Lou Bank

Lou Bank is the founder of SACRED, a nonprofit that supports the rural Mexican communities that make heritage agave spirits, and the cohost of Agave Road Trip

[Lou Bank @loubank]

Is that worm in your #mezcal a piece of cultural heritage? Or is it just crass marketing? https://t.co/ItuKtFVYLk

[Lou Bank @loubank]

#mezcal in #Mexico can be as low as 35% alcohol by volume (70 proof). But in the #USA it has to be at least 40%. Why? https://t.co/9MwACUnxkj

[Lou Bank @loubank]

Everything you always wanted to know about #mezcal #pechuga but didn't know to ask: https://t.co/bItrrSdNhG

[Lou Bank @loubank]

#mezcal is often called "vino de mezcal," even though it's distilled. We think we know why. https://t.co/uIYdMWRbDq

[Lou Bank @loubank]

@KendallJenner 's @drink818 is funding a community space in Rio de Parras, Michoacan. Religious fiestas and family celebrations will now happen where they *should* happen, and youth will have a place to play basketball and soccer -- thanks, 818! https://t.co/crOhULE1Zn

[Lou Bank @loubank]

@DanSaladinoUK @BBCFoodProg well-deserved!

[Lou Bank @loubank]

SACRED partnered with Maestro #Mezcalero Ildefonso Macedas Ginez to bautify the exterior of the primary school in Atolotitlán de Caltepec, Puebla, in the UNESCO-protected Tehuacan biosphere. Thanks, Maestro, for letting us participate! #mezcal #agave #spirits #community

[Lou Bank @loubank]

The fascinating and sometimes distorted history behind "mezcal con gusano": https://t.co/NJW4HIAQwb #mezcal #Tequila #gusano

[Lou Bank @loubank]

When #KendallJenner does that whole lemons-into-lemonade thing, the result is #libraries in rural #Mexico https://t.co/CTBDgl9rn7

[Lou Bank @loubank]

what exactly does it mean, that they can put additives in #Tequila ??? https://t.co/hI7EqlBKnu

[Lou Bank @loubank]

The Distilled Spirits Council released their 2021 report and … good lord, you people drink a lot. But the real news is, you’re now paying a lot more for what you drink. So does that mean you’re getting better #Tequila ? Or just more expensive tequila? https://t.co/1J06yB6iMR

[Lou Bank @loubank]

When people talk about mezcal and related agave spirits, they'll often lump in #sotol. But it's not made from #agave. But it is made in #Mexico. But it's also now being made in #Texas. And that's causing some waves. Is Texas messing with sotol? https://t.co/DVmgJls4Ke

[Lou Bank @loubank]

In 2020, 86% of all #mezcal was classified as “artesenal.” Eighty-six percent?! So is “artesenal” as #artisanal as the name suggests? https://t.co/oqZyhChIgH

[Lou Bank @loubank]

Does #mezcal make you itch … give you a headache … turn you bright red? Maybe you're #allergic to #agave

[Lou Bank @loubank]

Is it ethical for a mezcalero to sign an exclusive contract? We do a deep dive into the fine print in this week’s episode of Agave Road Trip! #mezcal

[Lou Bank @loubank]

Everybody is talking about #mezcal, but nobody is really drinking it. Mezcal volume is less than 2% of #tequila volume. So ... what's the big deal? https://t.co/A0Wb3yevo6

[Lou Bank @loubank]

Nice nod to @LarryBeckett15 in "Dig," referencing his writing with #timbuckley -- thanks, @MartinChilton -- more of Larry's #poetry out now in American Cycle. https://t.co/cqdQqmTpQ1

[Lou Bank @loubank]

What's the biggest influence on the flavor profile of #mezcal -- the agave, the yeast, the 400 decisions of the producer? Well, in fact, maybe it's the #water https://t.co/d2k03Ou6tG

[Lou Bank @loubank]

want to start your own #mezcal brand? There's an episode for that: https://t.co/rIvauOlsJY

[Lou Bank @loubank]

Can you judge a #mezcal by its bottle? https://t.co/Dtv6xXWLMA