Tag: mezcal
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9 Rules You Should Know Before Tasting Mezcal
As mezcal and other agave spirits become ever more popular, it’s becoming much easier to access. Whether it’s at your local Mexican restaurant or bar, wine and spirit store, or even a friendly get-together, you’re likely to encounter a bottle of mezcal. But, as fast as mezcal is gaining popularity, awareness and know-how are far…
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New Data Insights Report, Providing Tequila/Mezcal Brands With Consumer Digital Shopping Behaviors
Inaugural “Thirstie Digital Consumer Insights” Finds Single Suburbanites Fuel Tequila and Mezcal Online Shopping Growth
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Mezcal En Nogada Cocktail
Chiles en nogada is a Mexican dish made of stuffed poblano chiles with aromatics, fruits, and spices then topped with a walnut-based cream sauce, called nogada, pomegranate seeds and parsley. Traditional chile en nogada is from Puebla and is tied to the independence of Mexico. It is said they were created by monjas and prepared for the future emperor Agustín de Iturbide after the signing of…
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IZO Spirits, Inc. Now Raising Capital on StartEngine’s Crowdfunding Platform – Don’t Miss the Chance to Invest
The premium, handcrafted spirits brand is taking its company to the next level on StartEngine, and you can be a part of the growth.
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Los Amantes Mezcal Añejo Aged 2 years
Los Amantes Mezcal is inspired by the Aztec legend of Mayahuel, who despite her grandmother’s control fled and met with her lover Quetzalcoatl. This defiance cost Mayahuel her life. Los Amantes, “the lovers.” Mezcal Los Amantes has been producing mezcal artesanal since 2007 in Tlacolula de Matamoros, in the Central Valley Region, Oaxaca. Los Amantes…
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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 CAMPANTE LAUNCHES IN THE U.S.
July 29, 2021 — Shirley Leigh-Wood Oakes, CEO/CMO, announced the introduction of Mezcal Campante in the United States. A small-batch premium mezcal made from a unique blend of Espadín and Maguey Barril agave grown in the nutrient-dense valleys and mountainsides of Oaxaca, México and is Denomination of Origin Protected (“DOP”). “Our vision for Mezcal Campante is to bring to…
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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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Puntas de Mezcal – What are they, and how do they taste?
Puntas de mezcal comes from the first part of the second distillation of mezcal. What first begins to come out of the alembic in the second distillation contains a high alcoholic percentage (55º to 80º% Alc. Vol.). It’s often used to adjust the degrees of % abv. in mezcal to achieve the desired graduation, the…
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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…