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Carlos Londoño

Co General Manager and Co Owner of Cafe Pacifico, Carlos has 20 years experience with Agave spirits. He has worked with the Mexican Embassy, Mexican Tourist Board and Mexican Chamber of Commerce; organising events such as Annual Tequila Fair and Pro Mexico’s Wine and Spirits Fair as well as Cafe Pacifico’s 10 year running Tequila Season where more than 1/4 of a million customers have been exposed to this wonderful spirit.

Carlos currently heads the agave training programs for Cafe Pacifico, the only establishment in the UK to have a certification from the Regulatory Tequila Council in Mexico, for the work on Tequila education to consumers and industry professionals in the UK. He and the Cafe Pacifico team have recently won Competition for Best Margarita in London 2017-18 and also 2018-19, as well as Best Mai Tai UK 2018.

JUDGES FROM 2025

LEFT TO RIGHT: Zaloren Fontes , Freelance Spirits Consultant; Carlos Londoño , Cafe Pacifico; Sarah Ben Saoud , Cazcabel; Jorge Balbontin , Brix Tequila; Clinton Caywood , Freelance Drinks Jounalist