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 3, 2018 | Making Mezcal, Oaxaca, Sustainability
Taking advantage of proximity and the Tijuana airport, I took a quick trip to Oaxaca right after our recent Mexico in a Bottle event in San Diego. The semi new border crossing (CBX) that takes you from the US side of the border directly into the Tijuana airport is...
Feb 13, 2018 | Brands, Making Mezcal, Oaxaca
There’s a cool conversation getting underway on the Del Maguey website blog. Griffin Manos, a university student spent his summer between his junior and senior year doing an internship at the Vida palenque in San Luis del Rio in Oaxaca. First, who knew you...
Oct 13, 2017 | Media, Oaxaca
(As you’ll read Emma is Chicago based so it’s only natural that we have a book release party during this weekend’s Mexico in a Bottle Chicago pre-game show. We’ll be at Estereo 3-6PM this Saturday so drop on by to talk to the author yourself and have a cocktail while...
