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“Tequila can advance justice,” Edible Monterey Bay, 07/2024

 

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“Mezcal’s rising popularity means Mexico’s small producers need to stay sustainable,” Mexico News Daily, 01/19/2024

“Agave is More Than Tequila,” Good Food Finder, 05/31/2024

“A Drinker’s Guide to Giving Tuesday,” InsideHook, 11/28/2023

“The business of great spirits and causes,” WGN radio 720, 11/24/2023

“Big Heat 2023,” Newcity, 05/30/2023

“Please Drink More Mezcal. Like, Right Now,” Newcity, 05/17/2023

“Kendall Jenner Talks Tequila, Sustainability, and Becoming an Entrepreneur,” Entrepreneur, 04/04/2023

“Kendall Jenner gana el certificado B Corp,” Xmag, 04/04/2023

“818 Tequila becomes B Corp business,” The Spirits Business, 03/30/2023

“818 Tequila Announces B Corp Certification,” Insider, 03/30/2023

“Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila Is the Second Family Business to Earn B Corp Status,” Ethos, 03/30/2023

“Two of the Biggest Names in Agave Spirits Are Pioneering a New Take On Infused Tequila,” Vinepair, 03/15/2023

“Kendall Jenner Aims To Make 818 ‘The Tequila For The Next Generation,’” Shanken News Daily, 03/07/2023

“818’s Mike Novy weighs in on tequila’s major moves,” Forbes, 01/30/2023

Episode #30 - Lou Bank of S.A.C.R.E.D., “Joiners,” 01/09/2023

“Can Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila Make Sustainable Spirits the New Norm?,” Ethos, 12/30/2022

“How Kendall Jenner Turned Passion Into a Business Model,” Elle, 12/28/2022

“World Spirits Report 2022: Tequila & Mezcal,” The Spirits Business, 12/14/2022

“Implementing Water Security Initiatives in Oaxaca,” Sustain the Mag, 11/11/2022

“How Chef Rick Bayless Is Cooking Up Change Beyond the Kitchen,” Better, 10/03/2022

“We Tried Eight Reserve, Kendall Jenner’s New Luxury Tequila,” Uproxx, 09/19/2022

“We’d Love to Turn You On to Mezcal,” Wednesday Journal, 09/12/2022

“Just Don’t Call it Tequila: The Global Agave Boom has Arrived,” Wine Enthusiast, 07/11/2022

“7 New Mezcals to Try Right Now,” Liquor.com, 05/05/2022

“Why Mezcal Deserves Your Time and Respect,” InsideHook, 04/27/2022

“How Repurposed Agave Is the Key to New Building Projects in Mexico,” Thrillist, 04/26/2022

“Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila brand is turning agave waste into bricks,” Fast Company, 04/25/2022

“Loving Mezcal, But Not To Death,” Newcity, 04/13/2022

“Lou Bank with good works on World Water Day,” “The Dane Neal Show",” WGN Radio, 03/22/2022

“The Best Alcohol Industry Podcasts, According to Beverage Professionals,” SevenFifty Daily, 01/24/2022

“Kendall Jenner, feliz de construir escuela rural en Jalisco,” Clase, 01/05/2022

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“Imbibe 75 Person to Watch: Lou Bank,” Imbibe, 01/04/2022

“Kendall Jenner is Defying the Odds by Running a Women-Led, Socially Conscious Tequila,” Forbes, 12/16/2021

“The 16 Tequila Brands We’re Drinking Now,” Rolling Stone, 12/08/2021

“Mezcal Christmas,” Daily North Shore, 12/08/2021

“Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila launches merchandise to support rural Mexican communities,” Daily Mail, 11/30/2021

“Agave Activists are Working to Preserve Mexican Lands,” Vinepair, 09/29/2021

“Monopoly no more: how mezcal certification is changing,” The Spirits Business, 07/16/2021

“Mezcal’s Moment,” Reside by Sotheby’s, 06/2021

“13 Things You Should ‘Unlearn’ About Mezcal,” Coveteur, 05/2021

“A Drink with Lou Bank, SACRED” The Spirits Business, 04/16/2021

“Here Are Top 5 Ways To Purchase Mezcal Owned By Women,” Forbes, 03/26/2021

“A Wine Lover’s Guide to Mezcal,” Wine Enthusiast, 02/03/2021

“The 10 Best Gifts for Tequila and Mezcal Lovers in 2021,” Liquor.com, 12/22/2020

“What is Mezcal?,” Better Homes & Gardens, 12/14/2020

“13 Easy-to-Make Mezcal Cocktails for Winter 2020,” Forbes, 12/14/2020

“The Proper Way to Drink Mezcal,” InsideHook, 10/21/2020

“A Dazzling Display of Murals,” Chicago Sun-Times, 08/29/2020

“Agave Saves the World,” Full Hands In/Full Hands Out, 05/18/2020

SACRED Agave, Mexico and Mezcal on Cinco de Mayo!, WGN Radio, 05/05/2020

A Comprehensive Guide to the Best Mezcals, Forbes, 04/17/2020

Cultivating Connections Amid COVID-19, Meat and Three, 04/10/2020

Don’t Call It a Mezcal Bar, Punch, 03/12/2020

Breaking Down the Difference Between Mezcal and Tequila, Wine Enthusiast, 09/2019

Hey Hey! Agave! Episode 11, Tuyo NYC, 08/2019

60-year-old agave blooming, Chicago Tribune, 07/17/2019

The Agave Triumvirate, “Heritage Radio Happy Hour,” 05/02/2019

Learn More About Mezcal, The New York Times, 04/16/2019

Big Heat 2019: Chicago’s Food and Drink 50, by David Hammond, Newcity, 03/28/2019

Score Values: Saving Agave for Culture, Recreation, Education, and Development (S.A.C.R.E.D.), interview with Rey Diaz, on 670 AM The Score, 10/14/2018

Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Announces 2018 Golden Spirit Award, by Alex Smith, 10/10/2018

Global Activism: Saving Agave for Culture, Recreation, Education, and Development (S.A.C.R.E.D.), interview with Jerome McDonnell, on WBEZ's "Worldview," 10/04/2018

Seventeen of the Best Mezcals to Try This Year, by Karla Alindahao, for Forbes, 04/19/2018

Heritage Radio Happy Hour, 03/22/2018

Jump into an ocean of mezcal during Mexico in a Bottle, by Mike Sula, for Reader, 10/13/2017

Global Activism: S.A.C.R.E.D.’s Mexico In A Bottle Festival, interview with Jerome McDonnell, on WBEZ's "Worldview," 10/12/2017 (and, really, it's Mezcalistas' festival!)

Pickle me pretty A mezcal maestro, educator are among the featured speakers at Fermentation Fest, by Allison Geyer, for Isthmus, 09/28/2017

Lou Bank of SACRED, interview on "The Bill and Wendy Show" on WGN Radio, 08/30/2017

Six Places to Try Mezcal in Charlotte, by Kristen Wile, for Charlotte Magazine, 08/17/2017

Mezcal’s Moment: Why This Mexican Spirit Is Booming — and You Should Sip It While You Can, by David Hammond, for Make It Better, 07/13/2017

I Was a Mezcal Mule: Bringing Home Oaxaca’s Spirit, by David Hammond, for Newcity, 06/2017

Lou Bank of SACRED, interview with "Heritage Radio Network," 05/26/2017

Global Activism: Using Mezcal To Improve Life In Rural Mexico, interview with Jerome McDonnell, on WBEZ's "Worldview," 05/25/2017

The Chicago field guide to mezcal, the spirit of the summer, by Mike Sula, for Reader, 05/17/2017

Mezcaleros: Oaxaca, April, 2017, by David Hammond, for oakpark.com, 04/24/2017

Chicagoans join Earth Day efforts to protect future of agave — and mezcal , by David Hammond, for Chicago Tribune,04/21/2017

Interview with Lou Bank: Mezcal as S.A.C.R.E.D. , by Peter Reinhart, for Pizza Quest, 11/08/2016

Arriba! Olde World Agave Production Today In Rural Mexico , by Brian Standing, for WORT-FM, 10/03/2016

Agave Adoration: The Mezcal Gospel According to Lou Bank, by David Hammond, for New City, 04/02/2015