In Max ‘s new travel series Thirst With Shay Mitchell , the Canadian actress and entrepreneur takes viewers on a trip around the world to explore beautiful sights and taste local beverages. As she explains, one of her passions in life is to share a toast, so as she travels through locales like Peru, Colombia, and Argentina to imbibe specialty drinks and explore the landscapes. As a TV personality, Mitchell is charming and charismatic, but as a travel host, she’s skittish about trying more than a few things, which tends to gets in the way of the show’s success.
Opening Shot: Shay Mitchell gets off a train and explains that she’s about to head to Machu Picchu in Peru. The Gist: Shay Mitchell is best known for her acting work on shows like Pretty Little Liars and You , but as she explained in a recent Instagram post the two things she loves the most are “travel and sharing a toast” and thanks to her enthusiasm for those things, Thirst was born. Mitchell is the owner of a travel accessories brand as well as a tequila seltzer, “So it’s safe to say I love travel and a good drink,” she explains.
In the first episode, Mitchell and a local guide travel around Peru, near the base of Machu Picchu, but as she says, while most tourists to that area are curious about the spiritual aspects of the mountain region, she’s here solely for the drinks. While most of the show is based around alcohol, with visits to distilleries that produce locally-made spirits that rely on sug.