to Roberto and Cristian during BCB. We dug deeper into their passion for everything Maguey, their other projects and the connection they feel - as Italians - to Mexico. Our interview with them also starts our long announced series of European bar recommendations. We had to do this interview in a noisy environment, please excuse the not so optimal sound quality You can find our evolving European Map of Mezcal bars here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ld6xDBs1V40TuyybiTJpGy3_JwUNOOlm&usp=sharing Please don't hesitate to contact us with your recommendations. Connect with us: Mail: elixirofthegodspodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elixirofthegods/ Instagram: @elixirpodcast Twitter: @elixirpodcast

S2.C5: The Ambassadors - with Roberto Artusio and Cristian Bugiada

We took advantage of BCB to speak to Don Guillermo Erickson Sauza, an absolute legend in the industry. Of course we talked about his brand "Fortaleza" but the conversation went deeper into family and why Guillermo's heart is in Mexico.

S2.C4: Tequila - with Don Guillermo Erickson Sauza from Fortaleza

Our guest Sergio "Cache" Mendoza takes us to Mexico with his poetic words and his passion. In a conversation respectful to the brothers Tequila and Mezcal we also learned that there used to be five levels to describe the maturity of agave plants. Recorded at Bar Convent Berlin (please excuse the background noise).

S2.C3: Mezcal & Tequila - with Sergio Mendoza from Derrumbes and Don Fulano

Follow two passionate Agave spirit enthusiasts into the world of Mezcal, Bacanora, Raicilla, Sotol, Tequila and more. Find out about the culture and tradition surrounding this beautiful drink. Follow the process from the seed to the bottle, uncover myths, hear about controversies and decide on the right Mezcal for you by knowing how to decode the label. And of course we are going to sample what some call "Elixir of the gods"- a lot of it! A Mexican-German co-production, made in Berlin.

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