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What’s in a scientific name?
Episode 153
There are scientific names and common names for agaves … or magueys, to use the common name. But the common names lack commonality: A papalometl in o…
2 months ago
Is Mezcal searching for mainstream success?
Episode 152
A recent episode of the VinePair podcast, titled "Mezcal’s Continued Search for Mainstream Success,” feels to me like it was riddled with inaccuracie…
2 months, 1 week ago
Agave straws and cactus plastic
Episode 151
We’ve talked about agave straws in previous episodes, but I’ve been spending more time digging into them. And more than that, I’ve been spending time…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Where can Mezcal geeks go to geek out?
Episode 150
There are places that have massive collections of beautiful, small-batch agave spirits, but having the bottles isn’t the same as understanding them. …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
G4 Tequila: Felipe Camarena doesn't have the whitest legs
“This is my playground. And we are always looking for the best profile we can get. Different profiles, different changes.” Those are the words of Mas…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Mezcal, the moon, and multi-generational wisdom
Episode 149
I find myself saying “multi-generational wisdom” pretty frequently, in reference to these communities I get to visit in rural Mexico. But when they s…
3 months ago
The difference between a good agave and a bad one
Episode 148
How often have you heard or read that a brand of Tequila or Mezcal is only using quality agaves? That makes me wonder about those poor, down-market a…
3 months, 1 week ago
The tumbado way to harvest maguey (Paulo Rodriguez remix)
Episode 147
Last episode I talked with Linda Sullivan about the tumbado process of harvesting agave. This episode … also about tumbado, but with Paulo Rodriguez,…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Harvesting maguey the “tumbado” way (Linda Sullivan remix)
Episode 146
I was listening to Tim McKirdy’s podcast “Mezcal’s Untold Past, Soaring Present, and Fragile Future,” and he talks about an agave harvesting process …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Spirits vs beer vs wine: Last alcohol standing
Episode 145
There’s a graph in the latest report from the Distilled Spirits Council of the US that shows that for the first time in recent history, we’re drinkin…
3 months, 4 weeks ago