Mexican Spirits Tasting: Mezcal, Tequila & beyond
Overview
I'm Julieta — a federally certified guide trained in gastronomy in Paris and wine tourism in Bordeaux. For over a decade, I've worked directly within Guanajuato's wine and spirits scene, not observing it from the outside, but shaping it from within.
This isn't a scripted tasting menu I recite from memory. It's a conversation, guided in Spanish, English, or French, built around real technical knowledge and a genuine passion for what's in the glass — the kind of depth a group tour with six other tables simply can't offer.
What's Included
- Meals A dish of your choice, one per person
- Alcoholic beverages Guided tasting of 6 Mexican spirits
- A take-home reference booklet
- Guide fluent in Spanish, English, and French
- Private, personally guided experience (not a group tasting)
- Gratuities
Meeting Location
Recreo 88
Zona Centro, 37700 San Miguel de Allende, Gto., Mexico
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Beyond tequila lies a universe of flavor: mezcal, sotol, raicilla, bacanora, pox. A privately designed Mexican spirits tasting that reads six distillates through the lens of terroir, denomination of origin, and generations of ancestral technique — not a bar crawl, an education of the palate.
Available Interpretations:
• Tequila vs Mezcal — A comparative reading of agave varieties, production methods, and regional identity.
• The Six Spirits of Mexico — An overview of the country’s principal distillates within their geographic and cultural context.
• Mezcal Uncovered — A deeper immersion into mezcal, from cultivation to final expression.
This is not just a tasting. It's an immersion into the spirit of Mexico — a reading of terroir, history, and identity.
Includes a guided tasting of 6 Mexican spirits, one dish of your choosing, and a reference booklet to keep exploring.
Approximate duration: 2 hours
Location: San Miguel de Allende's Historic Center.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Activity code: C-155320P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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- Meals. A dish of your choice, one per person.
- Alcoholic beverages. Guided tasting of 6 Mexican spirits.
- A take-home reference booklet.
- Guide fluent in Spanish, English, and French.
- Private, personally guided experience (not a group tasting).
- Gratuities.
The minimum age to participate is 18..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Mexican Spirits Tasting: Mezcal, Tequila & beyond is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Mexican Spirits Tasting: Mezcal, Tequila & beyond will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- MealsA dish of your choice, one per person
- Alcoholic beveragesGuided tasting of 6 Mexican spirits
- A take-home reference booklet
- Guide fluent in Spanish, English, and French
- Private, personally guided experience (not a group tasting)
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
