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Uncertified Mezcal Can Kill You
Episode 54
It’s true: An uncertified agave spirit can kill you. But so can a certified Mezcal. Or a certified Tequila. So … what exactly is the point of certifi…
2 years ago
Mezcal Flights or Mezcal Cocktails?
Episode 53
No question but that most people in the USA are introduced to Mezcal through cocktails. But most bartenders I know — most people I know, in fact — pr…
2 years, 1 month ago
Tequila Cristalino: Threat or Menace?
Episode 52
You can’t log onto a Facebook Tequila group without seeing Cristalino Tequila derided, abused, and generally treated as some kind of punch line. But …
2 years, 1 month ago
Beverage Testing Institute Does Not Say Mezcal Is the Purest Distilled Alcohol
Episode 51
“According to the Beverage Testing Institute of Chicago in Illinois, mezcal is the purest distillate or alcohol that exists on the planet and the nob…
2 years, 1 month ago
Horse Piss, Arm Pits, and Other Mezcal Additives
Episode 50
I like to talk about the 400 decisions that a mezcalerx makes that determines how an agave spirit tastes. But there are other elements beyond their d…
2 years, 1 month ago
When Did Tequila Stop Being Fun?
Episode 49
It’s all in the eye of the beholder, I know. But when I think about what Tequila was back in the ‘80s and ‘90s … it was a catalyst for fun. I had a c…
2 years, 2 months ago
Yes, There Can Be Additives in Mezcal
Episode 48
In the past several weeks, I have seen in numerous online forums the misstatement that Mezcal can’t have additives. And the misstatement that those a…
2 years, 2 months ago
A $30 Chicken Dinner Is a Bargain
Episode 47
John Douglass of the multi-award-winning Louisville bar Pretty Decent is renowned for his hospitality. But he got a bit hot under the collar when one…
2 years, 2 months ago
You Can’t Recycle That Bottle
Episode 46
Road-tripper Nathan Mealey checked in to ask, “How do you if a brand is ethical?” So I’ve started having that conversation with a number of people, c…
2 years, 2 months ago
Making Beer With Agave (And Sotol)
Episode 45
How do you turn 24,000 acres of wild maguey Lamparillo and dasylirion into beer? You bring Mike Schallau of is/was brewing to Durango to hang out wit…
2 years, 2 months ago