Tequila Interchange Project
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Who we are
The Tequila Interchange Project (TIP) is a non-profit organization and consumer advocacy group for agave distilled spirits comprised of bartenders, consultants, educators, researchers, consumers and tequila enthusiasts. Our organization advocates the preservation of sustainable, traditional and quality practices in the industries of agave distilled spirits. In light of concerning trends
02/06/2026
TIP is excited to launch our first-ever Professional Development Program. This new program focuses on three different tracks, Production/Ecology, Writing, and Hospitality, for applicants to explore in an effort to deepen their connection with agave spirits. The selection committee will select one applicant for each track based on written applications and interviews.
This program is only made possible through the incredible relationships that TIP has been able to foster throughout our existence. We will be partnering with incredible projects like .murzielaga.mezcal, , and . Established professionals like Paul Clarke , Emma Janzen , Rachel DelRocco, , and Ferron Salnicker are graciously donating their time to help the selected applicants hone their skills.
Through the generosity of the Slow Food Negroni Week Innovation Fund, we have been able to provide free travel, lodging, and compensation for our selected applicants, allowing them to explore these professional paths without sacrificing their day-to-day livelihoods. Please visit to learn more about this great program supporting projects that cultivate community, foster equity and justice, and seek a better world for all through food and beverage.
Visit tequilainterchangeproject.org/professional-development for more information and to apply!
02/05/2026
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“When agave spirits are produced responsibly, they can sustain livelihoods and preserve generational traditions”
We want to take a moment to introduce Marissa Gatta, Senior Beverage Director of Westbound and Tap & Bottle in Tucson, Arizona, and winner of the Tequila Interchange Project sponsorship for the Zinacantan Residency Program. Through the generosity of the Slow Food Negroni Week Innovation Fund, TIP's new Professional Development Program will cover Marissa's travel and missed wages as she participates in a nine-day immersive experience of staying on-site with the team from Zinacantan. This residency provides a holistic view of how the project approaches their natural resource management, agave cultivation, mezcal produciton and how they see themselves as one part of the larger ecosystem and work to create a more sustainable future for the agave spirits community.
Through the Slow Food Negroni Week Innovation Fund, TIP launched our first-ever Professional Development program. Consisting of three separate tracks, this program seeks to foster deeper engagement between members of the hospitality/beverage industries and the agave spirits community. Eligibility for this Production/Ecology track was limited to participants of the Zinacantan Residency Program. However, we just opened applications for our 2026 TIP Writer-in-Residence program, featuring professional mentorship and collaboration with folks like writers , , and . We also launched applications for our Hospitality Residency Program with , providing one applicant the opportunity to stage and train with the team from one of the world's leading agave bars and their sister bars & .
Many of you have graciously supported our organization in the past, and we hope you will do so again by supporting our 2026 fall fundraising and awareness campaign. We are asking you to aid us in our efforts by helping to increase our reach among your friends, guests, and whomever else is cool (or not cool) and loves agave spirits, or, if you can, make a financial contribution.
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Sorry for our delay in answering our own agave trivia question. But our Director is an elder millennial and it took him him three days to make this post in Canva. Kidding but only slightly.
The three agave pollinating bats are…..drumrolllll please!!!!… 🥁 🥁 🥁
The Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae), Greater long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris nivalis), and Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana). While the Lesser long-nosed bat and the Mexican long-tongued bat have a range that extends from southern Mexico into the southwestern United States along the Sierra Madre Occidental, the Greater long-nosed bat has a range that shifts slightly eastward, migrating from southern Mexico into southeast New Mexico and southwest Texas, primarily along the Sierra Madre Oriental. In fact just this year their range was discovered to extend into southeastern Arizona!
Also, while the Greater long-nosed bat and the Mexican long-tongued bat are both listed as endangered in the United States and Mexico, the Lesser long-nosed bat was recently delisted in the United States and touted as a conservation success story, however, not all conservationists are in agreement that the bat should have been delisted!
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Philadelphia, PA
19102
Opening Hours
| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 12pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 12pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 12pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 9am - 12pm |
