The Spirit of Tequila

He has written for the Chicago Tribune, Foreign Policy, the Atlantic, and National Geographic Magazine.. Funded by the National Geographic Society, the Knight Foundation, and the Abundance Foundation, the project aims to immerse readers in the lives of nomads, villagers, traders, far

Exploring the rooms and techniques hidden in the distilleries of legendary tequilas Herradura, Sauza, Jose Cuervo, Don Julio, and others, The Spirit of Tequila celebrates a craft that is rooted deep in the culture of Mexico.. A Mexican charro rides through the streets of Arandas. Nearly forty photographs, taken with a medium format camerasome in full-color, some in duotonereveal not only the tequila making process but also the region’s traditions of culture and religion. Since the 1600s, the people of western Mexico have cultivated blue agave from the red volcanic soil that blankets the region, to make what we know as tequila. The Spirit of Tequila celebrates the tradition, culture, and myth of this iconic drink. Haunting and beautiful, a church

A two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, he was raised in central Mexico. Funded by the National Geographic Society, the Knight Foundation, and the Abundance Foundation, the project aims to immerse readers in the lives of nomads, villagers, traders, farmers, and fishers Salopek meets along the way. About the AuthorPaul Salopek is an American journalist. He has written for the Chicago Tribune, Foreign Policy, the Atlantic, and National Geographic Magazine.. In 2013 he embarked on the “Out of Eden Walk,” a seven-year, 20,000-mile transcontinental foot journey along one of the migration routes taken by early humans out of Africa