Jul 17, 2019 | Agave, Sustainability, Tequila
I’m still catching up with things from my trip so I’m late to this Insta post from Tequila Matchmaker last month which charts what they know about blue agave prices today and projected into the future. View this post on Instagram Here’s the good news on the “agave...
Jul 10, 2019 | Mezcal Collaborative, Mezcal Week, Mezcals, Sustainability, Tasting Notes
Mezcal Week began four years ago with the very simple idea of promoting mezcal in all its glory for one whole week everywhere in the world. Each year we have doubled in size with last year more than 130 participants from around the world highlighting cocktails,...
Jul 9, 2019 | Agave, Making Mezcal, Mezcals, San Luis Potosi, Travel
Part one of this two part series can be found here. La Ruta del Mezcal – Day 2 The next morning we were met by Miguel Angel of San Luis Autentico, a tour agency offering a variety of tours for any visit in SLP. Miguel is fully fluent in English and a wealth of...
Jul 9, 2019 | Agave, Making Mezcal, Mezcals, San Luis Potosi, Travel
This is the first part of a two part series. The second part can be found here. The first thing I noticed were the lack of topes (speed bumps) as we left the San Luis Potosi airport in our rental car. Starting any mezcal adventure in Oaxaca comes with a steady supply...
Jun 27, 2019 | Brands, Events, Making Mezcal, Oaxaca, Travel
When I first heard about CNI Brands’ Dia del Mezcalero last year, I was equally curious and skeptical of what a trip to Oaxaca with more than 30 people in the industry could possibly be like. Rumor said rough, with all of the usual organizational issues that...
Jun 26, 2019 | Brands, Events, Media
By Tess Rose Lampert, mezcal educator and frequent Mezcalistas collaborator. Exhibitors at BCB 2019 From an agave centric point of view, 2019 Bar Convent Brooklyn (BCB) was a little light, but what it lacked in substance it certainly made up for in spectacle. Of...
Jun 20, 2019 | Tasting Notes
Intro A really fun ensemble in the Mezcalero line that has some exceptional flavor gyrations. Details Location: San Luis del Rio Agaves: Cirial and espadin Maestro Mezcalero: Don Baltazar Cruz Gonzales ABV: 47.8% Distilled March 2015, released 2017 500 liters produced...
Jun 18, 2019 | Making Mezcal
We’ve been through a few different eras of mezcal now in the United States (and I’m saying the US because as we all know, there are ample histories of mezcal in Mexico that are very different) and many appear to reflect what’s going on in the larger drinking culture....
