“Experto”-hosted Tequila Tastings, Agave Spa Treatments and More
CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa offers its guests an insider’s view of the local culture and traditions by way of the resort’s “Secretos de la Familia” program. A key feature of the program is helping guests understand and appreciate the most famous product of their home state of Jalisco: Tequila.
“We’re at the epicenter of tequila culture, and we’re one of the very few resorts in the world that actually grows our own agave azul from which we produce our own propriety tequila,” said General Manager Dennis Whitelaw of CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa.
Tastings Hosted by a Certified Tequila Expert
The resort has a Tequila Experto (expert) on staff, certified by the Tequila Regulatory Council of Mexico (TRC). The Tequila Expert conducts tasting classes to increase guest awareness of the new found popularity of tequila. More than 117 different “by the glass” tequila options are maintained in the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort Tequila Vault for use in all the resort’s food and beverage outlets. CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and Spa is the first Puerto Vallarta resort to receive the "Agave de Oro" (Golden Agave), the highest level of the "T Award" from the TRC for each one of the resort’s food and beverage outlets.
The resort’s Tequila Expert serves as an ambassador for Mexican customs, culture and traditions, as well as an authority on the highly sophisticated and remarkably wide variety of tequilas. The Tequila Expert conducts weekly tasting classes at the tequila and cigar Lobby Bar. The presentation includes the history of tequila (the mythical origin of the drink was by "Mayahuel," the Aztec goddess of tequila and "Quetzalcoatl," her eternal lover), and the newest technologies for tequila processing.
Agave in Spa Treatments and at the Juice Bar
Additionally, CasaMagna’s new 22,000 square foot Ohtli Spa offers a signature agave treatment that incorporates the resort’s agave. It features an agave, cornmeal and sea salt scrub for a true experience of Puerto Vallarta. The agave syrup in a light coconut oil base seals in moisture and soothes the skin.
