Welcome, Los Angeles Tequila Aficionados!

On Behalf of the Academia Mexicana del Tequila and The American Tequila Guild, I would like to congratulate the newly Certified Tequiliers (Tequila Experts) for taking part in the 17 hr. curricular seminar taught by Mr. Andres Rodriguez Reynoso, President of the Academia Mexicana del tequila, and Mario Marquez, Tequilier with Cafe Coyote, on November 19, 2009, at Cafe Coyote in Old Town San Diego.

The Newly Certified Tequiliers Are:

Hazel A. Reyes (Los Ángeles Tequila tasting Club) ,Diana Barrera (The Agave Gal), Julio Maya (Tequila Adán y Eva), Juan Carlos Estrada (Selective Spirits), Roman Badillo (Selective Spirits), José Luis Torres Avalenta (El Callejón Restaurant), Pedro Humberto Ortiz (Del Agave Bar and Grill),Ignacio Castellanos (Tequila, Siete Leguas), Raul Mosqueda Sr. (Tequila, 3 Amigos), Archie Negrete (Young’s Market), Maricela Martínez (Frank-Lin distribution), Daniel Garibay (El Zarape Restaurant), Ali Azkan (El Zarape Restaurant), Alfonso Guerra (El Zarape Restaurant), Saúl Aguayo (Break Away Spirits), Paul Munoz (Cafe Coyote), Anthony Pinedo (Cafe Coyote), and Jose van Ruiz (Cafe Coyote)

These Ladies and Gentlemen received instruction and hands on experience focused on a wide range of topics in the field of tequila including govermental regulatory standards, Denomination of Origin of Tequila, the History and Folklore of Tequila, Production, Statistics, and the development of their Organoleptic senses for tasting were covered in a two day seminar and examination.

Special thanks to Ritch and Lehn Goetz, owners of Café Coyote for sponsoring this event and Juan Carlos Gomez of El Agave Tequileria and to all of our staff for their valuable help.

Thank You!

Joseph Sanchez
Academia Mexicana del Tequila and The American Tequila Guild
Info@academiamexicanadeltequila.org