Mar 14, 2019 | Agave, Bars and Restaurants, Brands, Events, Mezcal: Mexico in a Bottle
We are not going to bury the lede – it did not rain! What a lovely day it ended up being for our second Mexico in a Bottle event at San Diego’s Bread and Salt Gallery in Barrio Logan. More than 300 people packed the house, tasting 150 plus expressions of...
Mar 6, 2019 | Events, Mezcal: Mexico in a Bottle, Uncategorized
We can’t believe it either, our first Mexico in a Bottle of the year is just a few days away. In addition to the big event on Sunday, we’ve also lined up a bunch of other great activities and events. Things kick off on Saturday with a sold out special...
Mar 6, 2019 | Encyclopedia of Mezcal
If you’ve ever been to Oaxaca you’ve seen the dried gourd halves in all the markets where there are piles of them in sizes ranging from those that fit the palm of your hand to those that are bigger than your head. We in the mezcal world know them primarily...
Feb 28, 2019 | Tasting Notes
Ansley Coale at Craft Distillers continues a stellar run of small batch releases with the Mescalero #18. This is a mix of Bicuixe, Madrecuixe, Mexicano, and Espadín from the Miahuatlan area. Don Valente is the maestro mezcalero behind this bottle as well as the...
Feb 27, 2019 | Encyclopedia of Mezcal
Ever have that experience of meeting someone at a bar and they talk your ear off for an hour about mezcal, sustainability, traditions, and all the palenques they’ve visited? Can’t get a word in edgewise? It’s even better when you’re a woman and...
Feb 26, 2019 | Denominación de Origen, Media
I’m always happy when mezcal gets the limelight treatment. Gone, hopefully, are the days when the trend in major media was to talk about it as “tequila’s smoky cousin” or a labored description of it as something other than the bottle with the worm in it. Sadly mezcal...
Feb 7, 2019 | Bars and Restaurants, Brands, Mezcals
There is irony here. For eons in Mexico at bars and restaurants, most carried house mezcales, note lower case and not Mezcales. Someone usually had a connection through family or friends and offered them in glass or plastic jugs behind the bar. My early days in Oaxaca...
Feb 4, 2019 | Agave, Events, Mezcal: Mexico in a Bottle, Tastings
We’ve got some changes afoot for Mexico in a Bottle this year, including a new logo and look, a new city, a couple of date changes, exciting additions of non-agave distillates, programming and more. There is no doubt that mezcal has opened the door for other...
Jan 31, 2019 | Denominación de Origen, Raicilla
There was news this week that raicilla would be getting its own Denominacion de Origen (DO). The devil of course is in the details. Having been overshadowed by the tequila industry, raicilla began taking root in consumers minds in the U.S. with the introduction of La...
