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We have lost so much in 2020 that turning our heads to a Dia de los Muertos celebration feels simultaneously perfect and impossible. We are just at the beginning of our grief and trying to even wrap our heads around

Literally translated as "Historic Taste" this refers to the traditional flavor of mezcal. It's a important concept that is also elastic and frequently debated, elastic because a flavor can be difficult to pin down and debated for the same reasons

You've probably heard it mentioned before that taxes on mezcal are very high but in Mexico, they're astronomical. There are two different taxes levied on alcohol, the Impuesto Especial en Productos y Servicios or IEPS, puts a 53% tax on

Details Location: La Vieja, Sierra Occidental, JaliscoAgave: A. maximilianaMaestro Mezcalero: Antonio ArrizonQuantity: 1950 bottles / 1462.2 litersABV: 40%Tasting keywords: Lactic, tingly. NOM: NABuy it today Nose Funky business! This is Raicilla through and through with that fermented butter with a touch of pickle juice

Details Location: El Tuito, Costa Norte, JaliscoAgave: Chico aguiar / A. angustifolia var? Maestro Mezcalero: Chalio RodriguezQuantity: 2,900 bottles / 3867 litersABV: 44.5%Tasting keywords: Fall spices, pepper. NOM: NA The rear label of La Venenosa's II Edición. Nose Deep and dusty, forrest floor and

Maposteria translates as "masonry" and is used in that sense in the mezcal world for two applications. One is for ovens, the other for fermentation vessels, both made from a combination of rocks and mortar. There is ample evidence of

Details Location: Aldama, ChihuahuaSotol: Dasylirion leiophyllumMaestro Sotolero: Gerardo Ruelas HernandezABV: 48%Tasting keywords: Pine, sugar cane, Szechuan peppercornNOM: NABuy it today Nose A very clean and fresh nose. Like the Durango Sotol Coyote, the nose doesn't even hint at the flavor. Taste This bottle has the strangest

Details Location: Cuencamé, DurangoSotol: Dasylirion CedrosanumMaestro Sotolero: Gerardo Ruelas HernandezABV: 43%Tasting keywords: Carob, spearmintNOM: NABuy it today Nose Clean with the slightest hints of mint and lemon zest. The scent of this Sotol doesn’t prepare you in the least for the flavor. Taste There are a

A few years ago the CRM decided that in order to make certified mezcal transparent and traceable all bottles would have a hologram with a QR code on them. Scan that code and you’d learn everything about its contents; where

To paraphrase a famous saying without CAM there is no mezcal. CAM stands for crassulacean acid metabolism which is the way that agaves breath and hence, how they live. Without that process we wouldn’t have them or mezcal. Simple right? I’m

I’ve always thought that music and mezcal have parallels. My mezcal and record collection are similar in that each item on the shelf has personal meaning and when I pull something out to listen or sip I’m brought back to

Details Location: Zoquitlan, Oaxaca Agave: Mexicano, Cuishe, Coyote, Tepextate Maestro: Romulo Sanchez Parada Abv: 48.4 Tasting keywords: eucalyptus, cilantro, wet earth NOM: 0185X Nose Gravel and wet earth represent the classic aromas from this terroir full of minerality. Notes of corn husk sweetness and tomato leaf add complexity.  Taste A