Bartender Journey - Cocktails. Spirits. Bartending Culture. Libations For Your Ears.

I was honored to have the opportunity to travel to Mexico recently as a guest of Tequila Patrón. The trip was a is a program developed in conjunction with the United States Bartenders Guild (USBG) and Tequila Patrón. It's the Bartender Journey Podcast #202!  Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on iTunes, Android or Stitcher Radio. A group of 25 Bartenders from all over the U.S. and Canada were treated to an amazing experience on this trip. We saw one of the farms that Patrón contracts with to supply them with harvested agaves. We were treated to lunch at the beautiful Hacienda Patrón, and then given a thorough tour of the distillery, (more about this later). Cocktail of the Week: Margarita 2 oz 1 Lime Juice ¾ oz Grand Marnier ¼ Simple Syrup Shake with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, or a double old fashioned glass with fresh ice. Lime garnish. Book of the week ¡Tequila!: Distilling the Spirit of Mexico Director of Eduction for Patrón Chris Spake – was our host and gui