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Wild vs Farmed: Last Pulque Standing
Episode 24
Gonzalo Alvarez is pursuing his master’s degree in pulque. Ivan Saldana has his doctorate in agave. Both tell me that farmed agave produces better pu…
2 years, 7 months ago
What’s Wrong With Your Stomach
Episode 23
It started with a rumor I heard as a kid, that Maraschino cherries and bubblegum would stay in your stomach for seven years. Which led to a conversat…
2 years, 8 months ago
There Is No Coffee in Mexico
Episode 22
Well, of course, there is coffee in Mexico. I’ve bought some at Whole Foods in the past. But my friends at Dark Matter — who want nothing more than t…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Cult of Hospitality
Episode 21
A Liquor.com article I read earlier this year highlighted the number of hospitality workers who grew up in radical churches. That made me think about…
2 years, 8 months ago
A Game of Chicken With the Mexican Police
Episode 20
Maybe you were speeding. Maybe you weren’t. Either way, the Mexican police have pulled you over. Question now is, what are you gonna do, punk? Do you…
2 years, 8 months ago
How Not to Bring Mezcal Back From Mexico
Episode 19
I used to regularly come back from Mexico with a lot of alcohol — a lot. But in the last few years, it’s become significantly harder to get bottles b…
2 years, 8 months ago
Giving Tuesday
Episode 18
On this Day of Thanks, I ponder why Giving Tuesday isn’t Giving Thursday — why we aren’t giving thanks on Thanksgiving. It’s a thankless episode of A…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Beautiful Inconsistencies of Coffee and Mezcal
Episode 17
It's impossible with coffee beans to get consistency in flavors and aromas from one harvest to the next. Add in the processing of those beans into th…
2 years, 9 months ago
How to Welcome the Mezcal Curious
Episode 16
With all the press, all the talk, all the social-media posts, there are always people looking to find out what this Mezcal thing is all about. So wha…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Church of Our Lady of Tequila
Episode 15
A preachment, dear friends, you are about to receive, on Mayahuel, nicotine, and the temptations of maguey. I’ve heard that all sorts of things in th…
2 years, 9 months ago