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 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...
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...
Apr 5, 2019 | Bars and Restaurants, Events, Mezcal: Mexico in a Bottle, Tastings, Uncategorized
We’re just three weeks away from Mexico in a Bottle Chicago and we’ve put together a whole bunch of great programming, both in and out of the event. Chicago Rum Fest is Saturday, April 27th at Logan Square Auditorium and we are very happy to be working...
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...
