5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience… with Andrea Ptacnik of Mezcal Animas & Casta Tribal
After a long self imposed writing hiatus, it’s time to get back to work. What better way than to do a post on mezcal. I recently had the chance to […]
Feliz Año Nuevo… The Top 5 Recommended Mezcals on Dave Miller’s Mexico
One of my favorite conversations with people who love mezcal is asking them for their 5 Mezcals Everyone has to Experience. It always stimulates discussion and I get lots of […]
5 Mezcal Everyone Needs to Experience… with Gilbert Marquez of Mezcal Ilegal
I was recently at Mexico in a Bottle, the “biggest, baddest” mezcal tasting event in North America put on by the Mezcalistas team of Susan Coss and Max Garrone. Gilbert Marquez of Mezcal Ilegal was also there. For those of you not familiar with Ilegal, just know this… they’ve made […]
Coming Up… Mexico in a Bottle, the San Francisco Edition!
This weekend I will be in San Francisco at Mexico in a Bottle, presented by Mezcalistas, the group organized by Susan Coss and Max Garrone. I couldn’t be more excited […]
Santo Maguey! Ed Draves wades into a night of mezcal…
When you travel like I do, frequently your writings suffer. So does your time to just sit with friends, relax with some good mezcal and talk about life. Recently I […]
5 Mezcals You’ve Got to Experience… with Victor Garcia of Mezcalogia
He’s young, only 25 years old, but he’s loaded with confidence. When I met Victor Miguel Garcia he was working five nights a week pouring mezcal and mixing drinks at […]
Dave Miller’s 5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience…
The other day I had a group of people with me from the states here in Oaxaca. A couple of them wanted to try a few different mezcals, so off […]
Ed Draves Samples… Almamezcalera, Destillados de Maguey
In August I had the pleasure to stop by and visit with my friend Erick Rodriguez in Mexico City. I first met Erick a few years back when he arrived at Wahaka Mezcal in San Dionesio Ocotepec one morning with Clayton Szczech of Experience Tequila in tow. What a great […]
5 Mexican Spirits You Need to Experience… with Nick Zukin of Mi Mero Mole
Mexico has a much more diverse history of distilling spirits than most people realize, even tequila aficionados. [Here] I offer five of my favorites, each unique and among the very best booze of their kind in the world.
5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience… with Jorge Vera of Convite Mezcal
I arrived in Oaxaca and was waiting to receive my luggage when I noticed him. I just didn’t know who he was. Also waiting for his luggage was a guy wearing a jacket emblazoned with the Convite Mezcal logo. I approached him and introduced myself and soon learned I was […]
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