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20 Reasons to Play the 20th Annual Iron Cactus Charity Golf Tournament on June 1st

May 7, 2015

We’re celebrating our 20th year hosting the Iron Cactus charity golf tournament. In the past 19 years, we’ve raised close to $500,000 for various charities and causes. With your generosity and participation, we will be able to surpass the half million dollar mark.

We hope that after reading the list below, you will sign up for this year’s charity tournament. However, if you can’t make the tournament, you can still help make a difference by donating at www.youcaring.com/ic4heroes. This year’s funds will support our wounded heroes to participate in Staurolite’s Foundation Mountain Top Safaris and Elk Hunt.

1) Jordan Spieth may not show up, but the Don Julio girls will.

2) You can finally stop and smell the flowers (be sure to take your allergy meds first).

Flowers in bloom at Grey Rock Golf Club

3) You can channel Fast & Furious with these carts. Just remember you crash it, you buy it!

4) You can show off your Tiger-esque golf swing.

golfers at the range

5) Chance to meet Don Pepe Zevada of Z Tequila.

6) Win one of several door prizes

7) Watch this golf swing live (eyes on the ball!).

8) Play golf with your buddies.

9) Get a hole in one, win a great prize, not have to buy anybody drinks.

10) Drink while driving with an open container (please drink responsibly and see no. 3)

11) See a demo on how a natural blow dryer works.

12) Wear a Sombrero (or any funny hat you want).

13) Sport a Hornitos Bandana Ese!

14) Close million dollar deals before even teeing off.

15) Food. Lots of Food from Iron Cactus. Where else?

16) Meet the Dynamic Dudes behind Iron Cactus.

17) Proof that 1800 Tequila is a brand not a toll free number for free tequila.

18) Pose for photos with the lovely tequila pourers.

19) Win a Z Tequila gift box while getting photobombed by Don Pepe Z.

20) Have Big Smiles all day long knowing you made a difference in someone’s life while sampling tequila and playing golf.

Print and fill-out the form below to guarantee your spot at the 20th Annual Iron Cactus Charity Golf Tournament.

Do You Know Your Tequila?

June 18, 2012

Tequila. Oh, how we love our tequila. Sometimes a bit too much, but with over 100 types to sample in our Agave Room, there’s a lot to love. With that said, it’s best to get to know them a bit first, so here’s a quick guide to the five basic categories of tequila.

Blanco/Plata (white/silver) – Bottled straight after distillation or after sitting in neutral oak or stainless steel barrels for up to two months, this tequila is the most neutrally flavored of the five categories.

Reposado (rested) – After a solid nap in an oak barrel for up to a year, reposado tequilas are not so much “aged” as they are “rested-up and ready for anything.”

Joven (young) – Joven tequilas are the offspring of reposado and blanco tequilas, so they’re literally born for mixing.

Añejo (aged/vintage) – There’s plenty of wisdom to be found in a bottle of añejo. This tequila bides its time in an oak barrel for up to three years, absorbing the worldly flavors of the ancients.

Extra Añejo – The granddaddy of tequilas. Extra añejo tequilas slosh around in oak barrels for at least 3 years, reaching heights of enlightenment that a newborn blanco couldn’t begin to comprehend.

Aged tequilas made with 100 percent agave tend to be mellower and more complex, like a wizened old hippy with a dark past. Younger tequilas like the blanco and joven are often a bit harsher and are best enjoyed mixed into something sweeter.

So there you have it. Each tequila has something to love and is precious and unique in its own way. Stop by the Agave Room sometime and get to know one or a hundred.

Mezcal

March 30, 2012

Mezcal is a word that conjures up evocative images of old Mexico. It’s yet another reason why Mexico is unlike any other place. Like the land around it, Mezcal is a world steeped in myth and legend; an experience that connects us to a past realized in smoky wafts of oak and agave.

Describing it is like trying to describe the sound a cello makes to a deaf person. It has a fullness and subtlety that emerges slowly. Mezcal is as close as you can get to experiencing pure Mexico in a glass. It’s a mystical, earthy concoction, with roots deep in native culture. Its genius is in its unique creation, as true Mezcal is produced in small towns, located mostly in the state of Oaxaca.

Whereas Tequila is only produced from one type of agave plant, Mezca can be produced from different varieties. These differences, along with the closely-guarded recipes and secret preparation techniques are the primary reasons Mezcal has wildly varied tastes.

The most important difference from tequila is the smoke. After years of cultivating the agaves, which are grown on the sides of mountains, the pina, or the heart of the plant is buried and smoked over a bed of oak wood for several days. The oak-imparted, blackened heart is then crushed by an old stone wheel pulled by horses and donkeys to extract the precious liquid. The liquid is fermented, then distilled, usually twice, in copper vats, and secret ingredients are added. The Mezcal is then allowed to age in antiquated oak barrels, which provide further flavoring.

The result is nothing less than miraculous. The taste is everything Iron Cactus stands for: distinctiveness, authenticity, a spirit that can only be experienced and never quite explained.

Right now, Iron Cactus is proud to serve Wahaka Mezcal. Made by 5th generation “mezcaleros” from the small town of San Dionisio Ocotepec, in the state of Oxaaca, it’s as real as it gets. Come sip a a precious glass–you will be transported.

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