The flagship CNN news program takes a look at mezcal, especially in Oaxaca, Mexico, with the families that run distilleries producing this spirit growing in popularity worldwide.
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An intriguing article about a new premium mezcal flavored with high-end Wagyu beef, a favorite among many chefs. While pechuga-flavored mezcal is quite common (using turkey breast in the final stages of production to give a distinct flavor), this beef-flavored mezcal from Paquera may be a first. Click on the image to link to the […]
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Did you know that agave, or maguey, the plant that mezcal is derived from, is NOT a cactus, but is more closely related to the asparagus?
Or that there is a Filipino connection to mezcal?
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An adventurous exploration of mezcal varieties from a personal cabinet collection. Check out which 14 brands the author tried, and what happened next, here: https://mezcalpro.com/blog/i-tried-all-14-mezcals-in-my-cabinet-in-one-night-heres-what-happened/
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Charming and familial, the palenques of Oaxaca reveal the heart of mezcal production.
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Both are distilled alcoholic drinks from maguey made in Mexico. But tequila is only from blue agave, and is made in the Mexican state of Jalisco, while mezcal can be from thirty different species of maguey, and is made in several states – but most prominently in the southern state of Oaxaca. The most essential […]
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Gordon Ramsay Uncharted in Oaxaca https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up8BUFWtRhM Follow Gordon into rural Oaxaca to dig up insects, battle bees, sip mezcal, and learn how to make Oaxacan mole. Mezcal comes in at minute 32.
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In a recent Forbes article, food writer Shayna Harris discusses the difficulties of small producers of mezcal to navigate several rough circumstances that came down on them at once in the past year.
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