Feb 28, 2019 | Tasting Notes
Ansley Coale at Craft Distillers continues a stellar run of small batch releases with the Mescalero #18. This is a mix of Bicuixe, Madrecuixe, Mexicano, and Espadín from the Miahuatlan area. Don Valente is the maestro mezcalero behind this bottle as well as the...
Nov 2, 2018 | Merchandise, Products, Tasting Notes
The Mezcalistas Mezcal Tasting Journal An interior page of the Mezcalistas Mezcal Tasting Journal. The back cover of the Mezcalistas Mezcal Tasting Journal. When we started selling the Mezcal Tasting Journals we weren’t exactly sure how they’d be received....
Feb 5, 2018 | Mezcals, Tasting Notes
In goat shit, to be precise. Take a look at the video below where Craft Distillers’ Ansley Coale introduces Mezcalero Special #4 with the full story on how you pull great aging characteristics from mezcal. It’s a blend of espadín and wild bicuixe but...
Aug 7, 2017 | Brands, Products, Tasting Notes
What is it Paranubes is a rum distilled from sugar cane juice in Oaxaca’s Sierra Mazateca region which is almost due north of the city of Oaxaca far off in the mountains. It is distilled by Jose Luis Carrera and imported by Vago. It hit the US market in June and is...
Dec 19, 2016 | Brands, Tasting Notes
The latest in Craft Distillers’ Mezcalero line which delivers extremely small production batches from a variety of locations around Oaxaca. The details: – Location: San Baltazar Guélavila – Agave: Cultivated espadín and agave de lumbre – Maestro...
Dec 12, 2016 | Brands, Raicilla, Tasting Notes
Since its premiere at Mezcal: Mexico in a Bottle 2014 Raicilla Venenosa has been a constant presence at better mezcalerias. It was the first racilla legally imported into the United States and was only recently joined by a second. The distinctive flavors of this other...
