Tequila Without Filter, more than just a tasting

Think you know Tequila? Taste premium Tequilas while you learn & challenge what you know about it in a cozy cocktail bar in Leipzig.
About this Event

What to expect?

✨ Great high-quality Tequilas

👃 Blind tasting & sensory challenges

💡 Complex topics, made simple - I promise

🏷️ Learn to read the label and see beyond marketing

🔎 An honest look at production practices, quality, fair trade, controversies, cost, and value

🪇 Mexican culture insights

🥂 Tasty bites during the whole tasting

📖 Tasting tools and vocabulary (PDF) that you can take home!

Meet Your Host

Originally from Mexico and now based in Leipzig, she is a former Tequila Brand Ambassador and current mixologist and bartender.

What you’ll learn

1. The Tequila production process – From agave to the finished spirit
2. Designation of Origin – Why is Tequila a protected category?
3. Agave cultivation & harvesting – What happens before the distillery?
4. Cooking - Fermentation - Distillation– How these stages influence the final spirit
5. Tequila vs. Mezcal – Similar roots, very different spirits
6. Aging – How wood and time affect the color, taste, and body of the Tequila
7. Tequila categories – Blanco, Reposado, Añejo and beyond
8. How to read a Tequila label – And what the information really tells you
9. The culture around Tequila – Traditions with Tequila in the Mexican culture
10. Most importantly, you’ll leave with practical tasting tools and vocabulary that you can actually use—whether you’re ordering at a bar, choosing a bottle, or simply talking about Tequila with friends.

Independent. Educational. Interactive. This is not a brand promotion or sales presentation.

The tasting is designed to explore the Tequila category as a whole. Different producers make different choices throughout the process, and we’ll look at how those choices can shape the final spirit.

Who is this for?

🍸 Spirits & cocktail aficionados who want to understand the foundations behind their drinks
🪇 Mexico lovers interested in the culture behind Tequila
🤔 Curious beginners who simply want to learn something new and have a great afternoon

Discover why you like what you like.

Come curious. Taste boldly. Leave knowing more.