For hundreds of years, Madagascar has been growing sisal … agave sisalana. The leaves — pencas — are chopped off and processed into fiber for use in textiles. And the heart of the plant is left to rot in the fields. And then, one day, a Peace Corps volunteer thought, Isn’t that the stuff they use to make Tequila? Yeah, you and I both know the problem with that thought — but you can get caught up in the rhetoric or you can get excited about this unique solution in a country plagued by drought and poverty. We’re leaning excited in this episode of Agave Road Trip! Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. This episode is hosted by Lou Bank with special guest Riker Vermilye of MadAgave!