Mezcal lovers already know the Egyptian mill as the tahona. The two are completely synonymous but, as the name implies, this technology is attributed to ancient Egypt where it was probably developed to crush grain.
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Max Garrone
Max co-founded Mezcalistas with Susan way back in 2012. Before that he was a journalist at Salon.com and The San Francisco Chronicle.
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