Jun 13, 2019 | Denominación de Origen, Law, Sustainability
The below article was written by Rion Toal who has been on the ground in Oaxaca for the past several years working with the Maestros del Mezcal AC. He is also the importer of Mezcales CUISH, NETA and soon, Amormata. For the past three years, in forums and...
May 28, 2019 | Denominación de Origen, Oaxaca, Travel
It’s hard to believe that I am off to Mexico in a couple of days for some mezcal adventures. Advance planning always makes things seem so distant and then boom, the day of departure appears out of nowhere. A few months ago I was accepted into the Dia del...
May 22, 2019 | Bars and Restaurants, Denominación de Origen, Sustainability
Interesting news this week in the form of an email from Silvia Philion of Oaxaca’s Mezcaloteca: The project of Mezcaloteca seeks to generate traceability and honesty – fair trade, by sharing in our labels the name, community and recipe of the maestros...
May 13, 2019 | Brands, Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, Max posted about the new Maguey Melate subscription box. It raised a bunch of questions for us about how to create a successful subscription program and how you go about developing a business model that can work for everyone – the producer, the...
May 6, 2019 | Events, Mezcal: Mexico in a Bottle, Uncategorized
We had a great time at Mexico in a Bottle Chicago, even if we experienced all four seasons over five days (snow, really?). None of that detracts from the incredible time and in fact I am beginning to understand the crazy weather patterns there – total and...
