Designed for amateurs and professionals alike, the Introductory Course is intended to open your window into the vast and diverse world of agave spirits. We’ll learn the basics of how to taste like a spirits sommelier, learning how to identify aromas, flavors, and overall quality. Over the course of 2.5 hours, we’ll explore seven different agave spirits, each one with a unique history, production, and taste. You’ll leave this course with the tools to better appreciate agave spirits, and an urge to keep exploring these vast and diverse drinks.

Benefits

• Taught exclusively by experienced Masters of Agave Spirits.

• Rare, diverse and exclusive spirits that are hand selected by our Sommelier team.

• Understand quality balance and complexity, assess quality with your own skills.

Syllabus

1. Agave history, etymology, and diversity

2. Tequila Key Terms and Concepts

3. Mezcal Denomination of Origin

4. Bacanora Denomination of Origin

5. Raicilla Denomination of Origin

6. Tuxca Traditions

7. Sotol Denomination of Origin

8. Comiteco Identity

9.Tasting Techniques and Professional Analysis

Includes

• 2.5 Hours of in-person Instruction by Masters of Agave Spirits and Guild Certified Senior Spirits Instructors and Executive Sommeliers.

• Six Vials of Artisanal and Ancestral Agave Spirits

• Introductory Course Handbook

• Six Organoleptic Tasting Guides

- - - - GENERAL TASTING ROOM COURTESY ETIQUETTE:

Please avoid wearing perfume and cologne, scented lotions and creams, heavy lipstick, distracting make-up, or heavily fragranced hair, deodorant, or aromatized body products.

THANK YOU!

"CLASSES YOU DON'T WANT TO SKIP!"

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Somm Space is not wheelchair/handicap accessible - stair access only, please be advised and plan accordingly.