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What’s Next for Tequila in 2018  

When you can sell twice as much as you have, you can be sure what you’ve got is hot.
That’s what happened recently at Bay Ridge Wine and Spirits in Annapolis, Maryland, when owner David Marberger offered his customers a chance to buy tickets to “Tequila 101.” The event was a tasting and education session with food and numerous tequila samples provided by representatives from two high end suppliers (Patron and Casa Noble). Tickets for the forty or so seats at the educational session disappeared fast, and not just because each supplier was pouring samples and touting their wares.
“We told them, ‘Listen, we’re not here for you to sell people on your particular brand, but to educate these folks on tequila in general.’ And they were fine with that,” Marberger says. The two-hour paid event sold out fast, which pleased Marberger. “An educated consumer is the best consumer we could have,” he adds.
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