When is a tequila a mezcal and vice versa?
Here's a fun piece that succinctly illustrates the tricky nature of the agave spirits appellation system in Mexico today. The article is about how ex-Mariners great Edgar Martinez invested in a mezcal named El Zacatecano (after where it's made, the Mexican state of Zacatecas.)
Tequila Tracker
Our friends Scarlet and Grover have a great iphone app over at Taste Tequila called TequilaMatchmaker that's perfect for tracking all your tequila tastes. I'm trying to convince them to create a mezcal version so that we can pick it
What makes tequila different than mezcal?
The standard line is that tequila is a type of mezcal meaning that the word mezcal is an umbrella term for all agave based distillates. This is all correct and a good starting point for the discussion even if it