- salvador rosales trejo makes tequila as distinguished as fine whiskey. [soft music] i don t think there s anything more beautiful than a field of blue agave. this is stunning. today much of the industry is highly mechanized. but salvador s vision is about trusting the past and sticking to traditional methods. i ve done this work before, and it is hard. it is not easy. hola. - hola. buenos días. - how does he not have gloves? ah, ¿sí? - [speaking spanish] - look at the calluses. wow.
Somewhere along more than 2,000 miles of road between Jackson Hole and Guadalajara thereâs an 18-wheeler making its way north carrying pallets stacked with tequila.
Andy Bardon has been waiting about 15 months for it to arrive. He had hoped it would be here sooner, but, well, in the year of the virus everything is running a bit late.
Finally, though, âitâs on a truck, coming our way,â Bardon said last week.
The Jackson photographer and climber, now adding âtequila entrepreneurâ to his resume, expects Jackson tequila and mezcal drinkers will have their first taste of his product within a week or so.