US-Art Basel Miami Beach

US-Art Basel Miami Beach

Posted by aolvera@casadragones.com BigCommerce on 23rd Sep 2022

December, 2021

We are very proud to be an official partner of Art Basel Miami Beach. At Art Basel Miami Beach 2021, we hosted a hospitality space within the Collector's Lounge featuring a Tasting Room designed by our friend and Mexican Designer, Héctor Esrawe. Esrawe Studio was the perfect fit to match our desire of showcasing the zeitgeist of contemporary Mexican design, both while respecting and bringing a modern touch to traditional Mexican craftsmanship.  
The Casa Dragones Tasting Room at Art Basel Miami Beach represented our ongoing commitment to Mexican craftsmanship. The inspiration came from our tasting room in our spiritual home, San Miguel de Allende. The concept behind the original tasting room stemmed from a desire to provide guests with a transportive, sensory experience with our terroir. Not only does it translate through the concept, but within the tasting room, we incorporated obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass found in our agave fields.
Crafted out of Mexican white onyx from Tecali de Herrera, Puebla, this hospitality space offers an intimate environment to savor our sipping tequilas.

Watch as co-founder and CEO Bertha González Nieves and designer Hector Esrawe take you through the craftsmanship and inspiration behind this incredible collaboration.
The tasting room at Art Basel Miami Beach displays our innovative take on sustainable contemporary Mexican design. It offers guests a private setting to savior the ritual of tequila tasting. The overall design was inspired by the geometric shape of the agave plant, with a diamond stacked pattern from the plant's pina, from which tequila is made.
The room is crafted out of translucent Mexican white onyx sourced from Tecali de Herrera, Puebla, and stacked white onyx columns and shelves evoke Mexico's Basalt Prisms exquisite rock formations from ancient lava eruptions. The bar is circular, like the piña, allowing for social interaction and intimate conversation with guests.