Jul 9, 2019 | Agave, Making Mezcal, Mezcals, San Luis Potosi, Travel
Part one of this two part series can be found here. La Ruta del Mezcal – Day 2 The next morning we were met by Miguel Angel of San Luis Autentico, a tour agency offering a variety of tours for any visit in SLP. Miguel is fully fluent in English and a wealth of...
Jul 9, 2019 | Agave, Making Mezcal, Mezcals, San Luis Potosi, Travel
This is the first part of a two part series. The second part can be found here. The first thing I noticed were the lack of topes (speed bumps) as we left the San Luis Potosi airport in our rental car. Starting any mezcal adventure in Oaxaca comes with a steady supply...
Apr 11, 2019 | Brands, Mezcals
Maguey Melate is a new idea on the mezcal scene, a subscription service for small batch mezcals that will get you some of those small batch mezcals that you can’t find outside of Oaxaca delivered to your doorstep here in the US. but it’s so much more because the...
Mar 20, 2019 | Bars and Restaurants, Mezcals, Tastings
I had a chance to meet Ivan Vasquez, owner of Madre! at the recent Culver City screening of Agave: The Spirit of a Nation and arrange time for a visit while I was in Southern California for the week. It’s located in Torrance, or in LA speak, the South Bay. My friend...
Feb 7, 2019 | Bars and Restaurants, Brands, Mezcals
There is irony here. For eons in Mexico at bars and restaurants, most carried house mezcales, note lower case and not Mezcales. Someone usually had a connection through family or friends and offered them in glass or plastic jugs behind the bar. My early days in Oaxaca...
Jan 25, 2019 | Brands, Cocktails, Events, Mezcals
Just back from five days at the San Antonio Cocktail Conference – a fun and enlightening industry gathering that was simultaneously overwhelming and intimate. It was a great opportunity to connect with some of the key players in the industry and attend some very...
