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 […]
Mexico in a Bottle… A Real San Francisco Treat!
Start with an incredible love of mezcal. Add a jigger of chutzpah, an ounce of craziness and a dash of people from across the bay area. Shake it. Strain it […]
Erick Rodriguez. Renaissance man, lover of action figures and mezcal aficionado….
A renaissance man. How else to describe a man who moves with the ease of a chameleon between computers, graphic arts, photography, action figures and that wonderful elixir from Mexico, […]
Mexico in Bottle San Diego… a first look at the latest from Mezcalistas!
Here’s the bare bones… Susan Coss, Max Garrone and their team from Mezcalistas put on a great event Sunday in San Diego. Held at an expansive site called Bread & […]
A day of Adventure at Destilería Sánchez… home of Rey Campero Mezcal
For many visiting Oaxaca, the closest they’ll ever get to the heart of the mezcal world is a small shop on Calle Macedonia where they’ll be able to sip a […]
Dining with Dave… Guelaguetza in Los Angeles
“Dave” he asked, “what food do you miss most when you are not in Oaxaca?” We were sitting in the Restaurante Guelaguetza in Los Angeles and the person asking me […]
Dining with Dave… finding our whey to La Cava de Marcelo, south of Ensenada
Wine and cheese are two words usually associated with places like Napa Valley and France, not the dry dusty climes of Baja California. But that is exactly where I was […]
5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience… with John McEvoy, the Mezcal PhD.
The other day I was at a conference and the speaker gave a great piece of advice… “Never assume you are the smartest person in the room.” What he was […]
COMERCAM… changing the world of mezcal
The world of mezcal has descended on Oaxaca today to consider some important changes in how the average person experiences and understands mezcal. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, and whether you enjoy your mezcal in a cocktail, or neat, the meetings going on right now in Oaxaca […]
