A visit to Palenque Roaguia
We had a chance to visit palenquero Wilfreido Garcia Martinez at Palenque Roaguia on the road to Hierve el Agua. Here's a quick photo gallery of the visit that provides a little insight into his process, the world his mezcal
Our second tasting
Mezcalistas continues its tasting roll with a new batch. This time we wanted to focus so we included just 4 mezcals, 2 espadin, one from wild agave known as silvestres, and a true red herring of a flavored pechuga just
Meeting Palenqueros
So what is it with me and mezcal and this crazy obsession? I love the flavor, I love the story, I love that it is rough and wild and makes me think of my Appalachian roots and the assumed moonshiners