My Bacanora journey: the legacy within
This is the third part of a three part series from contributor Bryan Orozco and his journey to discover his family’s Bacanora legacy. Be sure to read part one and two if you haven’t already! The sun has just set and
On the road to Granados and my bacanora roots
Part two of a Journey into Bacanora Country. Read part one of the journey. The next morning after the wedding, slurping the last of my caldo de caguamanta, a popular hangover remedy in Hermosillo consisting of a thick broth of onion,
Journey to my Bacanora roots
Part 1 of a three part series by Bryant Orozco. There was a time in my past where I almost loathed going to Sonora, where my notion of privilege and appreciation of traveling were nonexistent and I preferred to spend my
Introducing Vida de Muertos from Del Maguey
When Del Maguey launched its Vida Mezcal expression in 2010, I don’t think any of us could have predicted how much it would impact the mezcal category by creating what has come to be known as cocktail mezcal. Distilled to
Tastings of a blindman
A few months ago, Susan Coss mentioned she wanted to send me a bunch of samples of new mezcal she’d been receiving. I asked her to send them to me in unmarked bottles so I could taste them blind. Since the
The 2020 mezcal numbers are now in
The official mezcal production numbers from 2020 are finally public. As the data is from the CRM, these figures only include certified mezcal. There is still no official tracking of the destilados de agave numbers and this doesn't include other
Aniceto García’s 2020 Tepextate: A Mezcalistas special batch collaboration
NETA Spirit's Max Rosenstock wrote this background profile of Aniceto García's 2020 Tepextate. In a special collaboration with NETA Spirts and Tahona Mercado, we are releasing this batch to our west coast and Florida readers. This is a super limited
Sí se puede – the Aguerrido story
I have heard many times that we Mexicans are resilient people mostly because of the tough times we have been through: economic crises, earthquakes, hurricanes, to name a few. Events that usually bring out our strength to get up the
Bringing a historic tequila back to life
For now he says that Rios “wants people to know that there’s this tradition up in the mountains much older than CRT and DO. These folks want to keep producing but can’t afford to without social investment.” Hopefully sales in
In Situ: Investing In Community & Education In 2020
It’s difficult to convey in words just how special In Situ is. Nothing short of a Oaxacan institution, owners of the infamous mezcaleria, Ulises Torrentera and Sandra Ortiz Brenna are two of the most knowledgeable, and humble, people you can talk