 | |  | | 09/15/13 Spirited Away Five Spirited Alternatives to Oktoberfest It’s September. Which means: Oktoberfest. (Yeah... we don’t know why, either.) But right now, think not of beer. Instead, consider the other potent potables worthy of celebration. Consider the millions around the world celebrating them. And then consider booking yourself a flight to one of the following places... | | | |  | | | AGAVE MARIA | | Tijuana Tequila Expo | | | The What: A trade show of 100 tequila makers under one roof. With about 10 times as many taste testers.
The Where: This quaint little border town known as Tijuana. Perhaps you’ve heard of it.
The How: You’ve got five days of tequila, mariachi, tequila, Mexican folk dancing and tequila at your disposal. Pace yourself. | | | | | | | | |  | | | RUM FOR THE HILLS | | Barbados Food & Wine and Rum Festival | | | The What: A four-day summit and street festival dedicated to the glory of rum.
The Where: Bridgetown, Barbados. Where the chief export is rum. And Rihanna.
The How: Hit up the rum cocktail contest. Or the cooking class with Jose Garces. Or maybe just find a nice patch of beach. | | | | | | | | |  | | | WINER’S CIRCLE | | Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia | | | The What: Argentina’s weeklong wine harvest celebration. It started in the 1800s, so they probably won’t run out of stemware.
The Where: The epicenter of Argentine wine. Think Napa, but with better salsa dancing.
The How: Wine tastings, obviously. Less obviously: attending the Miss National Grape Harvest beauty pageant. And consoling the Miss National Grape Harvest runner-up. | | | | | | | | |  | | | GREAT SCOTCH | | The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival | | | The What: Five days and 300 events’ worth of celebrating (that means drinking) scotch.
The Where: Scotland’s Speyside region, which unofficially boats the world’s highest distillery-to-human ratio.
The How: From a glass. From the bottle. Pretty much anything goes. Except for a cask-stand. | | | | | | | | |  | | | FAIRY TALE | | Fête de l’Absinthe de Boveresse | | | The What: 24 hours of no-holds-barred absinthe consumption.
The Where: The spiritual motherland of the green fairy—which happens to be a 392-person town in Switzerland. (Who knew...)
The How: With the festival’s own absinthe spoon. Also, there’s a hidden absinthe fountain in the nearby forest. The Swiss really know how to do a forest. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
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