Everything in a bottle of Cazcanes is authentic and handmade.  The bottle itself is recycled glass, made in Guadalajara, as well as the wooden tops which take 12 days to shape and stain.  The name Cazcanes comes from the Western/Northern Central Mexican tribe, the Caxan people, that use to live in and around several states in Mexico, specifically Jalisco; the legends state that they were either the only tribe to not be conquered by the Spaniards or the last one.  So that’s where the name comes from, “Unconquerable spirit.”

Additive free. Certified Kosher and Certified Organic.  Three ingredients make up this tequila; water agave and yeast.  No sugar, no caramel coloring, no glycerin, nothing but the goodness from Earth.

We’ll welcome our host Dan Searing, the Spirit Specialist for award-winning wine and spirits distributor Winebow in MD and DC, a job he has enjoyed for 13 years. He is a founding member and past vice president of the DC Craft Bartenders Guild, a former owner of now closed DC bar Room 11, and author of The Punch Bowl (2011). A long-time agave spirits enthusiast, Dan was the bar manager for Jose Andres’ Mexican restaurant Oyamel when it opened in 2004 and has visited distilleries in Oaxaca and Tequila.