Expand Your Mind And Quench Your Thirst

THE WOODLANDS, TX -- Don’t let that frozen margarita on the drink special menu be your only tequila guide. Here’s a fun way to take your tequila journey to the next level. The Nach-Yo Ordinary Tequila Tasting Tour, a Wine & Food Week signature event, returns to The Woodlands on Thursday, March 23rd from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at The Woodlands Country Club. All-inclusive tickets are only $45 for a full night of spirited education with tequila specialists, tequila sampling, cocktails, great eats, and fun.

So, here’s an odd comparison. Think potato chips. Plain, ridges, BBQ, salt & vinegar, thin, kettle. They all taste different, right? Tequila is no different. As the most recognized spirit in Mexico, tequila has been produced for thousands of years, but it’s more complex than you might expect.

Master Distillers are profoundly serious about the quality and process for making fine quality craft agave spirits. The wide variety of offerings is expansive, crafted from a unique form of succulent to make mezcal, sotol, and avila, in addition to tequila.

Fans who know their stuff understand that tequila and other agave spirits can be enjoyed in many ways. From Texans’ beloved margaritas to fine sipping aged tequila served neat. There is so much to offer.

At the Nach-Yo Ordinary Tequila Tasting event, attendees will meet brand ambassadors, tequila specialists and passionate educators who share their unique craft products. With this all-inclusive ticket, attendees can taste them all and enjoy savory and satisfying eats starting with the H-E-B Gourmet Nacho Bar with made in store tortilla chips, fresh guacamole, perfectly spiced meats and all the toppings. Other tequila friendly foods provided by Chef’s United, State Fare Kitchen & Bar, Goya Foods, Gringo's, and Thistle Draftshop. And just the right sweet touch with decadent alcohol-inspired treats by Bundt Cake-A-Holic add great finishing touch.

Guests wet their palettes enjoying tastings of gold, silver (also known as blanco and plata), barrel-aged selections of reposado, añejo, and extra añejo tequilas, plus mezcal, sotol, avila and even fun, flavor-infused selections and custom cocktails.

But there’s more. Included in admission tickets are Tequila Forum Seminars. On a first come, first seated basis, guests can experience a fun educational experience with formal tasting mats and a Tequila Specialist presenter serving various styles of tequila while you taste and learn the differences. So, grab your ticket and your seat early.

Nach-Yo Ordinary Tequila Tasting offers an impressive selection of craft products including, Mijenta,1800 Cristalino, Don Julio, Dos Hombres Mezcal, Gran Centenario, Jose Cuervo, 400 Conejos Espadin, Tobala & Cuishe, La Pulga, LALO, Mezcal Local, Milagro Tequila, Number Juan Tequila, Siempre Tequila, Sunbird, Tequila Partida, Tres Agaves and some fun new selections from Drink Canteen and Casa Azul. More announcements to come.

To mix it up a bit, there is also Delirium beer for your sipping pleasure.

All this fun is for a purpose. Take your chance at the Party Wagon Raffle worth well over $1,500 in tequila, swag and more to stock your bar for a long, long time. Every dollar raised will go directly to The Woodlands’ beloved charity, The Woodlands Arts Council. The mission of The Woodlands Arts Council, Inc. is to provide regional cultural and educational enrichment opportunities that encourage, support, and promote the performing and visual arts. The primary goal is to create a strong and vital arts presence in the area. The Arts Council believes the arts can open the doors of our minds, strengthen character, heal the body, and foster an appreciation of other cultures.

Join us in supporting The Woodlands Arts Council at Nach-Yo Ordinary Tequila Tasting and you could be the lucky winner and take home the Party Prize pack. https://www.thewoodlandsartscouncil.org

We’re raising a toast to our sponsors. Special thanks to H-E-B, Bayway Cadillac of The Woodlands, Goya Foods, American Furniture Warehouse and Renewal by Andersen.

Sip and savor the flavor of craft tequila at Nach-Yo Ordinary Tequila Tasting. Tickets are a steal of a deal at only $45 per person for all-inclusive experience, so get your tickets today at www.nachyo.com.