Spirits of MexicoTequila Trail

So I won tickets to the Spirits of Mexico Tequila Trail event from
which are sold for $ 35 each which did not include the after party ($ 10 extra).
LOCATION: We took the trolley there from downtown and walked down the street to the park.
EVENT: The Spirits of Mexico event is a weeklong event in Old Town and the kick off event is the Tequila Trail tasting on that Sunday on 9/​9, 3 – 6 PM which we went to. Basically, you checked in and got a wristband that got you into 12 different restaurants which all had Mexican type of food and do a tasting of food and tequila at each location.
CONS: Some restaurants had loooong lines depending on how they set up the tasting area. The most efficient was a restaurant that gave you 2 tickets and you could choose from a taco, margarita or both. The Cosmopolitan Hotel was where the cocktail competition was and it was a small bar with a crowd of people trying to taste each drink so that you could vote for 1 of the 3 drinks. Besides the wait at some places, no complaints!
PROS: You definitely get your fill on food and tequila! Do not eat before going because even though it’s a tasting you basically get as much food as you want over 12 restaurant visits! Bill Walton (NBA Hall of Famer) was at one of the restaurants doing autographs and photos since he co-​owns one of the tequila companies. That was pretty cool. All the restaurants were walking distance BUT they did have a trolley taking you to different stops if you couldn’t walk.
CONCLUSION: Well, we found out we don’t like tequila that much probably because the tastings were straight shots of various tequilas except for that restauranat where they actually gave us a whole margarita and at the drink competition at the Cosmopolitan hotel. Nice event and a nice way to explore Old Town! If I actually liked tequila that much I would probably go next year!