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Here is an interesting article on how world food prices going up are affecting the price of tequila. Farmers in Mexico are growing more corn and beans, which are much more of a cash crop apparently, and turning away from agave. The problem is that the agave cactus takes six years to mature. In the early 2000’s there was an agave shortage, farmers planted like crazy and now there is too much, also some distilleries took to planting their own agave as well. If you wonder why the hell you pay almost $40 for decent bottle of tequila, here’s why.
Here’s a quick article about a distiller who is tring to jump start a Russian whisk(e)y market.
Here is an interesting article on Campari, or specifically the business machine behind it.
