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How Mezcal is Made
Sembrar/crecer – plant and grow. The rumors of agave’s demise are greatly exaggerated.
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Just in Case You Missed Our Webinar
We recently held a webinar to spread the word about Mezcal’s rich heritage and meaningful tradition.
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The Marketplace is Eroding the Soul of Mezcal
For hundreds of years, family producers have made mezcal in small batches according to time-honored processes.
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Sustainability of Mezcal Part 1 – Introduction and Cultivated Agave
Mezcal is made from plants that take a long time to grow. These plants–agaves–are harvested–often from the w…
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Sustainability of Mezcal Part 2 – Agaves Sylvestres
Wildcrafted agave is probably the area of greatest concern when we talk about the sustainability of mezcal. Hum…
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Sustainability of Mezcal Part 3 – Firewood
This is perhaps the least worrisome of the sustainability issues. I mean that factually, not as a matter of per…
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Sustainability of Mezcal Part 4 – Vinazas
Of all the concerns in mezcal production sustainability–cultivated agave, agaves sylvestres (wildcrafted), fir…
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Small Batch Mezcals: Welcome to the Family!
We buy small batch mezcals from the families that make them. Why small batch? Because that’s how mezcal is trad…
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Meet the Visionaries Planting Seeds of Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Rural Latin America
Cuentacuentos promotes and distributes traditionally-made Mezcal. We cultivate and curate a network of traditio…
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Cuentacuentos Locks in New Distributor
Cuentacuentos has always valued authenticity, and we’re proud to be a part of the communities that we serve. …