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Mansplaining Revel Spirits Avila
January 26, 2019 January 26, 2019 by Lisa Pietsch
You thought you knew everything there was to know about the main Mexican agave spirits–
Pulque, Tequila, Mezcal, Sotol and Bacanora.
Then, along comes another one you've never heard of…
Avila.
What the hell is it?
Get Acquainted with Avila
You first heard about Revel Spirits' Avila on Sipping Off the Cuff(c).
In 2016, during our very successful Heartland Tour, we led the Revel Avila Spirits Experience. It was a delightful sampling of its three expressions to a packed house of VIPs at 6 Smith restaurant on the shores of Lake Minnetonka.
Isn't it time you knew more about @revelspirits Avila? Everybody's talking but have you even tried it yet? This Brand of Promise Winner will be available for your sipping pleasure in the Tequila Aficionado VIP section of the Oct 26 @elcholopasadena event. . . . #avila #revelspirits #revelinit #avilatime #agave #agavespirit #100%agave #blueagave #tequilatasting #mezcal
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And, for the agave geek in all of us, Revel Avila Agave Spirit Facts explains away the mysteries and misconceptions of Revel Spirits Avila.
Why Haven't We Heard of Avila Before?
Simply put, it doesn't have a Denomination of Origin–yet.
This magnifies what the good folks at Revel Spirits are trying to accomplish.
Rather than being accepted and lumped into the Tequila or Mezcal designations, Revel Spirits has undertaken the herculean task of starting a whole new spirits category.
Not only are they importing a luscious distillate, but they are working closely with the government of Morelos to establish its own Denomination of Origin (DO).
Giving Back at The Ranch
One of the basic pillars that Revel Spirits is based on is philanthropy. So, in the meantime, the company has pledged to act just like a proper Geographic Indicator.
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Revel Spirits is helping to lay the groundwork that will support the farmers' and jimadores' livelihoods, preserve Morelos' unique environment, and safeguard the supply of blue weber agave for generations to come.
This last phase is accomplished by allowing bats to pollinate the blue agave, an ancient technique that is nearly lost in the Tequila Industry.
All this will aid the growth of the economy of the Mexican state of Morelos.
Favorite Pairing
Revel Spirits Avila anejo, aged for 24 months in French oak barrels and bottled at 48% ABV, or 96 proof, is a rare gem.
My newest pairing suggestions… . . . @dunkin 's #CoffeeThins and @revelspirits reposado. . . . You're welcome.
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It can be paired equally as well with a rich dessert, or a fine after dinner cigar. Notes of bitter chocolate or cacao, and coffee beans, along with wood and tobacco undertones, makes it a versatile expression.
Categories Education, mezcal, News Tags avila, cacao, chocolate, cigars, denomination of origin, geographic indicator, revel agave spirit, revel avila
Tequila Aficionado Highlights 2018 with the Brands of Promise© Awards
January 18, 2019 by Lisa Pietsch
Female Master Distillers Dominate in Distinct
Agave Spirits Categories
For Immediate release!
Tequila Aficionado Media 2018 Brands of Promise© Awards
January, 15, 2019, San Antonio, TX—On Monday, January 14,
2019, in a LIVE Facebook Premier broadcast, Tequila Aficionado Media capped off a busy 2018 with its esteemed Sixth Annual Brands of Promise© Awards, acknowledging worthwhile labels of Tequila, Mezcal, Bacanora and other assorted agave distillates.
In a year that saw the rousing success of the 2018 Great Festival Chase Tour, and an earlier than normal deadline for submissions to the Brands Of Promise©, it still took Tequila Aficionado's eight separate tasters or "Tequila Jockeys" in the US and the UK to determine the winners in each category.
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Among the most notable of Tequila Aficionado Media's 2018 Brands of Promise© Award recipients were…
Maracame tequila which swept Platinum accolades in the Blanco, Reposado, and Anejo branches achieving Best-in-Show recognition.
Giggling Marlin snagged the Extra Anejo bracket with a Gold award, while the stalwart 3 Amigos brand scored the same in the Value tequila classification.
The burgeoning Crystalino tequila category was easily dominated by Louie Vuitton Moet Hennessy's newest creation, Volcan de mi Tierra, a collaboration with renowned Master Distiller, Ana Maria Romero Mena.
Boss Ladies
The wide variety of agave spirits brought to market by female trailblazers in sub-categories was given thoughtful consideration from Tequila Aficionado Media's 2018 Brands Of Promise©.
Leading the way was Bacanora Boss Lady, Adriana Torres with a Gold for her gateway, Pascola Bacanora.
Windy City entrepreneur and chef, Sheetal Baghat, garnered Gold with her cinnamon and cumin infused mixto, Spice Note tequila.
For only the second time in recent spirits competition history, tequila producer Melly Barajas managed three distinct tequilas on the shelves in 2018.
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Ms. Barajas bagged the lioness' share of hardware with Vikera and TC Craft tequilas, ensuring herself Distiller of the Year honors.
Pioneering distiller, Martin Grassl, along with India's famed native spirits impresario Desmond Nazareth, captured a Gold medal in Agave Spirits with their Porfidio Single 100% Agave Americana Edition.
Obscure brand Onilikan procured three Golds in Aguardiente, Aguardiente infused with fruit, and Mexican gin, all produced from Blue Weber Agave outside of the Denomination of Origin of tequila.
A battle royale resulted in a tie for Organic Blanco tequila. Texas-based Ryno, and a resubmission from 2017, Juan More Time, now with an Organic Certification, each scored a Gold. Both are produced at the Las Americas distillery (NOM 1480).
Lastly, the Mezcal sector was completely disrupted by upstart Cuentacuentos when it unanimously received 4 Gold citations in Ancestral and Artesanal mezcals distilled from different agave.
About the Brands of Promise©–Changing the Game
The Tequila Aficionado Media Brands of Promise© Awards were our response to a secondary industry that has sprouted up around awards programs for spirits.
Agave Spirits brands that Tequila Aficionado Media reviews for FREE each year could qualify to be a Brands of Promise© nominee–at NO COST.
In a very much pay-to-play world, Tequila Aficionado Media has changed the game.
For a complete list of nominees, winners, and video awards presentation, click here. To enter your tequila, mezcal, sotol, raicilla, bacanora or other agave spirit or related product in the coveted 2019 Brands of Promise© Awards, email mike@tequilaaficionado.com , NOW!
Categories Awards, News Tags 3 Amigos, Adriana Torres, Ana Maria Romero Mena, Cuentacuentos, Desmond Nazareth, giggling marlin, Juan More Time, maracame, Martin Grassl, Melly Barajas Cardenas, Onilikan, Pascola Bacanora, Porfidio, Ryno, TC Craft, Vikera, Volcan de mi Tierra
5 Reasons to Tour with Tequila Aficionado
You might be wondering what's in it for you when we suggest your Brand of Promise© tour with Tequila Aficionado.
We're the only agency that tours with brands so it is a valid question.
Following are five big reasons why you should hop on the next Tequila Aficionado Tour:
Give your social networks a jumpstart. A Tequila Aficionado Tour is 4-6 months of concentrated photo and video opportunities where we create social media content that you might not have the time, inclination or inspiration to create yourself. This can help to jumpstart your social media efforts or just give them a welcome boost.
Great end of year campaign. The last quarter of the year is the biggest spirits selling season of all. Unless your brand has deep pockets, it's impossible to compete with the big boys that throw buckets of cash at traditional advertising. That's why we take your brand outside the box and create content that our followers, you, and your fans will love to share virally.
You never know who we'll share your brand with. We sip with rock stars, tequila royalty, industry movers and shakers, and influential tastemakers. When your brand tours with us, you never know who we'll introduce it to but you can be sure we'll be singing your praises because, after all, it's a Brand of Promise.
Content you don't have to create. "User generated content" is a common buzzphrase but few people really understand the influence it carries. When Tequila Aficionado creates content for and about your brand on tour, you can take that to the bank because we're sharing it with about 3 million agave spirit aficionados. If you're smart, you're sharing it with your audience too!
Tap into our networks for new fans. We continue to work hard to build and maintain the largest, strongest audience of agave spirit aficionados. We build our fan base organically, never buy followers, and our numbers aren't inflated with bots that won't buy booze. Our audience is the exact audience you're looking for because they love agave spirits and they follow the brands we recommend, like yours.
Touring with Tequila Aficionado is an easy answer to building your brand recognition and increasing your customer base. It's so easy that some brands think there's a catch – there isn't. You come on tour with us and over 3 million agave spirit aficionados will recognize your brand name when they see it on a shelf – and they'll remember that Tequila Aficionado recommends it.
The big question now is why haven't you signed up for the 2018 tour yet?
Click here to get on the 2018 Tour now.
Categories News Tags tequila aficionado, tequila tour
How to Survive the Tequila Turmoils of 2018
Whether you're in the business, a savvy consumer, or just an Average Joe overwhelmed by the hype of agave spirits, how can you ensure that you'll survive the upcoming tequila turmoils of the rest of this year, and beyond?
We'll show you how.
But first…
Let's Review
You've heard the news of the current agave crisis that we covered in The Agave Panic of 2018: Bloodshed on the Streets of Tequila.
You've kept track of the trend since last year when we explained that The Agave Shortage of 2017 is Worse Than We Thought.
If you're launching agave spirits brands during this time of crisis, we need a short discussion about–
Mega Distributors
Aside from some notable craft brands being swallowed up by corporate distillers, M & A has been the name of the game in the spirits distribution sector, too.
Late November 2017 brought the news that distributor Breakthru Beverage was set to combine with Texas based distributor Republic National Distribution Company to match 2016's mega-merger of Southern Wine and Spirits with Glazer's, Inc.
This means that smaller agave spirits labels are in danger of never gaining the attention of these behemoth corporations.
And, if your small batch agave distillate has been promised a slot in the hulking distributors' newly formed "craft spirits division," specifically to "incubate" promising brands, my advice…
Don't Do It! It's A Trap!
Whether they've promised your juice a small amount of attention, or you're in the "full book" (entire spirits catalog), these divisions are engineered to give the up-and-coming little guy a false sense of hope–and a false sense of security–that your gem will be distributed nationwide, some day.
Fat chance. It'll never happen. Wake up!
These mammoth distributors are in bed with the Big Boys, and won't lift a finger to help you get the word out or build your brand.
Whatever that friend-of-a-friend-who's-been-in-the-business-a-long-time-and-you've-been-golfing-buddies-forever has pledged to you, these departments are engineered to safely "sit" on your precious tequila or mezcal because it has been deemed a threat to the shelf space of their higher paying bread-and-butter flagships.
With the recent pay-for-play scandals that have been in the booze news lately, this technique is tougher to detect.
You'll still be in the same boat you're in now, doing all the work yourself.
Support Your Local Distributor
Not a day goes by where a rising agave star doesn't ask us for recommendations on a "good distributor" [There's an oxymoron!] in any state.
Personally, I hesitate to recommend any particular distributor. I'm not a big fan of them. Some will argue that the Three Tier System of distribution in the United States is archaic, and serves only the Big Brands.
That said, small-to-mid sized distributors, in my opinion, will become even more important in the grand scheme of things, especially in light of the next impeding mega-merger between Republic National and Breakthru Beverage.
If you're lucky enough to find hustlers like agave-centric Glass Bottom Distributors in Southern California, or Creospirits in Arizona, your troubles might be fewer.
On the other hand, if you decide to go with a small wine house, or choose a beer distributor or some other arrangement, you'll still need to instruct their sales staff on how to sell your agave spirit.
Assume that they are simply order takers and woefully under trained (they are!) on anything other than wine or beer, or what's "on spiff."
When instructing these salespeople, speak to them in terms they will understand, and don't have high expectations.
Maybe, just maybe, they won't disappoint you too much.
Savvy Consumer
You're one smart cookie.
Not too many people can pull the wool over your eyes, but…
You're afraid of falling for the excessive marketing that's endlessly broadcasted to you from all sides of the tequila aisle.
We suggest you re-read our 2-part series, Craft Tequila: WTF Does THAT Mean? Part 1. And, the guidelines put forth in the Craft Tequila Gauntlet in Part 2.
Add Kosher
While you're at it, add kosher tequila and mezcal to your arsenal, too.
Don't laugh. It's a billion dollar business.
If Rothschild can release a kosher rose champagne, what's keeping tequilas and mezcals from doing it, too?
Check out our 4 part series, The BIG Business of Kosher Tequila, Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 .
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The Average Joe
If you're just an Average Joe, and even if you've done all the aforementioned due diligence, you're still in danger.
Rather than taking shortcuts in order to meet heavy worldwide demand and risk losing quality, some reputable tequila makers have reportedly stopped distilling temporarily in the hopes that agave prices will level out.
[At this writing, agave prices are at $25 pesos per kilo.]
One industry insider confessed to us, however, that a major brand name tequila had switched completely to using diffusers to produce its tequilas.
Asked whether the owner of this large distillery was concerned that the quality of his juice would suffer, he admitted that he didn't care.
He defended his position by saying that his tequila had been around for so long, and was moving a significant amount of cases, that consumers would never know the difference, anyway.
To purists, news like this breaks their heart.
To savvy consumers, this deliberate disrespect of the public's intelligence should raise their hackles.
To the Average Joe, this will make your head spin because you make your buying decisions based mostly on tried and true names that you've always trusted.
Mainstay brands that were standouts before being bought by global companies, or invested in by foreigners outside of Mexico, are banking that you'll fall for their marketing–and, on your ignorance.
Don't let them!
What Else You Can Do
Support small producers of agave spirits.
The Big Boys will always weather the storm, but a few of the little guys could be out of business over the course of the next five years or so.
In promoting them–and even some of the more popular brands, it seems–expect to pay more at your local bar or liquor store.
Whether the agave crisis is fact, fiction or a fusion of both, the scarcity of a commodity will always drive prices higher.
In this thoughtful article by the non-profit advocacy group, Tequila Interchange Project, here's what else you can do to prepare for what's to come–without selling out.
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Informed agave spirits consumers should always strive to drink for a greater, and more balanced, agave distillates industry.
Categories News Tags agave crisis, craft, craft tequila, Craft Tequila Gauntlet, Creospirits, distribution, glass bottom distributors, kosher, organic, Tequila Interchange Project
What is a Tequila Aficionado Tour?
Tequila Aficionado Tours were created in 2015 by Lisa Pietsch and Mike Morales as a cooperative marketing program for Brands of Promise© that might not be able to finance huge end-of-year publicity pushes.
By sharing the cost of a massive campaign among all the participating expressions, we've been able to maximize brand exposure and content creation while keeping price points manageable for even the smallest craft brands.
What do sponsors get?
The sponsor package changes every year to provide the greatest social exposure possible on the most popular social networks. We analyze the trends for the strongest social platforms and their most in-demand content to determine the best bang for sponsor bucks.
This year's tour is video heavy so we're bringing on more crew and equipment to create the most authentic video content we can for our sponsors.
Do sponsors travel with you?
We travel in an RV and carry 2 bottles of each sponsored expression with us. One for photography and another for the tasting at El Cholo. El Cholo is the only event we're pouring at. We do not have room for brand representatives to travel with us, but they are welcome to attend the shows and be interviewed and photographed with their brands.
What events will be on the tour?
By adding coverage of large events to the tour, we plan to continue in a cooperative vein by creating buzz for these events and assisting in their survivability and growth in an age of disappearing Mexican spirits shows.
The events we're attending on tour this year include:
Mammoth Margarita Festival
Monterey Bay Tequila & Cuisine
El Cholo Café Pasadena's Annual Tequila Tour
Tequila Aficionado Tours are the only cooperative marketing campaign of their kind. Even if you can't finance a huge end-of-year publicity push for your brand, you can still afford a Tequila Aficionado Tour. Nobody else reaching an audience of 3 million agave spirit aficionados can give you 6 months worth of brand exposure at our price.
The 2018 Tour is limited to only 60 expressions.
Click here now to reserve spots for all of your brand's expressions.
Categories News, Tequila Tours
The Agave Panic of 2018: Bloodshed on the Streets of Tequila
January 3, 2019 March 11, 2018 by Lisa Pietsch
Bloodshed
On Jan. 22, 2018, a particularly savvy tequila brand owner announced in a private message to this office:
"Agave prices out of control. $22/kilo. Industry getting destroyed!"
Coincidentally, earlier that same day, another brand owner/ambassador admitted to us that the current cost had blown up to $24/kilo.
That savvy brand owner then added to his message–
"…but Cuervo started it. Bought up a ton of [agave] before their IPO. Increase balance sheet. That's, at least, the word on the street."
But, shit got REAL for Jose Cuervo when…
Cuervo Cries Wolf
In this El Financiero article dated December 21, 2017, Francisco Beckmann Vidal, owner of Tierra de Agaves and Jose Cuervo, warned of a looming agave shortage. He…
"…urged agave producers to increase plantings because whether in tons or in number of agaves, the industry requires more of your prime material. Planting must begin now. Eyes have to be opened and decisions need to be made. Only the industry can provoke the necessary changes."
["…instó a los productores agaveros a que incrementen los plantíos porque tanto en toneladas o en número de agaves la industria cada vez requiere de más de sus materia prima, "hay que empezar a plantar desde ahorita. Hay que abrir los ojos y tomar decisiones. Solamente la industria es la que va a provocar estos cambios que se necesitan hacer."]
Like Shaggy said–
It wasn't me!
Here's Your Sign
All the signs of an impending shortage were there. Major spirits distributors, tequila and even mezcal brands jockeyed for position in the Agave Triple Crown race.
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In 2015, Diageo, the world's largest producer of spirits, swapped its Bushmills Irish
whiskey brand for Don Julio, previously owned by José Cuervo.
After Cuervo's early February 2017 initial public offering, Davos Brands acquired a controlling interest in Master Sommelier Richard Betts' Sombra Mezcal and Astral Tequila brands, in March.
Then, in early June 2017, spirits and wine behemoth, Pernod Ricard, purchased a significant stake in founder Ron Cooper's beloved Del Maguey Single Village Mezcals amid uproar from long time fans claiming "sell out."
Later that June, in a surprising move, Diageo bought Casamigos tequila, co-founded by celebs George Clooney and Rande Gerber, for up to $1 billion.
All this time, Bacardi, lurking like a shark in the water, in January 2018, bared its jaws and swallowed up Patron for a reported $5.1 billion.
Pernod Ricard, in an attempt to get the last word in January 2018, shelled out the big bucks to purchase the remaining 16% of Ken Austin's Avion tequila that it had invested $100 million in back in 2014.
M & A was the name of the game in the spirits distribution sector, too.
Late November 2017 brought the news that distributor Breakthru Beverage was set to combine with Texas based Republic National Distribution Company to match 2016's mega-merger of Southern Wine and Spirits with Glazer's, Inc.
Real, or Fake?
Some skeptics still don't believe that an agave shortage exists.
Unlike the more seasoned, and–dare I say–older sippers, this may be the first time Millennials and Gen Xers have ever experienced a truly severe Agave Crisis.
Others completely ignore the fact declaring an upcoming tequila boom, instead, instigated by the Big Three named above.
Even in this article in the Spirits Business, Vinexpo, the leading wine and spirits trade show, and IWSR (International Wine & Spirits Research) predict that:
"The fastest-growing spirit category in terms of volume will be Tequila, which is predicted to increase by 118% between 2016 and 2021 to 35m cases."
Thank You, Captain Obvious
We told you last year this was coming.
Weren't you paying attention?
In the article The Agave Shortage of 2017 Is Worse Than We Thought we outlined the reasons for the then looming crisis.
Still, you bought ALL the tequila and mezcal you could drink, didn't you?
The Numbers Don't Lie
According to DISCUS, 17.2 million cases of tequila were sold in 2017. 3.2 million of those cases were in the pricey Super Premium category, alone.
Must have been a good year for some of you.
On the Mexico side of the border, things aren't so rosy.
According to these articles in Joe , Telam , and Reuters—
"This year [2018], a total of 42 million agave plants were projected to supply 140 registered companies. However, only 17.7 million of those planted in 2011 are ready to be harvested, the Tequila Regulatory Council and National Tequila Industry Chamber have said."
That's assuming producers are using full grown agave. As explained in the above articles–including our own–2 to 4 year old immature agaves are being sold, as well.
With the use of diffusers by the large producers like Sauza and Bacardi (Cazadores), the age of agave plants used to make tequila is irrelevant.
About Those Stolen Agave
For several years, now, growers in Oaxaca had reported that truckloads of stolen (or purchased) espadin used to make mezcal were headed for tequila distilleries in Jalisco.
Now, a reported 15,000 blue agave plants have been hijacked from blue agave growers supplying the Big Boys. That's triple the amount reported in 2016.
It is presumed that these pilfered plants were going to los mieleros (Big Pharma) since they pay bigger bucks for blue weber agave.
So, there is some poetic justice during this Agave Crisis.
As much as major metropolitan areas would like to believe that they carry this much clout, cities like New York are NOT to blame.
On the other hand, brands like Houston based Pura Vida blames the Big Guys, too.
Austin based Dulce Vida tequila agrees.
And, one more for good measure from this small brand owner via LinkedIn on February 5, 2018:
["The sad reality for small producers that depend on purchasing ripe agave that results in extraordinary 100% blue agave tequila is that the Large Makers are the ones who have stockpiled huge quantities of premature agave. But the 4 year old plants don't yield good tequila. Moreover, it requires double the amount of prime material [agave] for the production of tequila. In short, the very same Large Producers have aggravated the problem and devastated the cultivation of blue agave."]
While we're pointing fingers, let's accuse the real culprit of this economic and agricultural mess, shall we?
In October 2017, we spoke to Master Distiller of G4, Terralta, and Pasote–and agave grower–Felipe Camarena.
Minutes before the VIP Hour of El Cholo's yearly Tequila Tour began, he briefly outlined to me in simple mathematical terms, how much per kilo he'd require to make a nice, honest living growing agave.
The amount was not unreasonable. In fact, it was in the single digit range.
By waiting at the last minute, and selling to the highest bidder, Camarena blamed the greed of amateur agave growers for the skyrocketing maguey prices.
How long will this agave crisis last?
In January 29, 2018, Master Distiller of Tapatio and Tequila Villa Lobos, Carlos Camarena, gave this gloomy prediction:
"There is definitely no immediate solution to this problem. Maybe until 2022. Until then, save yourselves! We will see the disappearance of many brands and more than a few tequila companies."
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What… Me Worry?
Not everyone is worried, however. Pernod isn't…
And neither are George and Rande. Having pocketed their nearly $1 billion, they're venturing into mezcal, now.
Be VERY afraid!
Categories News Tags agave crisis, agave shortage, Bacardi, Breakthru Beverage, Carlos Camarena, Casamigos, CNIT, Consejo Regulador del Tequila, CRT, diffuser, DISCUS, Dulve Vida, felipe camarena, jose cuervo, patron tequila, Pernod Ricard, pura vida, Republic National, Southern Wine Glaziers
Sotol's Cultural Appropriation
For over the past seven years, I've been a huge supporter of the Mexican spirit known as sotol. You can read what I had to say about it in Tom Barry's excellent article, A Sotol Story.
In case you're unaware, sotol is made from the Desert Spoon plant (Dasylirion wheeleri) that grows in Northern Mexico, as well as Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas, and what is known as the Texas Hill Country, and all the way south to Oaxaca.
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Sotol has its own Denomination of Origin, and can only be produced in the Mexican states of Durango, Chihuahua, and Coahuila.
In the latter part of 2017, there has been a good bit of positive press like this one in Forbes, for three gentlemen from Austin, Texas who have produced their version called Desert Door. They've even opened a distillery in Austin and are giving tours of their facility.
Claiming historical evidence that it has always been smuggled across Texas borders as moonshine, the owners of Desert Door have been quoted in the Forbes article as "…We want to make sotol to Texas what bourbon is to Kentucky."
In other words, they propose that their version of sotol be adopted as Texas' official spirit.
Caution: Rant Ahead
The above statement prompted the following late night Facebook Live rant on one of our final days of the Wild Wild West 2017 Tour.
It was brought to our attention that the above rant was considered "strained," "weak," and "petty" after it aired on Facebook.
While the reader had some valid points for his argument, here's what we do know–
The Facts on Sotol
–Sotol does have a Denomination of Origin (DO), as mentioned above, since 2001-2002. It is recognized by 27 countries, except the USA.
–Under the original North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1993-94, only Tequila and Mezcal were recognized by both the US and Canada, while Bourbon Whiskey, Tennessee Whiskey, and Canadian Whiskey were all recognized by Mexico.
–However, the 1997 agreement between the European Union and Mexico recognized the intellectual property of Tequila, Mezcal, Sotol and Charanda.
–At this writing, we have solicited samples of Desert Door Texas sotol for our Sipping Off he Cuff(c) series, but have yet to receive any.
–We have tasted Genius Liquids' version of Texas sotol made from the Dasylirion texanum, a variety of the plant that grows in Texas. You can read all about it in our article A Sotol By Any Other Name.
Pay close attention to the owner, Mike Groener, as he explained the lengths he took to distill an authentic product by conferring with several sotol producing families in Mexico.
–It is true that Mexico has been less-than-stellar in protecting and maintaining its DOs, especially lately when it comes to amending the Mezcal normas (regulations) and admitting additional states into the producing and growing regions.
It seems that whenever the transnational corporations that heavily lobby for such changes in order to line their pockets (remember NOM 199 ?), the Tequila or Mezcal Regulatory Councils see fit to do so.
The Denominations of Origin in Mexico have failed small agave spirits producers. The fact that the US has randomly recognized only a few of these DOs, doesn't help, either.
–Our sources point out that the Sotol Regulatory Council is not as well financed as the other two major councils. Their efforts to police and protect its DO are hindered by disorganization and (shocker, here), corruption.
Those sotol producers with pedigree find this fact a source of frustration and disappointment.
–In Sotol's defense, the original petition for its Denomination of Origin clearly states the archaeological and historical evidence of its existence south of the border, as well as north of it.
The indigenous people who inhabited what is now considered the Borderlands, have a centuries old cultural tie to the sereque (sotol) plant. Its everyday uses were discovered and exclusively utilized by them.
–The oldest permit to distill sotol commercially on both sides of the border belongs to the famed Jacquez family of Janos, Chihuahua, makers of the Don Cuco and Por Siempre brands.
–And, yes, sotol has been smuggled into the US since before Prohibition.
Probably, the most famous of these smugglers was Pancho Villa, who at one time maintained a "stash house" in El Paso, Texas.
Ironically, he was a teetotaler. He did, however, partake of sotol for medicinal purposes. After all, he was born in the Mexican state of Durango, part of the Sotol Denomination of Origin.
Sotol Smugglers' Blues
Lastly, we salute the partners of Desert Door and their well funded efforts. Texas has a long entrepreneurial history of Empresarios.
What it does not have is a history of distilling this particular spirit as part of its culture in order to support whole families and communities. This, in fact, is what Appellations of Origin were designed for.
As Sarah Bowen , a member of our Women In The Tequila Industry gallery discussed in this Facebook thread–
…what is really needed is a more rigorous and thoughtful legal system that recognizes DOs across borders.
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Failure to do so could result in a reverse effect for Bourbon Whiskey, Tennessee Whiskey, and Canadian Whiskey within its own borders.
Tit for Tat
The obvious question is–
Why doesn't Mexico just make their own version of Whiskey and call it Bourbon?
As Ricardo Pico of Sotol Clande so eloquently put it in his response to this Facebook thread…
"…out of respect for an existing category and because we don't have a tradition or heritage…on Bourbon production."
Showing respect–a true Texas tradition–especially for an existing spirits category, was successfully accomplished by Genuis Liquids.
Perhaps, someday, like the Karakasevic family when they produced their Charbay Tequila at the renowned La Altena distillery with the blessing of Tapatio's Carlos Camarena, someone on this side of the border will distill a true sotol at a proper vinata (sotol distillery) on the other side?
It could–and should–happen.
Categories News, Tequila Tours Tags #wildwildwest2017, Charbay tequila, cultural appropriation, denomination of origin, Desert Door, desert spoon, don cuco sotol, Genius Liquids, Jaclyn Jacquez, Marko Karakasevic, NOM 199, Por Siempre, sotol, tapatio
Tequila Trends in the First Half of 2017
January 3, 2019 June 15, 2017 by Lisa Pietsch
Now that the first quarter of 2017 is in the books and we are well into spring and summer margarita season, here's what were noticing at Tequila Aficionado Media Headquarters.
The Hits Just Keep on Coming!
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As we pointed out in The Agave Shortage of 2017 Is Worse Than We Thought, we are smack in the middle of a shortage with no end in sight.
Yet, here at HQ, since January 2017, we've solicited, and been solicited by, no less than 50 brands of tequila, mezcal and sotol for our widely viewed Sipping Off the Cuff© series.
Some are labels that have been around for awhile, or re-launched with extended expressions to their core lines, and presumably, flush with cash from investors (we'll circle back to this subject a bit later).
But, most are start ups in the agave spirits arena.
At press time, agave prices have skyrocketed from 1.7 Mexican pesos ($0.089) per kilo in 2013 to 10 pesos at the end of 2016, according to this recent article in Barron's.
Our own sources claim that agave prices in May 2017 have hit a high of 14 pesos per kilo. During the crisis of the late 1990s, agave prices reached an unprecedented 18 pesos per kilo!
The price hike has even taken a bite out of Jose Cuervo's profits. They more than made up for it, though, with their successful IPO this past February.
You may ask, "Don't these new brands know we're in the midst of another agave crisis?"
Bear in mind that many of these labels have been in the works for at least 3 years or more, well before a shortage was predicted, and well before this happened…
The timing of an agave spirit's launch is, more often than not, dependent on its financial forecasts.
If you're one of these newcomers, just take a deep breath and jump in.
Don't forget to send us samples, too!
The Resurgence of the Reposado
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I once asked Christopher Zarus, the innovator of the world's only take home tequila tasting kit, TequilaRack®, why he chose to showcase only small batch, micro-distilled reposados from esteemed tequila making families in his collections.
He explained that a well made reposado was one of the most difficult tasks in creating a dynamic line of tequilas. He felt that it could literally make or break a brand.
When rocker Roger Clyne first entered the market with Mexican Moonshine tequila, he insisted on doing so with a reposado, even though he admitted, "…at the time, this was considered commercial suicide."
Traditionally acknowledged as the ideal half-way point between a brilliant blanco and an elegant anejo, the reposado, for at least the past few years, seemed to have been treated by some brands as an afterthought, at best.
Not so in 2017.
Check out the reposado episodes of this season's Sipping Off The Cuff© to see what we mean.
Especially take note of: Tequila 512, 4 Copas, Azunia, Amorada, Armero, El Consuelo, Pasote, Alderete and Don Pilar.
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
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Infused tequila is the new black.
But not just any infusions.
These are well crafted tequilas or agave spirits, sometimes laced with exotic spices, and simmering in off-the-charts heat from the Scoville scale.
We first encountered this trend with 2016's lively Brand Of Promise© Infused Tequila winner, Soltado. A versatile and balanced anejo injected with Serrano peppers and cinnamon, it blew taste buds away.
With the popularity of pepper infused spirits like Fireball Whisky, and subsequent copycats, it seems only natural that agave spirits companies take notice.
Of the upcoming crop of pepper saturated agave is…
Spider Monkey Agave Spirit (Serrano pepper and ginger); Get Hot Tequila, a reposado imbued with Habanero peppers; and, speaking of Fireball, the man responsible for its immense popularity, Richard Alexander Pomes, presents Ghost Tequila, enlivened by the infamous, India-born ghost pepper.
Just remember that when you're basking in the endorphins from having your salsa and drinking it, too, that the addition of alcohol on your tongue reactivates the oils inherent in the pepper's capsaicin.
It's like Groundhog Day for your palate!
Millennials are Stealing Your Cocktail Recipes
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Cocktail recipe photos are hugely popular on just about any social media platform that they are shared on. The follower engagement is off the chain, in particular with Millennials.
It's a well known fact that the prevailing cocktail culture around the world is driving the Spirits Industry. But, once these concoctions and their ingredients are made public, they are being pilfered by these young people and served to friends and family at their cribs.
It's apparent that Millennials seek to drink better than their older relatives. Given that, signature cocktails are still a valuable commodity to agave spirits brands, but not necessarily for bars and restaurants.
So, you mixologists—carry on.
Millennials are stealing your cocktail recipes!
Tequila has Outgrown Riedel Glassware
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Tequila–and most all agave spirits, for that matter–has outgrown the Riedel Ouverture tequila tasting glass.
Don't get us wrong. It's still a viable tool. But…
The level of quality craft agave spirits flooding liquor store shelves, and the emphasis on single estate and organic tequilas and mezcals, now demands a better sipping glass in order to enjoy their unique, regional properties.
This fact had not been lost to oak heads.
For several years, whisky and scotch drinkers had opted to use the
Glencairn glasses to not only enjoy anejos and extra anejos, but blancos and reposados, as well.
It can also be argued that the use of inadequate tasting and nosing glasses in the past few years has influenced–and possibly skewed–the results for valuable medals awarded by some of the most respected tasting competitions around the country. So much so, that the judges' final decisions are laughable.
To that end, we're excited to be working with Romeo Hristov, proprietor of Chisholm Trail Craft Glassware, testing glasses produced by Stolzle, Luigi Bormioli, and his own more historically accurate vessel prototypes for tequila and mezcal.
You'll be seeing a lot of these new glasses throughout the 2017 season of Sipping Off The Cuff©.
Watch for a future Open Bar where we'll visit with Mr. Hristov, in depth.
Tequila Brands: It's a Buyer's Market Out There
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Earlier, we hinted about some dormant tequila brands that have suddenly been revived by wads of money.
It seems that every other day, family-run investment firms contact us at HQ looking for hot tips on where to park their cash that's burning holes into their conservative, yet very deep, pockets.
We were also recently offered a fee by a well known celebrity to taste test the newest version of his tequila, versus the Usual Suspects. We gracefully declined.
But it got us thinking. Whether you're a megastar or a moneybags…
Why go through all the trouble of launching, or relaunching, a tequila from scratch when there are so many labels out there for sale?
As predicted by Patrón tequila's Chief Marketing Officer, Lee Applbaum in this article, the Great Agave Shakeout has begun.
The road to Tequila Nirvana is currently littered with brands that could not sustain the required 5 year threshold of longevity, let alone a 10 year marketing plan.
Many have withered away consumed by mismanagement, overwhelm, lack of distribution support, or simply investment underestimation.
Instead of going through all the trouble of conceptualizing and heavily funding a whole new agave spirits marque with a least a dozen other investors, why not take a page from Jim Driscoll, owner of Ekeko Wines and Spirits, and importer of Demetrio tequila?
Seek a distressed brand that had something going for it, and that you can make better.
You may find, after some thorough due diligence, that before hitting the skids the brand showed considerable promise and can be purchased—lock, stock, and barrels—for a song.
Or, you may discover that the concept for the juice was designed exclusively for the international Duty Free market, completely escaping the drudgery of the Three Tier System.
The road to the Kingdom of Agave Heaven won't be any easier, but at least some of the requisite start up costs could be minimized.
Warning: The Quality of Your Mass Produced Tequila is about to get Worse
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Word on the streets of the Highlands of Jalisco is that the Big Boys have bought up all the 3 year old agave in the region. Younger plants simply do not contain the minimum amount of agave sugars (measured in brix) required by the normas to make tequila.
As soon as 2 year old agaves turn 3, they are sure to be snatched up by coyotes (agave middlemen).
Coyotes for the Usual Suspects are desperately seeking magueys from reputable growers who are now sitting in the catbird seat, ready to hike agave prices even further.
Those boutique agaveros who are holding 4 and 5 year old plants are poised to make a killing in the agave market in the following few months and years.
Meanwhile, back at The Lab…
Analyzed samples of these mass produced tequilas are being rejected because they reportedly contain too little alcohol from blue weber agave, and too much from added sugars.
Watch for increased use of diffuser technology to extract maximum agave juices and sugars in order to fulfill worldwide demand, and—
Tequila quality to plummet.
Categories News Tags agave, Alderette, amorada, armero, Azuñia, Chisholm Trail Craft Glasses, Chris Zarus, diffuser, don pilar, el consuelo, glencairn, infused, jose cuervo, mexican moonshine, millennials, Pasote, Riedel, roger clyne, TequilaRack
How to Infuse Your Tequila Con Ganas
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The Bing Crosby Effect
Influencer Marketing is a hot social media buzz phrase that can be directly attributed to Bing Crosby.
From the moment the famed crooner, and fellow entertainer and business partner, Phil Harris, imported Herradura, the first 100% agave tequila into the US, celebrity endorsements of alcoholic beverages have influenced American's buying habits–
And, become an all too common occurrence.
This article traces the history of influencer marketing, from the early days of cinema to a new kind of social media personality, the influencer.
I Wanna be Like Mike
Continuing that tradition, celebs like Diddy (DeLeon), George Clooney (Casamigos), Sammy Hagar (Cabo Wabo, and now, Mezquila), and Justin Timberlake (Sauza 901) are just a few of the A-listers peddling agave spirits.
It can be argued that desire for a megastar endorsed item is fueled by our emotional attachment to the star himself.
Hence, the more we care about a renowned personality, the more we "want to be like Mike."
Celebrity Covetousness
Noel Shu is Chief Luxury Officer and Head Sommelier at Prodiguer Brands, Ltd. The "Prince of Luxury," and the man responsible for the most expensive champagne in the world, (Goût de Diamants) explains here why celebrity affiliation works for luxury items.
"No matter what, the rest of the world is keeping tabs on the rich and famous. In order to be more like them, many go out of their way to get what celebrities have," asserts Shu.
"Beneath the pretense of glam, money and prestige, a purchase boils down to one thing: familiarity. It is mental association at work."
Shu determines, "When a person is constantly reminded that their favorite actor is wearing or using a product, they begin gravitating towards the item themselves."
The danger in promoting celebrity covetousness in agave spirits brand marketing is that it's shallow, superficial, and unmemorable.
The emotional bond between your label and your customer, like a sample from a tequila girl in a black mini-skirt, is fleeting, at best.
Intimacy Can be Measured
On the flip side, a very enlightening website reveals a brand's intimacy quotient.
MBLM states that "brand intimacy is a new paradigm that leverages and strengthens the emotional bonds between a person and a brand."
Before I get to how this new level of marketing relates to agave spirits branding, let me point out a couple of Tequila Market growth facts, courtesy of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS).
Who Cares About Luxury?
According to DISCUS, the fastest growth in 2016 has been in High End and Super Premium brands.
Virtually a non-existent segment before 2002, volumes of Super Premium tequilas have zoomed 706% to 2.9 million cases.
Intimacy by the Numbers
Taking a look at the Beverages category as a whole on the MBLM site, we discover that its intimacy quotient falls almost 4 points below the cross industry average.
Most notably, though, the Luxury division practically brings up the rear, a full 13 points below the industry median!
The numbers for Mexico are even more eye-opening (Abreojos?) with both Jose Cuervo and Herradura (Brown-Forman) at the bottom of the Top 10 Mexican Beverage labels of 2017.
Of the last two tequila marks, only Jose Cuervo is still Mexican owned.
"Brands are in the hands of consumers today," says MBLM.
A true statement since, chances are, you're reading this on your preferred handheld device.
MBLM goes on to preach,"…people trust one another more than they trust a corporation."
We've heard it said that word-of-mouth—especially in social media–is everything. (Just ask United Airlines!)
MBLM continues, "…brands are proliferating, saturating our attention, increasing confusion, and often cannibalizing each other."
That's certainly an honest view of the spirits industry.
A simple walk through your neighborhood liquor store's tequila aisle will more than convince any skeptic of that assessment.
Given the above information on this new form of "emotional marketing," it raises the question—
What's the point of describing your agave spirit as a "luxury" or "lifestyle" brand?
Fearless Prediction
With the trend toward attracting Millennials, and their demand for quality, transparency and affordability in the wines and spirits they seek, the growth of the High End and Super Premium segments seem destined to falter.
Celebrity worship and their endorsement of products, however, will continue to be a part of the daily fabric of every social media platform.
As Shu points out in the above article, "No matter how much fanfare or glitz a product gets from being in the limelight, it's the opinion of experts and influencers on the product itself that keeps it there."
Luxury items are only attractive when in use by someone we care about or admire, famous or not.
Agave Attachment
How can start up agave spirits entrepreneurs create lasting emotional bonds between their products and their customers?
By telling their brand stories clearly, consistently, and emotionally in a creative and engaging manner across all mediums.
In addition, instead of trying to interest megastars to front your tequila or mezcal, decide to become your own best Agave Ambassador.
Bo Knows
The new breed of agave spirits brand owners must not be afraid to stand in front of their own juice to preach their message to the masses.
The Founding Fathers of the Tequila Industry knew the value of forging personal relationships with not just their business associates, but with everyone.
In the tradition of old skool tequileros, luminaries like Guillermo Erickson Sauza, Carlos Camarena, German Gonzalez, David Suro, Sophie Decobecq, Ken Austin, Dr. Adolfo Murillo, Tomas Estes and many others, have not only produced some of the most beloved tequilas, but have fearlessly chosen to be their own qualified spokespersons.
There's No Crying in Tequila!
Agave spirits inherently embody the passion and history of Mexico. If luxury items are cold and unfeeling, then, agave spirits are the complete opposite.
An agave spirit without a representative, however, is like a band without a front man; like a basketball team without a point guard; like a country without a leader.
No amount of marketing spin can improve a label's lifeless approval rating, or a vote of no-confidence from customers.
Tequila: Con Ganas!
"Advancements in neuroscience reveal that virtually all decision making is emotional," declares MBLM. "Behavioral science demonstrates that the way we feel about a brand is the single best predictor of purchase."
MBLM concludes, "up to 90% of the decisions we make are based on emotion."
So, if you decide to be the ultimate emotional mouthpiece for your agave spirit, the bottom line is…
Echale ganas!
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Categories News Tags Adolfo Murillo, Carlos Camarena, david suro, Diddy, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, german gonzalez, Herradura, intimacy quotient, jose cuervo, ken austin, MBLM, sammy hagar, Sophie Decobecq, tomas estes
New Tequila Aficionado Podcast
Take Your Tequila (Podcast) With You
Just as you realize we aren't sitting around all day drinking tequila (no, really, we aren't), we realize you're on the go too and that means you want to take your Tequila Aficionado Media with you. That's why we're bringing back the podcast!
We've been knocking ourselves out over the past few years to take things up a notch and make Tequila Aficionado content more valuable to you and available on all platforms.
The Podcast is Back!
Tequila Aficionado began as a podcast back in 1999 and then we moved to the Vodpod video platform. In the past three years, we've taken it to YouTube, YouTube Red, the Maker Studios Channel, and Blab.
Old School Podcast
Now we're taking it back to old school tech and we'll be bringing you the complete library (471 so far) of Tequila Aficionado audio and video via podcast through syndication on Blog Talk Radio and iTunes.
Look for more podcasts coming daily!
Categories News Tags mezcal, news, podcast, sotol, tequila, tequila aficionado


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Q: Azure ASP.NET Web App - Sign into B2C Protected REST API? Does anyone have any good samples on how to connect to a b2c authenticated rest API in a web app?
I understand this is seems an obvious thing to search and find, but ive been hunting around microsoft pages for an hour, and keep getting lead to:
https://github.com/Azure-Samples/active-directory-b2c-dotnetcore-webapp/tree/master/
which i think is completely outdated and leads to an endless hole of errors no matter what i do and what guides/questions i search and follow.
After updating target framework and all nuget, i end up with logger errors, and trying to bypass those i just get
HTTP Error 500.0 - ANCM In-Process Handler Load Failure

A: In the middle of testing, but I may have finally found the updated solution:
https://github.com/Azure-Samples/active-directory-aspnetcore-webapp-openidconnect-v2/tree/master/1-WebApp-OIDC/1-5-B2C

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The U.S. Navy Officer Candidate School (OCS) is located at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. The 12-week course prepares potential commissioned officers of the Navy to assume the responsibilities of an officer upon graduation. Attendance of an OCS is limited to civilians who have a four-year college degree, enlisted service members with at least 90 hours of college credit who are transitioning into officer roles, and Direct Commission Officers.
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Upon completion of Navy OCS, graduates are commissioned at pay grade O-1 (Ensign) unless prior enlisted already holding a higher pay grade. The Navy graduates and commissions approximately 1,200 Ensigns annually through OCS.
The 12-week course is divided into three distinct phases: Phase 1, Indoctrination Candidate; Phase 2, Officer Candidate; and Phase 3, Candidate Officer.
The focus of this phase is to introduce candidates to the profession of arms by instilling discipline, military bearing, attention to detail, and building unit cohesion. The first week of the Indoctrination Phase is Admin Week where candidates are fitted for uniforms, provided basic course requirements and guidelines, and introduced to PT. Weeks two and three of this phase are dedicated to instructing candidates on drill and instilling military bearing with an emphasis on PT. As the name of the phase implies, candidates are referred to as Indoctrination Candidates until advancing to phase two.
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Q: Create a 'single' page for a Custom Post Type Ok, I installed the Custom Post Type UI plugin and create one. I then added a new post to it. In my theme, i have a piece of code like this:
<?php
    $loop = new WP_Query( array(
        'post_type' => 'case studies',   /* edit this line */
        'posts_per_page' => 15 ) );
?>

<?php while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); ?>

    <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>" >
        <?php the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail'); ?>

<?php endwhile; ?>

Now, firstly if i click the thumbnail, i get an error in the browser saying it's in a redirect loop, but secondly I'd like to know exactly what files i need to create to view a single post of this custom post type. And what to put in that file.

A: There's no need as WordPress will use the default page template however you can create a custom single-cpt.php file where cpt is the name of your registered post type.
<?php

get_header(); ?>

            <?php
                // Start the Loop.
                while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();

                    // Include the page content template.
                    get_template_part( 'content', 'page' );

                endwhile;
            ?>

<?php
get_sidebar();
get_footer();

A: Use single-{posttype}.php for the single template. Also, if you register your post type with the has_archive argument set to true, then you can use archive-{posttype}.php for your archive template, which will allow you to skip that query that you have there, since the global $wp_query object will already be populated with your custom post type.
BTW, you have a space in your post_type argument, which will be a problem.
Check out the Template Hierarchy, and consider registering your CPTs using code in a plugin rather than using a CPT UI plugin.

A: You could just write this into your single.php file (within the loop) and echo out whatever fields you need within the if statement.
if($post_type == 'case_studies') { // you may need this to be without spaces (machine name)

                echo '
'.get_the_title().' flavors
';

               // post id
             $post_id = get_the_ID();
              get_post_meta($post_id, 'custom_field_name', true);

                <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
                  <?php endwhile; ?>

 }

Another option is t0 create a page template. Copy your single.php file and rename it case_studies.php .. at the top within php tags add:
<?php
/*
Template Name: Brand Output 04/12
*/
?>

and then add the same if statement within the single.php loop as the above example...

A: Custom Post Type in wordpress.Basic four steps.Step1: File Path location : theme/function.php in your theme.Paste code in function.php (register custom post type )
<?php

add_action( 'init', 'custom_post_type_func' );
function custom_post_type_func() {
    //posttypename = services
$labels = array(
'name' => _x( 'Services', 'services' ),
'singular_name' => _x( 'services', 'services' ),
'add_new' => _x( 'Add New', 'services' ),
'add_new_item' => _x( 'Add New services', 'services' ),
'edit_item' => _x( 'Edit services', 'services' ),
'new_item' => _x( 'New services', 'services' ),
'view_item' => _x( 'View services', 'services' ),
'search_items' => _x( 'Search services', 'services' ),
'not_found' => _x( 'No services found', 'services' ),
'not_found_in_trash' => _x( 'No services found in Trash', 'services' ),
'parent_item_colon' => _x( 'Parent services:', 'services' ),
'menu_name' => _x( 'Services', 'services' ),
);
$args = array(
'labels' => $labels,
'hierarchical' => true,
'description' => 'Hi, this is my custom post type.',
'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor', 'excerpt', 'author', 'thumbnail', 'trackbacks', 'custom-fields', 'comments', 'revisions', 'page-attributes' ),
'taxonomies' => array( 'category', 'post_tag', 'page-category' ),
'public' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'show_in_menu' => true,
'show_in_nav_menus' => true,
'publicly_queryable' => true,
'exclude_from_search' => false,
'has_archive' => true,
'query_var' => true,
'can_export' => true,
'rewrite' => true,
'capability_type' => 'post'
);
register_post_type( 'services', $args );
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Discussion about public toilets for Rye Lane in the area around Peckham Rye station on SATURDAY 20th September 10am – 1pm at the Peckham CoDesign Shop in front of the station. This is the result of the local public toilets petition last year with over 4000 signatures. Come and help to work out the way to get these important public facilities.
'Treasure Hunts' which are 'adventures into the neighbourhood of Rye Lane.' These are part of a series of 8 workshops for young people and adults. They will explore the different physical, social and cultural layers that shape the identity of this neighbourhood. These explorations will define the key ingredients that will make the new station forecourt. To organise your own Treasure Hunt workshop, contact Ulrike@what-if.info.' These workshops from 3rd September to 18th October are on different days each week in late afternoon or evening; see the programme.
Saturday half day workshops on a variety of topics, in the morning and the afternoons. See here for the topics.
The events programme for the first week 3rd - 6th September is here. Updates on the events will be posted on the windows of the CoDesign Shop at Peckham Rye Station as well as on the website: http://peckhamcodesign.org/about/diary and http://peckhamcodesign.org/events.
Stages 1-3 collection of community information & contributions - August to 17th October.
Stages 4-5 drafting & receiving public comments on the aspirations ATLAS, and its delivery to Southwark Council, GLA, Network Rail – October to November/December?
Stages 6 -7 appointment of architects and development & public consultation on detailed proposals – December to ??
The preparation of the planning application would follow this. There is no indication yet if this has to be submitted by a particular timescale. Confirmation of this approximate timescale has been sought from the Ash Sakula team.
The model was launched to acclaim amidst a joyous celebration of wonderful community collaboration. Locals queued before 3pm for the doors to open, and then we were kept very busy throughout and the meeting at 7pm was packed. Just recovering now from all the exertions as a 100% volunteer effort to get it ready and manage the day itself. There seemed a great buzz and we managed to attract people in from the street through our TODAY posters at the entrance and pictures along the passage into the Bussey building. There are still some buildings to be completed, and the model group sessions will resume in September. More here.
There is still room for more volunteers. If you want to take part, email: info@peckhamvision.org.
3pm-6pm: drop in exhibition and creative activities, come anytime.
model making mini film and hands on experience.
Nick Cobb, noted model builder & photographer, working on a new model during the exhibition as a practical demonstration.
Screening of work-in-progress documentary film Bleacher on the Rye.
There will be CLF Art Café refreshments available.
download A4 poster for display on your local noticeboards, shop windows etc.
download A6 leaflet: for distribution in your neighbourhood.
post the information on local networks and local web forums.
Volunteers are welcome for this event. it is an enjoyable way to become involved, get to know the issues and meet local people.
If you would like to help on the day, please email info@peckhamvision.org for more info.
The event is organised by Peckham Vision with many thanks for the generous and welcome support for the model making from the Peckham Society, Whitten Timber, Complete Fabrication, Khan's Bargain, and for the event from CLF Art Café and Southwark Council.
Ash Sakula community engagement specialist firm has been appointed to take forward the co-design consultation process on the Station Gateway project.
The Station Gateway site is a complex one with commercial buildings nestled amongst railway buildings, viaducts and arches. The site is divided into properties with addresses on Rye Lane, Holly Grove, Blenheim Grove, Station Way, Dovedale Court, and Blenheim Court. So we created a site map showing exactly where these places are and how they related to the plans for total clearance that we were beginning to hear about. This aid to discussion proved invaluable as during 2013 we took two deputations to the Cabinet, attended a Scrutiny Committee, and took part in many community fairs, events and meetings, and discussion about the issues raised by the plans. Then Network Rail published their proposals to clear the site and redevelop it completely. To be able to have clear discussions, local people needed to have a model of the existing buildings and their layout on the site and also the areas around the site. We had suggested to the Council during the consultations last winter that a model would be very useful for this purpose. But the Council turned down the idea as too expensive. So Peckham Vision decided to ask local people on our networks if they would be interested in making a model with us for use in the planning discussions. Many people responded enthusiastically, and over 30 are now taking part in our model making group under the expert guidance of local architects Benedict O'Looney and Clyde Watson from Peckham Vision. Local organisations supporting the project are the Peckham Society, Whitten Timber and Complete Fabrication, Khan's Bargain Ltd. We acknowledge with much thanks their support for this community project. The model is at a scale of 1:100 and has taken shape building by building. PS = the model was displayed on 23rd July. There are still some buildings to be completed, and the model group sessions will resume in September.
The local community played a significant role in initiating and championing the proposal to open up the front of the station. But when the public authorities – Council, GLA & Network Rail – brought the funding together (2011), the community was excluded for two years from the important stage of scoping the project - its purpose and scale, and its role in the town centre economy. This led to community rejection of the proposals for major redevelopment of the whole site. The authorities then agreed to adopt a 'co-design' process, which is about to begin. This story is beginning to stimulate commentaries on the role of communities in the future of their own neighbourhoods in an era of major redevelopments, and in the nature of organic change compared with major demolition and rebuilding.
Six Stories High & Rising – Art, Night Life and Communities under Threat – The Monitors: keeping track of new music, media and industry news.
Peckham Vision's submission to the London Plan gives the story of the Station Gateway as a case example of self-regenerating medium-size town centres. This Peckham case illustrates the lack of understanding in the London Plan of the significance of self-generated organic change in medium size London town centres like Peckham.
Message from Southwark Council: "We have good news that the GLA has now confirmed that they are willing to extend the deadline for the delivery of the Gateway to Peckham project and that the £5m of funding for the scheme is secure. Network Rail and the Council have decided we need to appoint some community engagement specialists to ensure the next stages of consultation (via a co-designing process) are successful. These specialists will be appointed shortly and we're expecting consultation events to start in the summer with a view to developing submitting a planning application in the autumn. Please see the press release that has been issued today."
Harriet Harman MP today met several businesses affected by Network Rail's Station Gateway plans; the meeting was in the office of Copeland Park (owners of the Bussey building). There was a useful discussion about the issues they face from the uncertainty that Network Rail are issuing notices for eviction by December, even though the recent decisions mean the plans are being reconsidered. We suggested a regular news email to improve information and communications. This was implemented swiftly by Harriet's office, and an email news update was issued to their mailing list after the meeting. See copy below. They have promised to make this a biweekly update. Before the meeting we had a walk around central Rye Lane with Harriet to show key buildings and where they fit in the overall local economy.
19th March - Harriet wrote to David Higgins, CEO of Network Rail, outlining her views on the re-development of the station area see attached.
24th March - She received a reply from the Mayor of London to her letter dated the 17th February see attached.
27th March - Harriet visited Peckham for a tour of the key development sites around the station area, arranged by Eileen Conn of Peckham Vision, followed by a meeting with local businesses and creative industries at Copeland Park Industrial Estate to hear their views on the plans and the process for consultation.
Thanks to everyone for a speedy response to Peckham Vision's call: at the last count more than 100 local people wrote to the Mayor of London asking for the GLA's funding deadline to be extended, and it succeeded! Local residents, businesses and other stakeholders had told Cllr Colley that the initial plans for the redevelopment, displayed at a public meeting in January, had been rushed through, and that they had concerns about the size and scope of the project. Fiona Colley said "Plans are now being developed to make local people full partners in shaping the redevelopment." See here for the full text of the Council statement, and the joint statement from the Council and Network Rail. The Council have agreed to explore the use of a co-design process to enable partnership with the community. This gives us the chance at last to move forward to a new era showing there can be real partnership between the community and the Council, for the benefit of our Peckham. This fantastic result is just what Peckham Vision had imagined and hoped would begin to happen two years ago, but better now than not at all.
There is a time-limit for spending the GLA grant from the Mayor's Regeneration Fund, which meant the money had to be spent by 2016. This date has meant that the development of an appropriate scheme has not been possible due to having to rush to meet planning application deadlines of March this year: far too short a time to work with the community to get the scheme that Peckham needs. See here further explanation for this. The Council is asking the Mayor and the GLA to extend the deadline on the GLA funding to allow time for the community to be properly engaged, and to make sure that the GLA funding delivers the benefits for the community that the London Mayor intended. Harriet Harman MP has written to the Mayor to support this request and has asked local people also to write to the Mayor in support of this extension.
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A deputation of local people and local businesses told the Peckham & Nunhead Community Council that the local community supported plans to create a new square in front of the station and improve the area around it. But it was not expected that this would be accompanied by far reaching redevelopment proposals for the entire station site. The deputation explained why the plans were unexpected and had caused a lot of dismay and concern locally, and asked the Community Council to arrange for a collaborative co-design process to develop a new plan. Deputation speech here. Cllr Fiona Colley responded by saying she had been appalled by the plans presented by Network Rail on 18th January and so was asking the GLA to extend the timetable for the submission of the planning application, and would get in touch about the community engagement process. spectacle blog report on the deputation.
Letter to Harriet Harman from Cllr Peter John, Leader of Southwark Council.
Letter to Peckham Residents from Cllr Fiona Colley, Cabinet Member for Regeneration.
On the 11th February, Harriet met with Cllr Fiona Colley (Cabinet Member for Regeneration), local ward Cllr Nick Dolezal and Sarah Green (Project Lead at Southwark Council).
There must be extra time for consultation and engagement with local residents - Southwark Council is calling on the GLA (who partly fund the project) to ask for more time and Harriet will write to the Mayor of London fully supporting the Council's request.
Network Rail should include an estate management agreement that guarantees that local creative industries and small independent businesses in the area will form part of the plans and not be priced out by large retail chains or high rents, or replaced by betting betting shops and/or pay day loan shops.
The 1930's building on Blenheim Grove that houses the Sunday Painter and Peckham Refreshment Rooms should be protected and excluded from the plans.
The proposed height of the high rise residential buildings next to the station should be lowered.
The plans should include public toilets.
The shocking news at the architects' exhibition was that they plan a full clear out of buildings and enterprises on the Gateway site – the whole of Network Rail's land around the station building. http://goo.gl/9ny4kD This would destroy that part of Peckham's creative economy that has rooted there. How can this be? Have Network Rail understood anything about the micro life behind creative industries? They are trying to fix something that seems to be repairing itself in a way which promises self sustainability and economic diversity fit for the 21st century economy, in the creative industries sector of the UK economy which is the strongest. Since last April at the first deputation to the Cabinet, the council has said the plan was definitely not to clear out all Network Rail buildings around Peckham Rye station. Why did they say this and continue to say it?
More than 250 locals crowded into the 18th January event. All keen citizens, wanting to cooperate and take part. Why have they all been excluded while this plan has been devised between the Council and Network Rail? Why have the local community been treated like infants? How does the plan the local community has welcomed, to create Peckham Rye station public square, become a full redevelopment of all land, with the new public square such a small part maybe just around about 5%?
official report on January Network Rail consultation.
What went wrong? Was it because the Council and Network Rail prevented any public discussion about the implications and potential of the dynamics of new local economy developments and ways of creating the new square? This is what is of such great concern and so perplexing. A new strand in the local economy in Peckham town centre has been stirring into life slowly over the last 8 years, but increasing in pace more recently. While the effect has begun to get onto the London radar and noticed by the authorities and the big corporates like Network Rail, the nature of it seems to have escaped them. This is why good intentions might kill off the exciting potential that Peckham has to regenerate itself into a thriving self sustainable new form of economy for the 21st century. There needs to be more serious examination of how that alternative of the original idea of creating the square in front of the station and improving the environment around the station together supporting the new creative economy, might be all that is needed. As a recent commentary has said there is no need to fix things that are not broken. Ideas about alternatives will be posted here. Because of the lack of information from the Council and Network Rail, during the course of 2013 Peckham Vision facilitated a public conversation at community events. This is the official report on January 2014 consultation responses. The plan was withdrawn in February following a community deputation to the Community council, and further consultation promised.
Click on each of the maps to enlarge them and download.
Map 1 shows a cluster of four sites in central Peckham. These sites are identified on the map as A = Peckham Liberal Club, B = Multi-storey car park/cinema, C = Peckham Rye Station Gateway, and D = Copeland Park/Bussey. Together they are at the heart of the new creative industries in Peckham. This has caught the attention of the artistic, creative and cultural world who now refer to it as the latest creative 'hotspot' in London. The co-location and close proximity of the four sites, and the interaction this enables, is a key characteristic of the dynamic nature of the creative industries in this central area of town.
Map 2 shows the station Gateway site. It is the land and buildings owned by Network Rail, that surrounds Peckham Rye station between Rye Lane and Bellenden Road. It includes the commercial buildings in front of the station (blue on this map) and alongside the station building in Holly Grove and Blenheim Grove (pink), and behind the station (in green) the railway arches and forecourts in front of them along Blenheim Grove & Dovedale Court. The map shows the location on this site of the individual businesses currently operating there as a part of the new creative strand of the town centre economy. Bar Story was the first to arrive about 10 years ago, after the long established Arches Studios (yellow); others have located there since then, and with a quickening pace recently. Further details of these enterprises can be found here.
Map 3 shows the 'initial thoughts' produced by the Network Rail architects at the 30 November 2013 consultation event, and based on the 'preferred option' as in Map 4. This was the first step in preparing for the planning application to be made 'in the Spring'. The 'initial thoughts' map shows the removal of the buildings in front of the station to create the new public square. This has wide public support, and so was expected. In addition, however, as in the 'preferred option' map, it shows that the ideas were also possibly to develop all the land and buildings on this site to the sides and the rear of the station. This overall plan if it went ahead looks as if it would need the removal of all current businesses, including those spearheading the growth of the creative industries on this site: those alongside the station building (pink in Map 2) and behind it (green in Map 2), although the Council has said that this is not their intention.
The architects presented their proposals at the consultation event on Saturday 18th January. This showed that redevelopment, involving total demolition and new buildings were planned. They gave a presentation at 3pm during the consultation event attended by over 250 people. This was the first opportunity for a public discussion about the future of the total site.
would the development encourage and support it, or would it seriously or terminally jeopardise it? The overwhelming response at the meeting was that the scale of the plans was unacceptable, and that the plans were likely to terminally jeopardise the growing creative economy. This has been acknowledged by the Council and an extension of time to develop the plans is being agreed with the GLA.
See above for important background information.
Reports from this day of consultation, here and here.
Sunday 26th January deadline for comments.
The Government Inspector at the PNAAP Public Hearings highlighted the significance of the creative industries for the local economy and the future of Peckham in the Peckham& Nunhead Area Action Plan (PNAAP), and the need for changes to the PNAAP to reflect this. The PNAAP refers to Peckham's growing reputation as a creative 'hotspot' and the Council's aim to build on that in its planning of Peckham town centre. Consultation on the Inspector's suggested changes to the PNAAP closed on 6th January 2014. Some local responses are here. Peckham Vision's response describes the nature of the creative 'hotspot' in central Rye Lane located on four main sites and the links between them, with the station site as a key part (see map to the right), and the need to safeguard all four sites.
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The most explored vegetable these days is Malunggay (Moringa Oleifera) so I am not surprised to learn they have now started using it as nutritional enhancer to Pinoy's most popular bread - the pan de sal.
I saw them being sold at Kambal Pandesal and the ever so curious me bought a few pieces to try how it taste as my kids love pan de sal and if the taste of Malunggay Pan de Sal gets their approval, I will buy this instead of the regular one.
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The Hanna (ON 194933) was built in 1949 by J.D. Stuart at Victoria BC. She was later renamed as Bohamar and then back to Hanna. She was 9.21m x 3.11m x 1.37m (30.2' x 10.2' x 4.5') with a wooden hull 8.16gt 7.13rt. She was powered by a 19hp engine.
In 1953–1956 she was owned by Ronald Scott–Moncrieffe, Victoria BC. In 1958 she was owned by Harold L. Lynne, Victoria BC. In 1961–1962 she was owned by Norman F. Parkinson (MO), Victoria BC. In 1963–1972 she was owned by Jon S. Damgaard, Victoria BC. In 1973–1984 she was owned by Harvey Merritt (MO), Victoria BC. In 1985–2014 she was owned by Reginald V. Lironi, Cobble Hill BC. In 2017–2019 she was owned by John O. Anderson and Jean A. Anderson, Victoria BC.
This vessel was had an active racing career and here are some of the examples of her results. In 1964 she raced in the Pacific International Yachting Association Swiftsure Lightship Classic Juan De Fuca Race under skipper J. Damgaard (Royal Victoria Yacht Club) placing 10th overall. In 1965 she raced in the Pacific International Yachting Association Swiftsure Lightship Classic Juan De Fuca Race under skipper J. Damgaard placing 14th overall.
Melodie Blundell recalls that "The Hanna had a more modernized rig in these pictures than the original design. These photos show Hanna getting her new bulwarks which we installed, before, and after. We tried to get the owner to do the decks at the same time as they were two layers of leaky laid decks, but it was too much to bite off. Vic Lironi always tried to do a big maintenance job on her every few years. The last one we did for him was to repair floors through the bilge and a new cabin sole. The engine had been out for rebuild the year before. She had a lot of space for a 30 foot boat with nice wide side decks."


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God Speed Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010)
Oh Leslie, you broke my heart yesterday when you passed away. I don't ever think I got a chance to really express how much I appreciated you. Let me take a moment to thank you for a few things:
1. Thank you for entertaining us. You were devilishly handsome and grew up to be quite a distinguished looking older gentleman. But you were never stuck up. There was always a childish quality about you. You had a silly youthful spirit and you made so many of us laugh until our sides hurt. So thank you.
2. Thank you for being there when I got my first period. I know, it's a very strange thing to thank you for. I remember watching Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) at home and being surprised by a visit from mother nature. It's a difficult time for a young girl but I had you to entertain me for a couple of hours and you know what, that made things a lot easier for me. So thank you.
3. Thank you for Katie and Orbie. I was a teenager with a strong interest in children's entertainment. Who knew I'd end up working at a children's book publisher later in my life. That early interest of mine helped me with my career path. Kate and Orbie was such an unusual show. Canadian produced, semi-animated and with a heart of gold, you narrated the whole thing. You told the story, you did all the voices, it was all you all the time. And you know what? It was lovely. I will always remember that show. So thank you and God Speed.
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Kat Mortensen November 29, 2010 at 9:05 AM
Thank you for posting something other than the "Shirley" line.
My favourite screen performance of his was alongside Susan Clark's villainess in a "Columbo" episode.
He was also "Cassius" in a production of "Julius Caesar" at the Stratford Festival in my home-province of Ontario, Canada.
He will be misses, surely.
That must have been a Freudian slip!
Alessandra November 29, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Wow! That's sad that he passed away! He was a very good actor, I had seen him in a few comedies that were made years ago.
Rich November 29, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Great choice of photo. I'm so used to seeing him with gray or white hair it's shocking to see him looking so young once upon a time.
Terence Towles Canote November 29, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Of all the deaths this year, even given such greats as Jean Simmons and Tony Curtis has past, it is the death of Leslie Nielsen that has hit me the hardest aside from the death of The Knack's leader Doug Fieger. I honestly believe he was a truly great actor. He was not just a great comic actor, but a great dramatic actor as well. He played everything from the heroic commander in Forbidden Planet to The Swamp Fox in Disney's mini-series of the same name to villains in many TV shows. While I must confess I remember him best as Detective Frank Drebin of Police Squad and The Naked Gun movies, I remember him from so many other roles as well. I just hurt so much because he's gone.
Raquel Stecher December 3, 2010 at 9:49 AM
Kat - Those Shirley jokes were getting to me! Although I'm sure you didn't mean yours. :-)
Sweet Life - I know, so sad. At least we have the laughs.
Rich - He was devilishly handsome as a young man. I think people forget that!
Mercurie - I think this one hurts the most. Sounds like we both have personal connections to his life and career that made him really special to us. God Speed Leslie Nielsen!
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