The Tequila Business
Your host is Adam Fodor, economist, tequila sommelier and consultant. In this channel, we talk business. We cover tequila markets, brands and trends pursuing the truth from a supply/demand perspective.
Episodes
9 episodes
Bar Innovation! Exclusive Tequila Membership Club - Interview with Blaine McGowan, owner of Chido Tacos and Tequila
In this episode Blaine tells us his story on how he got started in the bar and restaurant world from ground zero with no prior industry experience using his skills from his former profession. Very inspirational!
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Episode 9
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44:19
South East Asia Tequila Market - Interview with Brian Werner, Managing Director of East West Asia, tequila importer
If you want to learn more about the drinking culture and the tequila business in South East Asia, in this episode we discuss this with Brian.
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Interview with restaurant owner Alfonso Leon - The Mexican family who opened 500 restaurants in the US
A family from San Jose de la Paz, Jalisco living in the United States. A proud family that built a whole new life and by now owns ~500 restaurants in the US. Today we have Alfonso Leon and we talk about Mexican restaurants, tequila, cocktails, ...
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Episode 7
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1:05:25
Exploring The growth of the Tequila Market in India
In this episode we talked about the tequila market of India. Its growth, rules, intereting facts. Today's guest, head of Grape Xpectaitons and VP of International Tequila Academy-India, Kunal Kaul who talks about tequila importation, taxes, cel...
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Episode 6
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44:50
Falling LOVE (with) IN TEQUILA! Why being a bartender is better than being a teacher
Love in tequila, aka falling love with tequila ➡️ Interview with Florida's probably most enthusiastic bartender and tequila lover, Lauren Castaño who tells us about how her teacher career shifted towards tequila and what it's like to be part of...
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Episode 5
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56:18
The Tequila Market in South Africa - Interview with Keegan Smith, VP of Southern Africa, International Tequila Academy
Join us as we discover tequila in Mexico's brother country South-Africa. Not many people know but SA is the country which is geographically Mexico's copy paste, agave growing everywhere. On this journey our guide is Tequila Sommelier, Kee...
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Single barrel tequila SOLD OUT in just 3 weeks! Interview with Greg Bartolotta, NY restaurant owner
In this episode we interview New York Bar, Restaurant owner, Greg Bartolotta a.k.a. Aged Agave. With many years of experience in the industry Greg talks about how is it to run a successful restaurant, his single barrel tequila projects, how a t...
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Episode 3
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54:39
Tequila and Music - Business decisions as a craft agave oriented restaurant's Beverage Director.
How do agave spirits relate to music? What is it like to run a craft or traditionally agave spirits only oriented restaurant chain? Spending some quality time learning with Patrick Timmis, the beverage director of the Bien Trucha group.
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Episode 2
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1:14:18
Behind the Scenes: G4 Success Story |The Tequila that is Sold Out Before it Leaves the Distillery
How G4 tequila became one of the best selling craft spirit starting from gound zero to being sold out before it leaves the distillery, on its way to more than double its sales in 2024. Conversation with Shawn Miller from the importer PKGD group...
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Episode 1
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