The year that was – a collection of thoughts
How do we begin to tackle the subject of 2020 and the toll it has taken on all of us in the mezcal industry? While the holiday season is normally a time for reflection, this year presents us with
Bringing a historic tequila back to life
For now he says that Rios “wants people to know that there’s this tradition up in the mountains much older than CRT and DO. These folks want to keep producing but can’t afford to without social investment.” Hopefully sales in
Destilado de Agave Azul tasting notes
Details Location: Distillery: Atemanica, Jalisco Agaves grown at Tesasalco, ZacatecasAgave: A. tequila Weber, blue varietyMaestro tavernero: Alfredo Ríos LanderosABV: 44%Tasting keywords: Classic tequila, asparagus, salt. NOM: NAEmail for availability Nose An amazingly light and fresh olfactory experience: This bottle is full of the classic
Conversations in Agave – May links
In case you were not able to join us for our May Conversations in Agave series, please find links to the talks for you to enjoy whenever you want. Our June series is live, and you can still reserve your
Santo Cuviso Blanco tasting notes
A fantastic expression of Bacanora that hits your nose with an amazingly evocative set of scents ranging from salt water spray to mango. The flavor is completely in line giving you a physical sensation of roundness and that slight fizzy
Conversations in Agave – May
The conundrum of the times - how the hours and days seem to last forever and yet a new month has arrived
Tequila in name only?
The latest experiment in making a tequila outside of the appellation comes to us courtesy of Clayton Szczech who, when he's not guiding agave spirits tours, operating his bar La Cata in the town of Tequila, or consulting on various
New mezcal tours for 2019
It's a new year so it's time to start planning your mezcal travel. That's what we always do. What, you consider that abnormal? With more and more people planning their travel around food and beverages, we just gave our tours page a whole
How to find the perfect mezcal tour
Touring Mezcal Country The explosion of mezcal, and growing interest in where it comes from has created a mini tourist boom, primarily in Oaxaca, but also in other regions where it is produced. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on who you ask,
The NOM 199 surprise
There's nothing quite like an unexpected news dump on Thanksgiving that took more than a couple of days to bubble up into the public view. David Suro first flagged the release of heretofore unheard of NOM 199 which seems to be some sort of bastard child of the failed NOM 186. Clayton Szczech, who has done great work covering the evolution of the NOM in Mexico, has a great synopsis and preliminary thoughts of the document and implications for mezcal: