Rectification means the second distillation of mezcal. The first distillation is called the ordinario, común, or shishe in the mezcal world. The rectification brings up the alcohol level and foregrounds the flavors and aromas of this spirit.
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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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