Casa Agave in MITAD DEL MUNDO Quito Ecuador

Mitad del Mindo is a village outside Quito and home to Casa Agave, the best spot to try the Andean agave drink called miske, also known as chaguarmishqui and chawarmiske. It was first distilled by Indigenous Ecuadorian Peoples and you can try a taste of tradition here.
It's a great half day tour from Quito Ecuador, you can come out to have a tour that teaches you about the agave plant, will overwhelm you with how much you can make from agave such as paper, musical instruments and clothing. And there's a miske tasting with both silver and aged agave along with pickled agave flower, bread and pure agave juice. Followed by miske cocktails.
If you'd like to eat and order some cocktails afterward they have a great menu with fantastic staff in the courtyard.
As always thanks to Andres who is (in my biased opinion) the best tour guide in Ecuador. He always finds the most interesting things to do in Ecuador especially with traditional Ecuadorian food and drink.
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Casa Agave Address:
Quishuar n3-29 y Casitagua 170308 Pomasqui, Ecuador
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00:00 Mitad del Mundo Quito
01:00 Casa Agave Tour
02:40 Miske Museum
03:35 Miske Distillation Process
03:42 Casa Agave Tasting
05:04 Miske Cocktails
06:05 Miske Beer + Miske Negroni
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[@ayngelina]

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[@aill181]

Muy buena recomendación cuando viaje a Quito iré a casa agave

[@ayngelina]

Lo amarás!

[@rafaelsolorzano700]

I was astounded by the way you show how everything is made.I really think you have enormous talent as a tour guide and more.I look forward for you to be a connoisseur of Ecuadorian cousine..and you're Not even Ecuadorian.....good show.Thanks

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Wow, thanks. You are so sweet!

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Good job

[@ayngelina]

Thanks so much!

[@yahunatan7263]

Que agradable ver nuevamente casa agave un lugar muy interesante y bonito 😊

[@ayngelina]

De donde eres?

[@yahunatan7263]

@@ayngelina soy parte de la enorme comunidad de ecuatorianos en España desde hace 20 años, pero nací en Ecuador 🤗, hace poco visite a mi abuela en el país y aproveche para conocer Casa Agave y me encantó

[@ayngelina]

@@yahunatan7263 muy interesante, donde en España?

[@yahunatan7263]

@@ayngelina en Madrid, si vienen algún día por aquí de turismo me encantaría hacerles un tour por los sitios poco conocidos pero más bonitos 😊

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@@yahunatan7263 Tienes un trato!

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Interesting! To thanks for sharing! I'm loving Ecuador already 💕

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When do you plan to come?

[@nellie...]

@@ayngelina After I sell my property this year.

[@StephEatsnTravels]

Love a gal who knows how to drink (the right way!) 😋

[@ayngelina]

Some day we'll do it together!

[@gonzaloalmeida1479]

It is interesting when one learns about one's own country though the lens of a visitor. I wasn't aware about miske or agave in Ecuador. Good to know. Thanks for sharing

[@ayngelina]

During the beginning of the pandemic I moved back to my home province in Canada to my family's house and hadn't lived there for 20 years. We were quite successful in getting to zero cases when the world was on fire and so we kept our borders closed but allowed locals to travel. I started making videos to inspire locals to support small businesses. But also I started going places I would have never gone and discovered so many things that were always there. It's funny how we don't really explore where we're from.

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@@ayngelina thanks for making me feel less embarrassed because I thought that I was the only one that didn't know his little piece of land. I should definitively roam around my country more when I am back. You opened my eyes.

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@@gonzaloalmeida1479 I come from a tiny province of less than a million people and there were towns I had never been to before! Quito is large, I wouldnt be embarrassed at all.

[@miestrellabella4]

Gonzalo Almeida: you didn't know for the simple reason, de agave alcoholics veverage are from MEXICO, these ppl are just Copyright the concept, be aware of it. in Mexico it's been centuries that the agave its been use by the Aztecas and now these ppl saying that they descuber the agave and all we cando do from it, SHAME OF THEM. 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

[@gonzaloalmeida1479]

@@miestrellabella4 I also thought that when I watched the video the first time until I found an scientific article about two types of agave plants: Americana and Furcraea Andina in Ecuador in an acknowledged mexican journal. It seems that not only Mexican cultivated and processed it in beverages for ritual and curative treatments. Being an andean native I also didn't know it

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Señorita Ayngelina perfecto como siempre esperando sus vídeos es genial cuidece y mil gracias por estar y visitar mi país Ecuador .mi ciudad Quito que Dios le bendiga saludos

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Muy gentil. Si tiene recomendaciones para otros lugares o comida y bebida, me encantan las recomendaciones.

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Like always great

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Thank you! Cheers!

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Saludos y respeto from a big fan of your videos knowing and get closer from Ecuador style of life . One day if god want follow your steps in Ecuador

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Thank you so much. It's such a beautiful country.

[@TwinsTry]

The agave tour is so cool! I love the stories of the moon too! And what it means to them and contributes to their traditions!

[@ayngelina]

One of my favourite things about Ecuador is the respect for the Indigenous culture.

[@miestrellabella4]

These ppl are just Copyright all we do in Mexico, like the tours we do etc, etc, etc. Dan pena que no tenga un concepto propio y por eso tienen que RECURIR a PLAJEAR con otras culturas. SIN VERGUENZAS. 💩💩💩💩💩💩😈😈😈😈😈

[@ayngelina]

@@miestrellabella4 Aunque también está hecho de agave, está hecho de una planta de agave diferente y de una manera diferente.

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Another trip I want to make. You would be good at spending my money on things I would like to try or do.

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If you're offering to pay me for this I would gladly take your money! 🤣

[@nestorm5543]

Like always great content 👌 cheers 🍻!!

[@ayngelina]

Nestor thank you so much! Have you had miske?

[@nestorm5543]

@@ayngelina not miske but puntas made of sugar cane it’s very strong!!

[@ayngelina]

@@nestorm5543 is it like aguardiente? Where do I find it?

[@nestorm5543]

@@ayngelina Yes, in Calacali, San Antonio de Pichincha.

[@ayngelina]

@@nestorm5543 Now I must go look that region up as I haven't heard of it. What are the other traditional foods there?

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[@yahunatan7263]

You must go to the Pacari experience house, it is the best Ecuadorian chocolate, it is north of Quito 🍫🥰🏠

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@@yahunatan7263 oh I know, I have eaten so much Pacari here, it's on my list! 😍

[@tommygunn3210]

The juice reminded me of pisco

[@ayngelina]

Oh interesting, because of the sweetness?

[@tommygunn3210]

@@ayngelina I haven't tasted that agave juice yet, but the appearance was kind of similar ( if I remember correctly) :)

[@rafaelsolorzano700]

I thought the woman in all black was you,but you look similar to her...

[@ayngelina]

A lot of people do think I'm Ecuadorian