{"id":650,"date":"2024-08-10T12:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T12:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/new-jersey-restaurant-meximodo-smashes-world-record-for-largest-tequila-library\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T12:42:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T12:42:03","slug":"new-jersey-restaurant-meximodo-smashes-world-record-for-largest-tequila-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/new-jersey-restaurant-meximodo-smashes-world-record-for-largest-tequila-library\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey restaurant Meximodo smashes world file for largest tequila library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A restaurant has damaged the Guinness World Record for the biggest tequila assortment on Earth \u2014 and it isn&#8217;t in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Meximodo, which opened final November in Metuchen, New Jersey, boasts the largest library of agave spirits on this planet. A Guinness World Records adjudicator licensed the world file throughout a celebration on July 24.<\/p>\n<p>The eatery serves over 1,000 various kinds of agave-derived liquor. In December, LeMalt Hospitality Group senior vice chairman TJ Pingitore spoke with Fox News Digital concerning the restaurant&#8217;s opening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TEQUILA AND MEZCAL: WHAT&#8217;S THE DIFFERENCE?<\/u><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pingitore&#8217;s group was impressed to interrupt a world file after Metuchen garnered nationwide awards, together with the current 2023 Great American Main Street Award.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Central New Jersey city was additionally named the birthplace of the 2023 American Girl Doll of the Year, Kavi Sharma.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/a.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/a.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/a.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/a.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/a.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/a.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/a.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/a.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/a.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Five smiling people with world record\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Left to proper, Guinness World Record group members Callie Smith and MacKenzie Berry with Meximodo proprietor Saurabh Abrol, Guinness adjudicator Andy Glass and TJ Pingitore.<\/span> <span>(Meximodo)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Being on the plaza, [with] the anchor business here about to open &#8230; we wanted to do something really special, not just for the community here, but also for the tequila enthusiasts all over the U.S.,&#8221; stated Pingitore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And we decided to break the world record for the most tequila [and] mezcal that&#8217;s pourable by law in the entire world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In December, Mayor Jonathan Busch spoke extremely of Meximodo&#8217;s opening to Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>NATIONAL TEQUILA DAY: 5 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE CELEBRATED SPIRIT<\/u><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The opening of Meximodo is another exciting investment in what has become one of the culinary capitals of Central Jersey,&#8221; the mayor stated. &#8220;We are so excited to welcome Meximodo to our award-winning downtown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Customers can stroll into the Metuchen restaurant and discover a tequila suited to their taste profile. \u00a0The agave liquors can style spicy or smoky, Pingitore stated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/343\/192\/meximodo9.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/686\/384\/meximodo9.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/672\/378\/meximodo9.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1344\/756\/meximodo9.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/931\/523\/meximodo9.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1862\/1046\/meximodo9.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/720\/405\/meximodo9.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1440\/810\/meximodo9.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1200\/675\/meximodo9.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Meximodo restaurant interiors\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Customers can stroll into Meximodo in Central New Jersey and discover an agave liquor suited to their explicit taste profile.<\/span> <span>(Meximodo by LeMalt Hospitality Group\/Designs by Celano Group)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;When you break down the tequila library, you&#8217;re looking at flavor profiles like smoky [and] mild,&#8221; he stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re looking at whether it&#8217;s a tequila, a mezcal or another kind of derivative of that in the agave spirit world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our bartenders are all trained in suggesting the flavor profile out there,&#8221; he additionally stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a good 20 or 25 [liquors] that are on the spicier end or have a really jalape\u00f1o, habanero type of kick. There&#8217;s [tequilas] that you know \u2014 and then some small batch distillates that you don&#8217;t. And those are just as interesting, too, so we invite everybody to come in and discover.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Among the 1,000-plus tequila and mescal bottles in Meximodo&#8217;s library, Pingitore stated his favorites are El Tesoro and Tequila Ocho.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The senior government additionally advised Fox News Digital that neither of Meximodo&#8217;s two rivals for the world file are in Mexico.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two institutions are situated in Las Vegas and London.<\/p>\n<p>The world file had been &#8220;right around 600 unique bottles, and we have over 1,000 bottles,&#8221; Pingitore stated. &#8220;So we&#8217;ve shattered that record.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;The pollo con mole is amazing. It&#8217;s our chicken.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meximodo additionally boasts an intensive menu with meals developed from the group&#8217;s visits to numerous Mexican villages.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many of the tequilas pair effectively with the menu&#8217;s dishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/343\/192\/meximodo7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/686\/384\/meximodo7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/672\/378\/meximodo7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1344\/756\/meximodo7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/931\/523\/meximodo7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1862\/1046\/meximodo7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/720\/405\/meximodo7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1440\/810\/meximodo7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1200\/675\/meximodo7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Meximodo team smiling in photo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Meximodo founder Saurabh Abrol (far left) and group members in Mexico.<\/span> <span>(Meximodo by LeMalt Hospitality Group\/Designs by Celano Group)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The pollo con mole is amazing. It&#8217;s our chicken. The mole appears very, very well with kind of our milder, some of our milder flavor profile skills that might have a little smoke to them really goes well,&#8221; Pingitore stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And then you have our barbacoa \u2014 which is delicious, served two different ways.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/343\/192\/Screenshot2023-11-09at5.00.13\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/686\/384\/Screenshot2023-11-09at5.00.13\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/672\/378\/Screenshot2023-11-09at5.00.13\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1344\/756\/Screenshot2023-11-09at5.00.13\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/931\/523\/Screenshot2023-11-09at5.00.13\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1862\/1046\/Screenshot2023-11-09at5.00.13\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/720\/405\/Screenshot2023-11-09at5.00.13\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1440\/810\/Screenshot2023-11-09at5.00.13\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1200\/675\/Screenshot2023-11-09at5.00.13\u202fPM.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Meximodo chicken dish\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>One of the most well-liked dishes at Meximodo is pollo con mole, which pairs effectively with tequila, stated Pingitore.<\/span> <span>(Meximodo by LeMalt Hospitality Group\/Designs by Celano Group)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Either way you get it, whether it&#8217;s in a taco or it&#8217;s in the main dish, you can get it with a more smoky tequila,&#8221; he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;d say something on the smokier [side] or even a mezcal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i><strong><u>For extra Lifestyle articles, go to www.foxnews.com\/life-style<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The restaurant&#8217;s distinctive tequila library has been drawing consideration from native media, even incomes it the title of &#8220;most colorful new restaurant&#8221; by NJ.com.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/343\/192\/meximodo8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/686\/384\/meximodo8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/672\/378\/meximodo8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1344\/756\/meximodo8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/931\/523\/meximodo8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1862\/1046\/meximodo8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/720\/405\/meximodo8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1440\/810\/meximodo8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1200\/675\/meximodo8.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Meximodo employees traveling in Mexico\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Members of the Meximodo group traveled to Mexico as they have been creating the restaurant&#8217;s menu.<\/span> <span>(Meximodo by LeMalt Hospitality Group\/Designs by Celano Group)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;My new favorite Mexican spot!&#8221; one reviewer wrote on Google.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything is beautifully decorated from the minute you walk in, and we could tell there was a lot of love put into this place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FRESH NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Said the identical reviewer, &#8220;I\u2019m usually not a fan of guacamole, but the Pineapple-Mango Guacamole here is fantastic, and we especially enjoyed the street-style corn and the creative cocktails. Will definitely be returning to try the rest of the menu!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/new-jersey-restaurant-breaks-guinness-world-record-largest-tequila-mezcal-library\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A restaurant has damaged the Guinness World Record for the biggest tequila assortment on Earth \u2014 and it isn&#8217;t in Mexico. Meximodo, which opened final November in Metuchen, New Jersey, boasts the largest library of agave spirits on this planet. 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