On sustainability
Sustainable: adjective 1.capable of being supported or upheld, as by having its weight borne from below. 2.pertaining to a system that maintains its own viability by using techniques that allow for continual reuse: sustainable agriculture. Aquaculture is a sustainable alternative tooverfishing. 3.able to be
Mezcal Heavy Métl
William Scanlan has been a man on a mission for quite some time. You may have seen him toting bottles of Real Minero, Rey Campero, and Mezcaloteca to tastings across the United States. Now you will see those bottles independent
El Barrio de Guerneville
Recently word filtered into Mezcalistas HQ about a slip of a mezcal bar in Guerneville, CA - mostly known as a sun dappled escape from the San Francisco Bay Area. You may have caught the Russian River scene recently in
Wahaka adds more mezcal to the mix
Don't look now but Wahaka has added even more bottles to its line up. While the core of the portfolio is still solid they are building out limited edition bottles that expand on last year's genius marketing idea of their
Whither mezcal? A word from its regulatory body
It's been months since the CRM or Consejo Regulador Mezcal, the new name for COMERCAM, dropped their annual report Informe 2015, a 72 page powerpoint presentation on the state of the industry. It's fascinating stuff and less daunting than its page
Waves of mezcal ready to hit our shores
August 13th and 14th, the Mexican government's export promotion arm, ProMexico, brought 12 mezcal brands into San Francisco. They were all in LA earlier in the week as well. The initiative is to open up import and distribution avenues for
Michoacan's creeping mezcal infiltration begins… now
Here's a quick update from Mezcalistas correspondents and fellow travelers Doug Wheeler and Peggy Stein from Michoacan. They traveled there this June and July sourcing crafts for Peggy's business Mexico By Hand which guides tours through Michoacan and brings high
Launching mezcal sustainably
Last night Susan and I were fortunate enough to attend the formal launch tasting for Amarás' cupreata at the rapidly assembling Cala, Gabriela Cámara's much anticipated stateside restaurant. The focus of the evening's conversation and speeches was clearly sustainability. Gabriela