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 […]
Make Your Voice Heard and Save Traditional Mezcal
It’s a Mezcal Monday, so let me start by saying this… I love mezcal. Especially artisinal mezcal. I think the beauty of mezcal is best embodied by the men […]
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 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 […]
Building Your Personal Mezcal Collection… courtesy of the Mezcal Phd.!
With a lengthy stay in the hospital behind me and my strength coming back each and every day, it’s time to start thinking about Mexico again. And, as you can […]
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 […]
Ed Draves Samples… Marca Negra Espadin!
I was sitting one day with Cecilia Rios, La Niña del Mezcal, at In Situ, the classic mezcaleria in Oaxaca when I decided to ask her thoughts on five mezcals everyone should experience. One of the mezcals she mentioned was Marca Negra. When I asked why, she answered because they […]
