We are with Juan Pablo from @desmadretequila... who shows us the art of the Jimador! A jimador is a Mexican farmer who harvests agave plants, which are harvested primarily for the production of mezcal, sotol and tequila. This task requires the skill of identifying ripe agave, which ripens in between 7 and 12 years. Unripe agave can have a bitter taste, ruining the distilled spirits made from them. The primary tool of a jimador is the coa de jima or simply coa. #tequila #mezcal #agave #pina | Foo

The inner core of an agave plant is what makes mezcal, a liquor similar to tequila. Some of the people who make mezcal in Mexico have been making it the same way for centuries, using methods like harvesting agave by hand and cooking it in giant, earthen ovens. #mezcal #Mexico #agave #agriculture #insiderbusiness | Business Insider