"Tequila has spent a long time in the shadows of the spirits world. Unfairly stereotyped as a drink reserved for college bars and wild nights, its recent renaissance and the emergence of many popular tequila brands have shown the world that it's worth celebrating after all. And nowhere is this celebration more on display than at Ixi'im, a restaurant that claims to have the largest collection of tequila in the world - 3,435 bottles, to be exact."
"Located at the Chablé Yucatán hotel on Mexico's Yucatán peninsula, the award-winning restaurant is housed inside the old engine room of a 19th-century henequen hacienda. With floor-to-ceiling displays showcasing their massive collection, it's almost impossible not to feel like you're walking into a carefully curated museum dedicated to fine tequila. Among some of the restaurant's most impressive displays are bottles decorated with artwork by famed Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo,"
Ixi'im presents an expansive tequila collection of 3,435 bottles and highlights tequila's renaissance and growing appreciation. The restaurant sits at the Chablé Yucatán hotel on Mexico's Yucatán peninsula in the former engine room of a 19th-century henequen hacienda. Floor-to-ceiling displays create a museum-like environment with standout bottles, including pieces decorated by Rufino Tamayo and a 1845 Brindis por México by José Cuervo in the private dining room. Ixi'im offers educational tequila tastings and serves around two dozen selections plus cocktails. The kitchen, led by Luis Ronzón and Jorge Vallejo, sources locally and draws on Maya agricultural techniques, Lebanese influence and the pib roasting tradition.
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