Latest Sotol Podcast Episodes
S5.C7 - The Wrap Up with Esteban Garibi
Elixir of the Gods - June 30, 2023 14:25 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt's a wrap. On the drive back to Guadalajara, Esteban, Cate and Diego reflect on their journey and all the places they visited, but didn't have the opportunity to record.
S5.C6 - Lobo
Elixir of the Gods - June 30, 2023 14:23 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 4 ratingsEl Lobo is a legend. Soft spoken, much like his products, he uses a philosophical approach to create unique flavors. You will always immediately know a Lobo expression when you try one.
S5.C5 - Benito
Elixir of the Gods - June 30, 2023 14:20 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsUnlike most other maestros in this season, Benito's family doesn't have a long tradition of distilling. His scientific approach, love for the plants, and approach to leadership, however, make him a rising star. His products are exciting and innovative.
S5.C4 - Don Beto & Dona Juana
Elixir of the Gods - April 15, 2023 15:23 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsPreview Text snippets This is the third stop, the beach! Don Beto and Dona Juana took amazing care of us, and Dona Juana is a mean cook!
S5.C3 - Don Chalio and Blanca
Elixir of the Gods - April 15, 2023 15:22 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe made it to Cabo Corrientes! First Stop: "Rancho el Cono" Don Chalio and Blanca, explained everything about their taberna and the tradition that runs in the family for generations.
S5.C2 - Don Arturo & Jocelyn
Elixir of the Gods - April 15, 2023 15:21 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsPreview Text snippets Tuxpan. Arturo, his Family, Carnitas, Raicilla, Tradition. We were so excited to begin our travel and get to meet one of the greatest producers. Arturo is young but comes from a long line of producers. The tradition in this Taberna is vibrant.
S5.C1 - Introduction to Jalisco Trip
Elixir of the Gods - April 15, 2023 15:20 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor this season we went on a road trip through the state of Jalisco and we had the opportunity to meet the maestros, maestras and their families at their homes. Where it seemed appropriate Cate and Diego recorded their conversations that we are now sharing with you. Albert was with us only in spi...
S4.C3: Carl and the Agave Family
Elixir of the Gods - November 26, 2021 08:25 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 4 ratingsCarl Wrangel is our guests on today's chapter. He represents Agave love from a bartender and bar owner perspective. We do not know how different the European knowledge of our beloved spirits would be without Carl, but we are pretty sure it would be less educated and less passionate. In our conve...
S4.C2: Noble Coyote - with Bernardo Sada and Nikša Pirović
Elixir of the Gods - November 12, 2021 10:15 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsYou might have already met Bernardo and Nikša in our season premiere, but it took us about two years from being introduced to the first bottle of Noble Coyote at a bar in Munich to get to this conversation that we recorded back in July 2021. In fact, the recording was the first time we saw each ...
S4.C1: BCB 2021 with Gernot Allnoch, Ioannis Sideromenos, Iván Saldaña, Nikša Pirović and Bernardo Sada
Elixir of the Gods - October 31, 2021 14:58 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor our season premiere we mingled with the crowd again, and it was glorious. Starved for face-to-face human contact the European spirits world met up at BCB - in a new location and at a smaller scale than the years before. Nevertheless we were able to capture interesting conversations on our aud...
S3.C7: Finale, Podcast recommendations
Elixir of the Gods - January 08, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur 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 Pech...
S3.C6: The world of Sotol with Isaac Montes and Sergio Gonzalez, part 2
Elixir of the Gods - December 25, 2020 17:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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 t...
S3.C5: The world of Sotol with Isaac Montes and Sergio Gonzalez, part 1
Elixir of the Gods - December 18, 2020 22:59 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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 t...
S3.C4: The Novelist - with Ulises Torrentera
Elixir of the Gods - December 04, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor 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 Mezcalari...
S3.C3: The librarian - with Silvia Philion from Mezcaloteca
Elixir of the Gods - November 20, 2020 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur 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 trad...
S3.C3: The Librarian - with Silvia Philion from Mezcaloteca
Elixir of the Gods - November 20, 2020 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur 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 trad...
S3.C2: The Enthusiast - with Stefan "Teddy" Aerts
Elixir of the Gods - November 06, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsTeddy 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...
S3.C1: The wisdoms of mezcal
Elixir of the Gods - October 23, 2020 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsYes! 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 carefull...
S2.C10: Finale, Craft Spirits Berlin, Bars: Auroom - with Alex Wimmer
Elixir of the Gods - March 03, 2020 15:18 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis 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 th...
S2.C9: Bartender Work Program - with Cate Czerwinski
Elixir of the Gods - February 21, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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 als...
S2.C8: Sign up for a guided tour of Oaxaca - with Fernando Bolaños
Elixir of the Gods - January 30, 2020 21:09 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsFernando - 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 ca...
S2.C7: Bars: "Crazy Pedro's" with Adam Wilson
Elixir of the Gods - January 24, 2020 05:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis 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 Mezcaleri...
S2.C6: Bars: The Barking Dog with Carl Wrangel
Elixir of the Gods - January 11, 2020 09:52 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsCarl 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 imp...
S2.C5: The Ambassadors - with Roberto Artusio and Cristian Bugiada
Elixir of the Gods - December 26, 2019 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsRoberto 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 t...
S2.C4: Tequila - with Don Guillermo Ericsson Sauza from Fortaleza
Elixir of the Gods - November 22, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe took advantage of BCB to speak to Don Guillermo Ericsson 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
Elixir of the Gods - November 22, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe 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.C3: Mezcal & Tequila - with Sergio Mendoza from Derrumbes and Don Fulano
Elixir of the Gods - November 01, 2019 12:56 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur 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 ...
S2.Bonus - BCB introduction
Elixir of the Gods - November 01, 2019 12:07 - 4 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe went to BCB to meet with some very respected people in the Agave industry. This intro-episode is just a quick warm-up before we go deep. We were able to have conversations with Sergio "Cache" Mendoza (Don Fulano, Derrumbes), Don Guillermo Ericsson Sauza (Fortaleza) and from Rome's famous "La P...
S2.C2: Oaxaca - with Axel Huhn from Mezcaleria Berlin
Elixir of the Gods - October 04, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this episode we are welcoming Axel Huhn who is one of the true Agave pioneers in Germany. Many years ago life brought him to Oaxaca and in return his continuously bringing back some excellent spirits which you can order at mezcaleria.de. While our intention was to talk mainly about the state o...
S2.C1: Jalisco - with Christian Schrader Goette from Agavera
Elixir of the Gods - September 24, 2019 17:43 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur guest today is Christian Schrader Goette from Agavera, an online shop around Mexican culture. He comes from Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco and we are using this opportunity to talk about spirits from this region - which is so much more than "just" Tequila. Christian is also the organiz...
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