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 […]
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. […]
5 “Aged” Tequilas Everyone Needs to Experience… with Long Island Lou Tequila
Since I am headed to a tequila tasting here tonight in Las Vegas, Long Island Lou has been on my mind. I’m interested to see if a local Vegas guy has any of the tequilas Lou has told us to try. Lou “Tequila” Caruso came to us through the comments […]
Ed Draves Samples… Sotol Por Siempre
Here’s something a little different for you to try, Sotol. My first experience with this spirit was at the first annual Taste of Mexico Celebration held at St Vibiana’s in Los […]
5 Tequilas Everyone Needs to Experience… with Long Island Lou Tequila
Long Island Lou “Tequila” Caruso came to us through the comments on our blog. Since we’re mostly mezcal folks, we are always looking for a few good recs when it comes to tequila. With that said, we asked Lou to give us his list of 5 Tequilas Everyone Needs to […]
Ed Draves Samples… Mezcal Jarabe de Pico
I first became aware of this mezcal through Eduardo Belaunzarán of Wahaka Mezcal. We asked Eduardo, who also writes Mezcaleando, if he would give us his list of 5 Mezcals You Have to Experience and Jarabe de Pico was on this list. Fast forward a few weeks and as I was […]
Ed Draves Samples… Mezcal El Jolgorio Tobalá
I’ve worked in San Baltazar Guelavila for years and recently had the opportunity to visit Maestro Mezcalero Gregorio Martinez at his palenque. Gregorio is the man behind El Jolgorio’s Tobalá. Considered nobility in the world of mezcal, the tobalá is known by many as the “King of the Magueys”. We […]
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 […]
Mezcal Tasting 101… how we do it!
We’ve been asked many times how we do our mezcal tastings. So let’s pull the curtain back a little and give you the skinny. First, all of our tastings are done by Ed Draves. Ed has spent many years in the wine business, selling, buying, tasting and everything in between. […]
