Agave Festival in Grand Cayman | Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa

A three day, multi venue celebration of Latin American spirits, food and cocktails.

Welcome to Fiesta de Agave.A three-day celebration across Grand Cayman’s hotels, restaurants, and bars—an immersive journey into the heart of agave and Latin American spirits, where tradition meets innovation, flavor, and fiesta.

Fiesta de Agave will bring an international line-up to Grand Cayman in a compelling mix of immersive and interactive events, tastings and experiences involving bars, restaurants, writers, producers, and experts.

Over three days, the event will explore the world of the maguey (or agave) plant; Latin American spirits, food, and cocktails. Fiesta de Agave will wrap up with the Cayman Island’s largest Mexican street fiesta featuring some of the world's and Cayman’s best bartenders, agave spirit brands and bars, and entertainers in La Gran Fiesta!

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International Guest Bars + Restaurants

Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant | San Francisco

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Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant | San Francisco

Home of the world-famous Tommy’s Margarita, incredible Yucatan food and the warmest welcome in the business, this legendary family-owned Tequila bar and restaurant has been spreading the good word of Agave since 1965.

Café Pacifico | London

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Café Pacifico | London

Café Pacifico is a lively Mexican restaurant in Covent Garden and the UK’s first Mexican cantina, established in 1982. Known for bold, authentic flavors and famous margaritas, it features colorful and eclectic décor, murals, and Mexican-inspired artwork.

Kaito Del Valle | Mexico City

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Kaito Del Valle | Mexico City

Kaito Del Valle is Mexico City’s visionary izakaya-inspired cocktail bar founded in 2016 as the first in Latin America run entirely by women, led by acclaimed bartender Claudia Cabrera. Renowned for inventive Japanese-inflected drinks, playful hospitality and global accolades.

Rayo | Mexico City

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Rayo | Mexico City

Located in Mexico City’s Roma Norte neighborhood, Rayo is a multi-level cocktail bar known for its dynamic cocktails and contemporary Mexican cuisine. Inspired by the legend of the goddess Mayahuel, Rayo combines premium spirits with inventive techniques to create unique drinking experiences.

Salon de Agave | Mexico City

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Salon de Agave | Mexico City

Salón de Agave is a vibrant, intimate bar in Roma Norte, set inside Casa Prunes. It offers a personalized tasting journey through agave spirits like tequila, mezcal, raicilla, and bacanora, guided by expert hosts in a cozy, stylish setting.

International Special Guests

JULIO BERMEJO - Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant

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JULIO BERMEJO - Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant

Julio Bermejo is a world-renowned tequila expert and the force behind San Francisco’s Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant. A champion of 100% agave tequila, he created the Tommy’s Margarita and has educated global audiences as the Official U.S. Ambassador of Tequila.

CARLOS LONDOÑO - Café Pacifico

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CARLOS LONDOÑO - Café Pacifico

Medellín-born Carlos Londoño is Co-Owner and Co-General Manager of Café Pacifico, a London institution with a 43-year legacy. With 26 years in agave spirits, he helped introduce tequila to the UK, led major education programs, and is a certified tequila expert.

CLAUDIA CABRERA - Kaito del Valle

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CLAUDIA CABRERA - Kaito del Valle

Claudia “Klaw” Cabrera is a bartender, creative, and co-founder of Kaito del Valle. With over 20 years behind the bar, she champions inclusion and quality mixology. Kaito became Latin America’s first women-operated bar, earning international acclaim.

AUDREY HANDS - Fónico y Rayo

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AUDREY HANDS - Fónico y Rayo

With nearly two decades in hospitality, London-born Audrey Hands has worked across three continents as a bartender, brand builder, and advocate. Fluent in five languages, she honed her craft at top bars worldwide before becoming Global Brand Ambassador for Havana Club, working across 70 countries.

MEGS MILLER - Salon de Agave

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MEGS MILLER - Salon de Agave

Canadian-born Megs Miller has spent 20 years working in top cocktail bars worldwide, from Australia to Europe, Indonesia, and Colombia. Now based between Mexico and Canada, she focuses on agave and sotol education through Salon de Agave and Coco’s Cocktail & Agave Bar.

SOPHIE BARRERA - Salon de Agave

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SOPHIE BARRERA - Salon de Agave

Sophie Barrera is a passionate advocate for agave spirits who began her hospitality career at 21. She focuses on agave studies, research, and conservation, helping preserve traditional and generational mezcales across Mexico through her work with Salón de Agave.

EDDIE HEINTZ - Director of Hospitality & Author

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EDDIE HEINTZ - Director of Hospitality & Author

Eddie Heintz is a lifelong hospitality professional whose career spans San Francisco, Hawaii, and Napa Valley. A former CIA instructor, he brings hospitality to life as a philosophy and practice. He is the author of Making Welcome and currently works at Caymus Vineyards.

SOPHIE DECOBECQ - Calle 23 Tequila

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SOPHIE DECOBECQ - Calle 23 Tequila

Founder of Calle 23 Tequila, Sophie Decobecq moved from France to Mexico with a background in biochemistry and engineering. Her curiosity led her to distill tequila for herself, evolving into a globally respected, category-defining agave spirits brand.

ZDENEK KASTANEK - ecoSPIRITS

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ZDENEK KASTANEK - ecoSPIRITS

Zdenek Kastanek has over 20 years of global beverage industry experience across four continents. A founding team member of Proof & Company, he now leads international expansion for ecoSPIRITS in the Americas, advancing low-waste, low-carbon spirits solutions.

MITCH WILSON - Agave Author

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MITCH WILSON - Agave Author

Mitch Wilson discovered his love for rum at London’s Trailer Happiness and refined his craft in Sydney and beyond. A decade behind the bar and extensive distillery travel led him to his role as Global Ambassador for Black Tot Rum, sharing rum knowledge worldwide.

WAYNE EPPLE - ecoSPIRITS, Drinks Ltd

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WAYNE EPPLE - ecoSPIRITS, Drinks Ltd

Wayne Epple has spent over 20 years in the hospitality industry across Australia, Europe, the USA, and the Caribbean owning and operating award-winning bars, as well as setting up and managing sustainable spirits technology company ecoSPIRITS Cayman Islands, and boutique spirits agency, Drinks Ltd. Wayne is also one of the co-founders of Fiesta de Agave

JIM WRIGLEY - Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa

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JIM WRIGLEY - Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa

In over a quarter of a century in the global hospitality scene, Jim Wrigley has shaken cocktails at Buckingham Palace, tiki-fied Caribbean beach bars, and designed drinks programs from London to New York to the Cayman Islands. As Beverage Manager at Kimpton’s Seafire Resort + Spa, he launched the award-winning Library by the Sea, and is one of the co-founders of Fiesta de Agave.

A three day, multi venue celebration of Latin American spirits, food and cocktails.

International Guest Bars + Restaurants

Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant | San Francisco

Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant | San Francisco

Café Pacifico | London

Café Pacifico | London

Kaito Del Valle | Mexico City

Kaito Del Valle | Mexico City

Rayo | Mexico City

Rayo | Mexico City

Salon de Agave | Mexico City

Salon de Agave | Mexico City

International Special Guests

JULIO BERMEJO - Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant

JULIO BERMEJO - Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant

CARLOS LONDOÑO - Café Pacifico

CARLOS LONDOÑO - Café Pacifico

CLAUDIA CABRERA - Kaito del Valle

CLAUDIA CABRERA - Kaito del Valle

AUDREY HANDS - Fónico y Rayo

AUDREY HANDS - Fónico y Rayo

MEGS MILLER - Salon de Agave

MEGS MILLER - Salon de Agave

SOPHIE BARRERA - Salon de Agave

SOPHIE BARRERA - Salon de Agave

EDDIE HEINTZ - Director of Hospitality & Author

EDDIE HEINTZ - Director of Hospitality & Author

SOPHIE DECOBECQ - Calle 23 Tequila

SOPHIE DECOBECQ - Calle 23 Tequila

ZDENEK KASTANEK - ecoSPIRITS

ZDENEK KASTANEK - ecoSPIRITS

MITCH WILSON - Agave Author

MITCH WILSON - Agave Author

WAYNE EPPLE - ecoSPIRITS, Drinks Ltd

WAYNE EPPLE - ecoSPIRITS, Drinks Ltd

JIM WRIGLEY - Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa

JIM WRIGLEY - Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa

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