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 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 […]
Mezcal! The Importance of Being There.
By Ed Draves One of the great perks of working in the wine industry is world travel. I’ve traveled to wineries and tasted wines across New York, Pennsylvania, Canada, Germany […]
5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience… with Alberto Morales of Wahaka Mezcal
I sent a note to Bricia Lopez of Guelaguetza Restaurant in Los Angeles a few years back asking if she could connect me to a guy making mezcal in San Dionesio Ocotepec who I had heard about. I was doing some writing for the Multi Cultural Cooking Network and wanted […]
Ed Draves Samples… Mezcal Rey Campero!
Recently I had Ed Draves, who does all of our “official” tasting, with me for a day with the Sanchez family, the people behind Mezcal Rey Campero of Zoquitlan, Oaxaca. […]
Dining with Dave… The 18th Annual Feria del Mezcal
Oaxaca and Mezcal go together like… well, let’s just say their tight! While you can get mezcal in other parts of the country, Oaxaca is ground zero for this trending 500 year old spirit. For the last 18 years, mezcaleros from across the state and mezcal enthusiasts from around the […]
5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience… with Francisco “Rudy” Caconi
I first met Francisco, or “Pancho” or “Rudy” at the 16th Annual Feria de Mezcal in Oaxaca in 2013. He was pouring and mixing for one of the many vendors offering samples of their mezcals during the Guelaguetza. Since that time, we’ve corresponded and have become friends, seeing each other […]
5 Mezcals Everyone Needs to Experience… with Erick “Almamezcalera” Rodriquez
I first met the award winning Erick [Almamezcalera] Rodriguez out at one of the many mezcal palenques in Oaxaca. For the uninitiated, that’s a place where mezcal is made and bottled. Think of it as a distillery. I was taking a tour and Erick was there to share his ability to […]
