The Kentucky Bourbon Trail transformed rural distilleries into a tourism juggernaut that welcomed 2.7 million visitors in 2024. Twenty-five years ago, that number was essentially zero.
We visited Jalisco to check on Altea’s tequila investments and unveil Tequila III — the next chapter with House of Rare. Barrel aging, master distillers, and a visionary new facility redefining how the world experiences tequila.
Launch JV is ~50% allocated and Film I booked >100% IRR on a $50k payoff; we’re in Miami for ABS East (dinner Oct 21), Tequila I/II checks with Tequila III teased, Auto I closed a Ferrari 512 M, 23 new members, Dan Remy tops, and affiliates earn 30%.
In 2017, Argentum Exploration accomplished something extraordinary: they recovered silver bars from the SS Tilawa, sitting 15,000 feet down in the Indian Ocean. It was the deepest precious-metal recovery in history, a technical marvel that pushed the boundaries of deep-sea robotics.
“There’s a surge in sales of antique art and artifacts coming out of China. Concurrently, the Hong Kong government is gearing up for stablecoin licenses for HK and China companies. I do know that a few of them are in the art business…so watch this space!”
The Galaxy’s Sexiest Car Auctions, How to Invest in The Galaxy’s Sexiest Car Auctions, Have Fun Learning about the Galaxy’s Sexiest Cars, and Taylor’s Not Tortured Enough.
Tequila II is our stake in Herencia de Agaves tequila distillery in Jalisco Mexico, and the enterprise is progressing nicely, Launch JV is Film I’s bigger badder version 2.0, and the opportunity closed this week with a $2.5m raise, and More..
From the return of SPACs to record-breaking horse auctions, accredited investor workarounds, and the coming AI bubble — here’s this week’s wide-ranging look at markets, money, and culture.
🇦🇷 US announces full bailout for Argentina with bond purchases, swaps, and credit lines. Argentine assets rebound sharply, Billionaire investor Thomas Kaplan plans to fractionalize the world’s largest private Rembrandt collection, and More…
This week in Altea: co-invests (spacetech, premium tequila), a Fenchurch Legal secured-notes SPV, and a K-Pop fund coming. 16 new members, meetups in NYC/LA/HK, fresh swag—plus debates on AI music, crypto, and pre-IPO liquidity
A veritable cornucopia of useless information this week as we head straight into decorative gourd season.
Robinhood is launching their own pre-IPO Startups Fund giving everyday investors access to early-stage deals, AI-generated artist Xania Monet lands a million-dollar record deal, and More…