Demystifying Charanda: One Of Mexico’s Most Recognized Rums
On our last trip to Michoacan we were lucky enough to spend an afternoon with proprietor siblings Miriam & Fernando Pacheco, as well as importer William Scanlan, of Charanda Uruapan. From walking the cane fields, to getting up close and
The Evolution of La Luna Mezcal
From left to right, Adrian Gallegos, Salvador Chavez, and Maestro Hernan Hernandez Scott. A couple weeks ago I visited La Luna Mezcal's vinata in Cotija, Michoacán with Salvador Chavez, the founder and CEO. We were just in time to catch
Mezcalistas took me to Michoacán and all I got was this Vibora Mezcal
Just kidding. But we did get a lot of snake infused mezcal. The first Mezcalistas trade tour headed to Michoacán last week and it was a blur of cupreata, corundas and electrolit. We were joined by a mix of industry
A different kind of mezcal tour
As you may have noticed, we launched our first mezcal tours this year. In December we’re headed to Michoacán and we just announced our February trip to Durango. We’ll also be launching San Luis Potosí and possibly Puebla later this
What’s In A Sign: Michoacan’s Ruta De Mezcal Is Taking Off
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Agaves De Michoacan: Cupreata & Inaequidens
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Michoacan: 400 years of mezcal history
Mezcal history is always a little murky, and often-times the best sources are trusted people’s stories, rather than historical texts. This is especially true in Michoacan, where mezcal was forced underground--both figuratively and literally for a long stretch of time. A
Michoacan's creeping mezcal infiltration begins… now
Here's a quick update from Mezcalistas correspondents and fellow travelers Doug Wheeler and Peggy Stein from Michoacan. They traveled there this June and July sourcing crafts for Peggy's business Mexico By Hand which guides tours through Michoacan and brings high
The bat in mezcal
Among the cluster of new mezcals at the Mezcal: Mexico in a Bottle tasting we were very curious to try Mezcal Uasïsï which literally translates to "Mezcal of the Bat" in the indigenous Purepecha language in Michocan where it is produced. Our
Michoacan mezcal makes quite an impression
Lately the mezcal world has been swooning for Michoacan. First it became street legal in 2012 joining the states that can legally label their agave distillate mezcal. Lots of people already knew that the local mezcal was fantastic, it just