Pass the Patrón: Tasting Tequila with Egor Polonskiy

Few tequilas are held in such high regard as Patrón. And its Roca Patrón series, the only Patrón Tequila to make exclusive use of the time-honored tahona technique, suggests the brand's motto—We didn't invent tequila, we just perfected it.—is more a statement of fact than a marketing slogan. On Thursday, October 24, join us in welcoming Egor Polinskiy to the Kimpton Everly Hotel for a complimentary tasting of the brand's Roca Patrón expressions—Silver, Reposado, and Añejo—plus Gran Patrón Smoky and the limited edition Estate Release. After the tasting, enjoy Patrón in three Custom Cocktails, courtesy master bartender Rhino Williams, and support the Museum's work!

FEATURED POURS

• Roca Patrón

  • Silver

  • Reposado

  • Añejo

• Gran Patrón

  • Smoky (a silver tequila with a complex, smoky flavor)

• Limited Edition Patrón

  • Estate Release (a silver tequila crafted from agave grown on the grounds of Hacienda Patrón)

FEATURED COCKTAILS

• Stirred

  • Praline Old Fashioned (Roca Patrón Añejo)

• Shaken

  • Heritage Margarita (Limited Edition Patrón Estate Release)

• Built

  • Paloma Verde (Roca Patrón Silver)

The spirits tasting is FREE with RSVP.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Egor Polonskiy is the West Coast Manager of Trade Education & Mixology for Patrón Spirits. He is focused on spreading knowledge of Tequila Patrón and conducting mixology events, trainings, and spirits seminars. Egor has dedicated many years to studying and teaching about the world of spirits, making award-winning cocktails and polishing his unique techniques of the bartending profession.

ABOUT THE BRAND

Agave ripens slowly: Every eight or so years. So our skilled Jimadors take great care to find and uproot only those Weber Blue Agave with optimal sugar content. Using a sharp tool called a Coa, they strip away the leaves to reveal the heart of the plant, the piña.

After being hand-chopped, our piñas are baked in small brick ovens to ensure they’re cooked evenly. Then, they’re crushed by a two-ton volcanic stone Tahona wheel and a roller mill.

The resulting mixture is fermented for three days, distilled and, in some cases, aged in handmade barrels. Two months at minimum for Patrón Reposado and all the way up to ten years for Extra Añejo 10 Años, our oldest tequila.

The tequila itself may be the most obvious element in our craft story, but in Mexico, glass artisans measure and mold our perfectly imperfect Patrón Tequila bottles.

Our small-batch spirit is then bottled, but our attention to detail doesn’t stop there. Whether we’re sustainably harvesting fine Portuguese cork or having the masters of French crystal, Lalique, design a beautiful crystal stopper, it must be perfect.

Our entire tequila-making process takes place at Hacienda Patrón, where we only make Patrón. And we take pride in everything about it. From our eco-friendly reverse osmosis irrigation system to the agave byproduct we recycle. And most importantly, in the people involved in making our tequila–60 hands from beginning to end.