"Oaxaca’s mezcaleros have been social distancing for centuries, having settled in the isolated habitats of the wild agaves used to make mezcal. But their secluded, self-sustaining lifestyle, which provides natural, built-in protection from outside threats, also poses certain problems. And in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the mezcaleros’ literal survival will define the future of mezcal itself." --Tony White [Read more...]
"...product is one thing, but the comprehensive corporate philosophy is another, for me perhaps more important than price and the contents of the bottle." --Alvin Starkman, M.A., J.D. [Read more...]
"One night this week, Read Spear, owner of Cuentacuentos brand of mezcal based in Oaxaca, spoke. Which is how I spent the evening in the dark and funky embrace of our best mezcaleria, sampling mezcal and stories with 65 like-minded imbibers. It left me very much the wiser and thirsting for more." --Eve Hill-Agnus of D Magazine [Read more...]
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