Bacanora: Another great Mexican distilling tradition
My trip last year to Tucson’s Agave Heritage Festival was amazing for so many reasons but one of the most tasty was an in depth introduction to bacanora. Bacanora is a tiny mezcal appellation in the mountains of Sonora. Not
The infancy of agave distilling in the U.S.
I’ve been writing about agave distilling projects in California and sotol distillation in Texas for some time because they’re expanding the world of mezcal. Those projects are interesting for what they are in and of themselves and because of questions
Can’t wait for the next Agave Heritage Festival
I can’t emphasize just how much fun I had at this past April’s Agave Heritage Festival in Tucson. I met a truly incredible assortment of people, learned more than I could have ever expected, tasted extraordinary things, and was introduced
Ready for Tucson’s Agave Heritage Festival?
I'm excited to be heading to Tucson next week for the local Agave Heritage Festival because of all the luminaries involved and, well, it's Tucson and I'm excited to explore the desert. As much as California is agave country, the Sonoran