This Is Why Gringos Love Mezcal
Over the past decade, mezcal has exploded in popularity outside of Mexico, especially in the United States. But what is it about this smoky, complex Mexican spirit that has gringos lining up to try it? Mezcal production has surged from roughly 1,000,000 liters in 2010 to over 11,000,000 liters in recent years, with about 75%…
Can Mezcal Get You High?
By now, everybody knows that mezcal can get you buzzed. Like any spirit, the feeling comes from ethanol, the type of alcohol created when sugars within the agave ferment with yeast. During fermentation, natural yeast in the Mexican air turns sugar into ethanol. Distillation then concentrates that alcohol into the final spirit. When you drink…
How Mezcal Gets to Your Glass: Packaging and Global Shipping
Mezcal is often understood through the process of production, which includes cultivating, roasting, fermenting, and distilling agave. In reality, the process doesn’t end when the spirit leaves the still. It continues through a long, complex journey shaped by the realities of global trade. Before reaching mezcal lovers around the world, the spirit must be filtered,…
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