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Category Archives: Tequila
Gold and Glory: Partida Tequila’s Personal Eldorado
Your garden variety Mexican-art-collecting, charity-focused California philanthropist might resent being compared to a predatory 15th century Spanish Conquistador, but J. Gary Shansby is anything but boilerplate. The San Francisco private equity investor, a 35-year veteran of consumer brand development for … Continue reading
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Tequila: Romancing the Stoned
Judging from recent media barrages, hired guns from the spirit world are revving up another campaign to raise tequila’s stature to that of malt scotch and XO cognac. Buena suerte, compadres. Isn’t cognac about dapper bec fins puffing Cohibas over … Continue reading
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