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The Latest Affront To Traditional Mezcal: NOM 199
The Latest Affront To Traditional Mezcal: NOM 199 by Clayton J. Szczech, December 4, 2015 Half of Mexico’s population lives in poverty, and yet the country’s Secretary of the Economy is making it a priority to clarify the definitions of frozen shots and Slivovitz. No, really. Oh yeah, and at the same time, renew its attempts to…
Tequila: It’s not just a drink, it’s a place (Associated Press, July 2011)
“The luckiest tourists arrive with Clayton Szczech of Experience Tequila. He’s a Portland resident who loves the culture and history so much that he now guides tequila-curious tourists. The Lonely Planet-recommended guide is the first gringo to hold the TT certification of the country’s Tequila Regulatory Council, which means he is as adept at discerning…
Live on CNN for National Tequila Day
[youtube_video id=VHFMmclVPRk width=460 height=285] Experience Tequila founder Clayton Szczech interviewed about tequila, tequila tours and National Tequila Day live on CNN en Espanol’s “Encuentro” with Claudia Palacios (in Spanish). More Experience Tequila media coverage.
Great Review in the Denver Post (September 2011)
“Best travel tip: Engaging the services of an expert guide (Clayton at info@ExperienceTequila.com) in advance is well worth the cost in order to get you into the underground caves and private tequila tastings.” See original itemMore Experience Tequila media coverage.
2020 Tour Update
July 20, 2020 Dear friends of Experience Agave, We are currently working with a public health consultant and our partner distilleries, hotels, and transportation providers to ensure that when our tours resume, Experience Agave will have effective safety protocols built into every aspect of our tours. We are preparing to implement social distancing, temperature checks, mask…
Spring 2021 Tour Update
What a year it has been. The human losses have been incalculable, and the economic ones staggering. Experience Agave has been shut down de facto since the second week of March, 2020.

