Wahaka brings liquid Mexican culture to the U.S.

Christmas comes early this year, I just got a shipment of Wahaka’s Vino de Mezcal series and it’s a doozy. These bottles really stuck in my head after that February tasting, an incredible variety of flavors, agaves, and origins that you just don’t find in pretty much any mezcals domestically. As it says on the label “Difusion Cultural Mexicana,” these bottles truly are liquid Mexican culture and just a hint of the diversity of mezcals. Here’s the list:

• Espadilla from Puebla
• Lechugilla from Sonora
• Espadilla con pechuga y mole poblano from Puebla
• Cupreata from Michoacan
• Papalomé from Puebla
• Cupreata from Guerrero

I chatted quickly with Wahaka’s Raza Zaidi about the line. He thinks that the mezcals from Puebla may be the only legally imported examples in the U.S. They are in very limited supply and only available at bars and restaurants so definitely seek them out and order the full flight as a holiday treat for yourself. An Espadilla conejo from Puebla is also available in the restaurants and bars below. Right this second they’re available at the following locations:

• Barrio – Seattle
• Frontera Grill – Chicago
• Oyamel – Washington, DC

And should soon be available at

• La Guelaguetza – LA
• Mi Mero Mole – Portland
• Whiskey Library – Portland
• Xico – Portland