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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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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Any one of these five mezcal cocktails will remind you life is good! Everything Good Cocktail Get yourself about three tablespoons of honey, a cup and a half of mezcal, a quarter cup of orange liqueur, two and a half teaspoons of chocolate bitters, and eight orange twists. Then mix the honey with two tablespoons […]
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The online food and travel lifestyle magazine, Olive, shares some delicious mezcal cocktails to keep your summer floating along right. Check them out!
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