Jun 5, 2019 | Agave, Denominación de Origen, Events, Making Mezcal, Sustainability
I’ve been writing about agave distilling projects in California and sotol distillation in Texas for some time because they’re expanding the world of mezcal. Those projects are interesting for what they are in and of themselves and because of questions they raise about...
Apr 23, 2019 | Agave, Tastings, Travel
I’m excited to be heading to Tucson next week for the local Agave Heritage Festival because of all the luminaries involved and, well, it’s Tucson and I’m excited to explore the desert. As much as California is agave country, the Sonoran Desert is an...
Mar 19, 2019 | Agave, Travel
This Durango piece comes from Tess Rose Lampert, mezcal educator and frequent Mezcalistas collaborator. She has organized our DC and NYC Mexico in a Bottle in-event programs and will be spearheading our upcoming Chicago in-event program. We are looking forward to more...
Mar 18, 2019 | Agave, Events, Mezcal Collaborative, Tastings
Taking advantage of being in the backyard of Khrys Maxwell we developed some programming around Mexico in a Bottle San Diego by co-hosting a blind tasting of agave distillates at Tahona Bar in Old Town San Diego last Monday. It was a rainy night, so sipping through...
Mar 14, 2019 | Agave, Bars and Restaurants, Brands, Events, Mezcal: Mexico in a Bottle
We are not going to bury the lede – it did not rain! What a lovely day it ended up being for our second Mexico in a Bottle event at San Diego’s Bread and Salt Gallery in Barrio Logan. More than 300 people packed the house, tasting 150 plus expressions of...
Feb 4, 2019 | Agave, Events, Mezcal: Mexico in a Bottle, Tastings
We’ve got some changes afoot for Mexico in a Bottle this year, including a new logo and look, a new city, a couple of date changes, exciting additions of non-agave distillates, programming and more. There is no doubt that mezcal has opened the door for other...
