We've seen a lot of wine-centric events at hotels but after a visit to the glamorous Rosewood Mayakoba, we've been converted to a new breed of booze tasting: tequila tasting.

Forget your frat days and sloppy Day of the Dead celebrations: this is pure class. At Rosewood Mayakoba's tequila bar Agave Azul, a tasting is structured similarly to a wine-pairing dinner. Of course, you can slide up to the bar and order your shots straight if you know what you want--but we highly recommend opting for the pairing that comes with some snacks and little glasses of sangrita--a spicy little chaser.

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The other day we stumbled upon our dream hotel, La Cofradia Boutique Hotel in Tequila, Mexico. Yes, tequila.

The hotel, which is really comprised of four rooms next to one another, is literally steps away from the blue agave fields and the Cofradia distillery where the tequila undergoes its refinement and aging process. Each of the rooms are named after different tequila brands that are produced here.

This is a look inside the Casa Noble room, a brand of tequila which we coincidentally learned about through another hotel--Viceroy Santa Monica. ]]> juliana 2009-10-12T10:58:35-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/1/03828/59822 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/pricklypearmargs.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><i>We've kicked off our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/summer cocktails">Summer Cocktails</a> series where we profile fun new summer drinks that hotels are making. Got one we should know about? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send us the recipe with a photo of the drink.</a> Otherwise, enjoy and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/hotelchatter">@reply us</a> when you're wasted!</i><p> <p>Summer is sadly winding down and this weekend is probably your last weekend to indulge in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/summer cocktails"><b>Summer Cocktails</b></a> at hotels. But while folks at the Jersey Shore and The Hamptons will be mourning this unofficial end of Summer, we prefer to mark the passing of summer by the Autumnal equinox which means we have about three more weeks left to down some drinks. <p>At the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Sedona+Resort+%26+Spa/ian/153436"><b>Hilton Sedona</b></a> in juliana 2009-09-02T09:31:55-05:00 34.7737467 -111.76540 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/24/23929/0699 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/BiltmoreOriginalTequilaSunrise.jpg" class="top"><p> <p><i>We've kicked off our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/summer cocktails">Summer Cocktails</a> series where we profile fun new summer drinks that hotels are making. Got one we should know about? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send us the recipe with a photo of the drink.</a> Otherwise, enjoy and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/hotelchatter">@reply us</a> when you're wasted!</i><p> <p>The last news we heard from the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Arizona+Biltmore+Resort+-+The+Waldorf-Astoria+Collection/ian/105306"><b>Arizona Biltmore</b></a> was about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/6/13456/53352/hotels/The_Arizona_Biltmore_is_Getting_a_600_Million_Facelift">not-in-a-hurry renovations</a> (dates like "sometime before 2020" were getting tossed around) so we're happy to have something more concrete to report: the Biltmore's got a special summer cocktail, and it's a classic.<p>Something we didn't know is that the <b>Tequila Sunrise</b> was apparently invented at the Biltmore, back in the 1940s when a frequent guest asked the bartender amandak 2009-08-28T09:23:48-05:00 33.5218000 -112.02034 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/24/113750/676

You know we love the infinity pools and the Department of Romance (staffed by a dedicated "Romance Coordinator") at the Las Ventanas al Paraiso resort in Cabo, but now it seems like the hotel figures all guests really need is a shot of good tequila to get the fiesta going.

Before you ask: no, this is not your chance to relive that glorious (and foggy) spring break you spent in Cancun doing body shots off sunburned coeds. The exclusive hotel is now offering classes led by their in-house Tequileros on the fine art of tequila appreciation. And you even get a diploma at the end...provided you’re coherent enough to answer the final test question.

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