Tag Archives: Mezcal
Mezcal Festival Day 4: Del Maguey San Luis Del Rio Azul, 47%
Apparently there was a shortage of agave during 2000 to 2004. Since a lot of the agave used for mezcal is not cultivated but harvested from the wild, the guys at Del Maguey had to come up with something. Add … Continue reading
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Tagged Agave Azul, Bottle Share, Del Maguey, Mezcal, Oaxaca, San Luis Del Rio, Weber Agave
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The common cold
The kids brought home a virus from daycare again. This sucks. My nose is clogged and has been so for days. I only have notes for one more post lined up and will try to post that ASAP. It’s going … Continue reading
Mezcal Festival Prolongation: Another bottle-share
I announced it on Facebook yesteday, and I sent out some emails to my Dutch bottle-share buddies. But since they haven’t filled up the bottle-share yet, I’m trying to give it a bit more exposure here. The previous bottle-share with … Continue reading
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Tagged Bottle Share, Espadin, Leyenda, Marca Negra, Mezcal, Oaxaca
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Mezcal Festival Day 3: Del Maguey Chichicapa, 46%
Chichicapa is a small village a couple of hours south of Oaxaca, according to Del Maguey’s website. It’s strange since Google Maps doesn’t really pick up on it but does show a Chichicapa north of Oaxaca in the Tabasco. Anyway, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chichicapa, Del Maguey, Espadin, Mezcal, Oaxaca, Single Village Mezcal
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Mezcal Festival Day 2: Del Maguey Vida, 42%
When I did the bottle share I quickly decided that it would be focused around Del Maguey’s mezcals. Somehow they seemed to be the top of the line and the less random booze of a single village mezcal appealed to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bottle Share, Del Maguey, Espadin, Mezcal, Oaxaca, San Luis Del Rio, Vida
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Mezcal Festival Day 1: Derrumbes Oaxaca Joven Mezcal, 48%
The Mezcal Festival. Something I cooked up. I wanted to do it earlier and call it the Mezcal Carnaval, but I just couldn’t get around to it. Things are ridiculously chaotic at home with my wife and I not having … Continue reading
Distilled – Joel Harrison and Neil Ridley
The guys at the Cask Strength whisky blog have been making a name for themselves for the last couple of years or so. The started bottling whisky, their blog went professional and now they’ve also got a book out. Let’s start … Continue reading
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Tagged Absinthe, Blogging, Book, Book review, Books, Bourbon, Brandy, Calvados, Cask Strength Whisky, Cognac, Joel Harrison, Mezcal, Neil Ridley, Rye, Shochu, Tequila, Vodka, Whiskey, Whisky
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Scorpion Mezcal Añejo, 40%
The final drink from the Twitter Tasting and the one that diverges from the tequila path a little bit. The difference, as far as I know is that Mezcal doesn’t necessarily have to be made in the Jalisco state, around … Continue reading
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