Mezcal Pop Ups coming this summer (2024)

After a little hiatus, I am excited to get back behind the bar to offer more mezcal tastings. The new name is RITUAL and you will see us doing pop-ups around town this summer.

We are planning small group events that deep dive into agave spirits and some bar take overs for a more relaxed get together.

I have rebranded the Instagram page to RITUAL so if you are following that look for updates there. I also have an events page on this site that will be updated with events each month.

Hope to see you soon.

Escondido Agave Lounge

COVID has brought on many changes to us all, but it has also opened some opportunities for me in my professional life. Since 2018, I have been managing the agave program at Popol Vuh / Centro in Minneapolis. When we had to shut down in March 2019, what was the next step? Popol Vuh eventually closed and we reimagined the space into what is now, Vivir. The private dining space was an empty room and with the help of the ownership I was able to work on a mezcal bar concept.

I am excited to announce that we created a tasting room called Escondido. It is located inside of Vivir and will be a reservation only tasting experience to start. You can make reservations here. Your experience will be about 90-120 minutes and in include some house flights (or build your own), snacks from the Vivir kitchen, cacao tasting options featuring a partnership we have with La Rifa in Mexico City.