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 & […]
Ed Draves Samples… Mezcal El Rey Zapoteco
I’ve got to be honest, I can’t believe we have not reviewed mezcal from El Rey Zapoteco before. As one of the oldest established brands in Oaxaca, these guys have a great reputation. Just look at how often they show up on our “5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience” lists. […]
A Huge Feliz Cumpleaños to Ulises Torrentera…
I first met Ulises Torrentera, the man who literally wrote the book[s] on Mezcal, a few years back. I had our mezcal taster Ed Draves in tow and we were […]
5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience… with Albert Carballo of Jarabe de Pico
Eduardo Belaunzarán, of Wahaka Mezcal, in his 5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience, named Jarabe de Pico as one you should try. That’s how I met Albert Carballo, Horacio Arenas and Clemente Martinez, the men behind Jarabe de Pico. With their brand in my mind, I saw their booth at the […]
Ed Draves Samples… Mezcal Ancestral, from Sola de Vega
It was a magical day. I went with a couple of friends to escape the pressures of working in the city. We left with two missions. Relax and to find some […]
Ed Draves Samples… Mezcal Meteoro!
Legend has it that many years ago a meteor fell from the sky and hit Oaxaca, Mexico. It was then that a local mezcalero decided to use the red hot […]
Ed Draves Samples… Mezcal Espiritu Lauro!
Here’s the latest from Ed Draves, a Buffalo native and our resident taster of all things mezcal that we come across. Brand… Espiritu Lauro Category… Ensamble… 70% Espadin, 30% Karwinskii… 40% Alcohol Origin… Amatengo, Oaxaca Tasting Notes… This has a fresh minerally nose, mild smoke with subtle floral notes. There is some nice body on […]
Ed Draves Samples… El Buho Mezcal!
Ed Draves of Premier Wine and Spirits, our resident “official” mezcal taster, as if we ourselves don’t also imbibe, really fell for this mezcal. Whether it was the stylized owl, the price point, the taste, or a combination of all of those, he is very high on El Buho as […]
