Tag: mezcal tasting
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Measuring Mezcal ABV with a Venencia: A Traditional Technique
Learn how mezcaleros use a venencia to measure ABV by observing perlas (bubbles). A fascinating look at tradition, science, and mezcal craftsmanship.
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Mezcal Pulquero from Mundana Mezcalería
Mezcal Pulquero might just be a mezcal you’ve never heard of. Mezcal is a spirit distilled from agave, there are 200 known species of agave with around 40 to 50 of them can be used for mezcal production. Approximately 80-90 percent of mezcal production comes from agave angustifolia, or by common name, Espadín. Mezcal Pulquero…
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Agua de Jaguar Mezcal, Artesanal?
When it comes to mezcal, there are 3 categories a mezcal can fall under, per the CRM. There is Mezcal ‘industrial’ (ew stay away), Mezcal Artesanal (the majority category, you want at minimum), and Mezcal ancestral (small batch, actually handcrafted). I came across Mezcal Agua de Jaguar in a bazaar in Mexico City. They had…
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Casamigos Mezcal Artesanal – 1 Star, Really?
The Mezcal community seems to have a hard time swallowing Casamigos Mezcal
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The Best Mezcal They’ve Ever Tasted… Dos Hombres
We started Dos Hombres to create a Mezcal that we thought was perfect. A unique blend of the finest Espadin agave
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Mezcaleria Mundana in Mexico City’s Alameda Central is a must on the list
In Mexico City at the Alameda Central , inside the Art Deco building of Barrio Alameda, there is a Mezcalería called Mundana, where you can find a great variety of mezcals from San Pedro Totolapan, Miahuatlán, Abarradas, Sola de Vega, Ocotlán, Ejutla, Michoacán, Oaxaca and Guerrero de la meseta purépecha and the Sierra Guerrero. Mundana,…
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AvantStay Partners With Blue Desert Cabo And Launches Its First-Ever International Offering Including a Mezcal Tasting
Next-Gen Hospitality Brand Adds A Collection Of 50 Luxury Villas Throughout Los Cabos, Mexico
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Mano Santa Mezcal – 14 Hierbas
Mano Santa is a Mezcaleria in Mexico City, with a relaxed vibe that offers artisanal mezcal from Santiago Matatlán Oaxaca. One of their staple Mezcales is 14 Hierbas. A Mezcal Joven where the agave is cooked in an underground stone pit, crushed by a stone, and fermented with 14 herbs in wooden jars, giving it…