A Mezcal Holiday Gift Guide
Welcome to the Mezcalistas 2020 Gift Guide. Yes, yes, we know that this is a consumerist free-for-all, that the true meaning of the holidays has been hopelessly perverted, and that one of us (Max) has opted out of the whole
A Dia de los Muertos Mezcal dinner for 2020
We have lost so much in 2020 that turning our heads to a Dia de los Muertos celebration feels simultaneously perfect and impossible. We are just at the beginning of our grief and trying to even wrap our heads around
What goes into winning a cocktail contest?
In the run up to Mezcal Week we had the great pleasure of partnering with Sombra Mezcal and The Mezcal Institute in launching the Sombra Mezcal Cocktail Contest Home Edition. The focus of the contest was on working with ingredients
A mezcal dinner in the age of Covid-19
Organizing an event after a six month break, especially in the midst of a pandemic, is not like riding a bike again. Learning - and then complying with - all the city, county, and state regulations for outdoor dining requires
A Potatorum blind tasting
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit in on a blind tasting of Potatorums with the Texas Mezcal and Tequila Society. Led by Paul Dutton, it was a great deep dive into four different expressions. The Tobalá,
Mezcal Week 2020 is here
2020 was set to be the year of mezcal by all projections, ours included. We had a whole membership recruitment plan for our non profit project The Mezcal Collaborative and plans to make Mezcal Week, the primary fundraising event for
Ultimate Spirits Challenge Mezcal Results 2020
For the last decade Ultimate Spirits Challenge (USC) has been the go-to spirits competition for industry professionals as well as savvy consumers. This is thanks to the unwavering integrity of the director and chairman Paul Pacult, and co-founders Sue Woodley
Conversations in Agave – June links
June might go down on record as the fastest month ever, though when we think of how the month began and where we are today, it feels like a lifetime. In the midst of all of the turmoil of the
Virtual tastings with San Diego’s Tahona Bar
A few weeks ago, once the relaxation of ABC rules in California became clear, Tahona Bar's Steven Sadri decided that in addition to Tahona selling cocktails and food to go, there was no reason why they shouldn't also continue with
Conversations in Agave April recordings
The launch of Conversations in Agave last month was a true labor of love. Like the rest of the world, transitioning to a virtual platform is quite a learning curve, not only in figuring out all of the technical details,