Features, Projects, and Partnerships
A collection of editorial features and collaborative projects showcasing contemporary mixology, creativity, and craftsmanship.
GQ
A collaborative feature for GQ showcasing four signature cocktails crafted with four distinct tequilas. Each recipe was designed to highlight the character of its spirit while reflecting a modern, elevated approach to mixology.
FOOD & WINE
Commissioned by Food & Wine, this project brought together five leading mixologists to reinvent the beverage program at Great Room. David Paz contributed a series of cocktails rooted in his Alquimia Xamánica concept, with “Mayan Warrior” emerging as the hero—an elevated fusion of mezcal, coconut, xoconostle, and lavender.
A Food and Travel feature highlighting innovative cocktails created live by top bartenders. David Paz presented two signature drinks: “Piper Auritum,” a whisky forward blend with white cacao, peach tea, and eucalyptus, and “Ixi’im,” made with pox, Aperol, Licor 43, citrus, egg white, and blue corn. Both were introduced as part of The Great Room Tales’ new cocktail program.
Food and Travel
No, porque me enamoro
David Paz appeared in a minor film role as a bartender, offering his real world mixology technique to enhance the authenticity of a scene.
Zero Proof Book
As part of the Zero Proof movement, this editorial project explores the rise of non-alcoholic craft cocktails shaped by some of the world’s most influential bartenders. David Paz contributed selected recipes and creative insights to the book, offering his perspective on modern mindful drinking and the global shift toward sophisticated no-proof cocktail culture.
The Monocle Travel Guide: Mexico City
In The Monocle Travel Guide: Mexico City, Xaman is highlighted as a key destination in the city’s bar scene, with David Paz appearing as part of the team shaping its identity and craft.
Taqueria - Le Mexique en 80 recettes
A collaborative feature for GQ showcasing four signature cocktails crafted with four distinct tequilas. Each recipe was designed to highlight the character of its spirit while reflecting a modern, elevated approach to mixology.