Dec 4, 2018 | Making Mezcal
File this under blog posts that get lost among a pile of back to back events and a crazy fall… In a move to be transparent, Del Maguey posted a piece on its blog in September explaining that the ABV for a few of its expressions was going to increase because of...
Oct 1, 2018 | Encyclopedia of Mezcal, Making Mezcal
The tina is the fermentation vessel for mezcal. The exact translation in Spanish is tub, bathtub, vat, or large jar. Traditionally these are made from wood similar to a large wine barrel with an open mouth. Originally fermentation vessels were animal hides and...
Sep 29, 2018 | Making Mezcal
The CRM’s focus on chemistry in mezcal may not be that misdirected because there’s a gold rush on for synthetic alcohols. Check out this Verge article about Endless West’s pivot from synthetic wine to whiskey even if their logo has a very distinct...
May 23, 2018 | Brands, Making Mezcal, Oaxaca
This has been a piece a long time in the making, ever since the news of Pernod Ricard partnering with Del Maguey broke almost exactly a year ago on June 7th 2017, and changed the landscape of the mezcal category. It has been just a year, but what a year it has been,...
May 16, 2018 | Brands, Making Mezcal, Oaxaca, Products, Sustainability
It’s something that most of us don’t really think about when it comes to mezcal because we are so focused on the magic being made in the still, but with every liter of mezcal produced there are about ten liters of liquid waste produced. That’s called...
Apr 6, 2018 | Making Mezcal, Sustainability
I am subscribed to several Facebook groups all about mezcal, and a common theme is the one of the small producer, though exactly what a small producer is a question unto itself. In the international world of spirits, let’s be frank, everyone in the mezcal world...
