The Tequila Business

Adam Fodor
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Your host is Adam Fodor, economist, tequila sommelier and consultant. In this channel, we talk business. We cover tequila markets, brands and trends pursuing the truth from a supply/demand perspective.  

Episodes

  1. 08/14/2024

    Bar Innovation! Exclusive Tequila Membership Club - Interview with Blaine McGowan, owner of Chido Tacos and Tequila

    Send a text In this episode Blaine tells us his story on how he got started in the bar and restaurant world from ground zero with no prior industry experience using his skills from his former profession. Very inspirational!

    44 min

  2. 07/16/2024

    South East Asia Tequila Market - Interview with Brian Werner, Managing Director of East West Asia, tequila importer

    Send a text If you want to learn more about the drinking culture and the tequila business in South East Asia, in this episode we discuss this with Brian.

    56 min

  3. 06/27/2024

    Interview with restaurant owner Alfonso Leon - The Mexican family who opened 500 restaurants in the US

    Send a text A family from San Jose de la Paz, Jalisco living in the United States. A proud family that built a whole new life and by now owns ~500 restaurants in the US. Today we have Alfonso Leon and we talk about Mexican restaurants, tequila, cocktails, and so much more.

    1h 5m

  4. 06/19/2024

    Exploring The growth of the Tequila Market in India

    Send a text In this episode we talked about the tequila market of India. Its growth, rules, intereting facts. Today's guest, head of Grape Xpectaitons and VP of International Tequila Academy-India, Kunal Kaul who talks about tequila importation, taxes, celebrity tequilas, and just about everything tequila. He is the only ITA training provider in India and we had the pleasure to catch him online for a quick interview. GRAPE XPECTATIONS, Beverage Training Institution in India (WSET Provider, Sake Sommeliers, ITA, Cicerone, Whiskey Ambassador, Gin Ambassador)

    45 min

  5. 06/12/2024

    Falling LOVE (with) IN TEQUILA! Why being a bartender is better than being a teacher

    Send a text Love in tequila, aka falling love with tequila ➡️ Interview with Florida's probably most enthusiastic bartender and tequila lover, Lauren Castaño who tells us about how her teacher career shifted towards tequila and what it's like to be part of this amazing world, we call tequila.

    56 min

  6. 06/04/2024

    The Tequila Market in South Africa - Interview with Keegan Smith, VP of Southern Africa, International Tequila Academy

    Send a text  Join us as we discover tequila in Mexico's brother country South-Africa. Not many people know but SA is the country which is geographically Mexico's copy paste, agave growing everywhere. On this journey our guide is Tequila Sommelier, Keegan Smith, VP of Southern Africa of the International Tequila Academy.

    55 min

  7. 05/28/2024

    Single barrel tequila SOLD OUT in just 3 weeks! Interview with Greg Bartolotta, NY restaurant owner

    Send a text In this episode we interview New York Bar, Restaurant owner, Greg Bartolotta a.k.a. Aged Agave. With many years of experience in the industry Greg talks about how is it to run a successful restaurant, his single barrel tequila projects, how a tequila dinner looks like, responsibilities of being business owner,and so many more

    55 min

  8. 05/22/2024

    Tequila and Music - Business decisions as a craft agave oriented restaurant's Beverage Director.

    Send a text How do agave spirits relate to music? What is it like to run a craft or traditionally agave spirits only oriented restaurant chain? Spending some quality time learning with Patrick Timmis, the beverage director of the Bien Trucha group.

    1h 14m

  9. 05/16/2024

    Behind the Scenes: G4 Success Story |The Tequila that is Sold Out Before it Leaves the Distillery

    Send a text How G4 tequila became one of the best selling craft spirit starting from gound zero to being sold out before it leaves the distillery, on its way to more than double its sales in 2024. Conversation with Shawn Miller from the importer PKGD group.

    58 min
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Your host is Adam Fodor, economist, tequila sommelier and consultant. In this channel, we talk business. We cover tequila markets, brands and trends pursuing the truth from a supply/demand perspective.  

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