Internet Articles About Mezcal Which Have Come Across My Desk as of February, 2018
January 8/18: When buying mezcal from Oaxaca, beware of online and labeling misrepresentation and confusion: http://tequilaaficionado.com/2019/01/06/adulteration-and-bastardization-of-traditional-mezcal-in-Oaxaca/
December 17/18: Can weed wack the heck out of mezcal in Oaxaca and elsewhere in Mexico? Legalization nationally is on the way, so let's watch what happens. Canada will still get its share of pot pilgrims from the US, but Mexico has several advantages.
https://themazatlanpost.com/2018/12/15/mexico-will-have-the-worlds-biggest-legal-pot-market-soon/?fbclid=IwAR1KZO2Q8jruWTc1FqTxFjY0u3k7lYu5zBG0eIOKmSfy-IdRgKb-YAZ7Gok
December 8/18: Sotol, Tequila, Mezcal, Aguardiente de Agave and all the rest giving way to other Mexican spirits in the US marketplace? https://www.forbes.com/sites/garystoller/2018/12/06/move-over-mezcal-tequila-make-room-for-new-mexican-spirits-crossing-the-border/?fbclid=IwAR03sJCM3Rl0o5YxznEti1AJuuPcCJYOlcmuFLYHyoVmlyB-YRmPWR98630#77af7198769e
November 2/18: The best mezcals available in the US? I disagree with some, but then again I have access here in Oaxaca to the creme de la creme: https://www.liquor.com/slideshows/best-mezcal-2018/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11.2%20The%20Best%20Mezcals%20-%20Unpaid&utm_content=Final&utm_term=Liquor:%20Total%20%28Consumer%29
October 2/18: Mezcal in Oaxaca and the city's mezcalerías, featured in the author's bar-hopping adventure: https://punchdrink.com/articles/where-to-drink-mezcal-oaxaca-city-mexico-in-situ-mezcaloteca-cuish/
September 26/18: The only way I would buy one of these mezcal field blends (and I hate that someone came up with this term rather than just calling them mezclas like the palenqueros do), is if I were first able to taste it. Otherwise, you just don't know: http://imbibemagazine.com/mezcal-field-blends/
September 23/18: This glossary of mezcal (agave and tequila) terminology is a work in progress, but nevertheless a valuable tool for those just starting to learn about the fascinating agave based spirit: www.rochestercocktailrevival.com/resources.html
September 22/18: Mezcal cocktail recipe boasted by the star of a TV series: https://www.usmagazine.com/food/news/alysia-reiners-4-ingredient-mezcal-cocktail-watch/amp/
September 18/18: The mezcal boom is expected to see a continued dramatic increase in production well into the next decade:
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/number-of-mezcal-producers-has-nearly-tripled/?utm_source=Mexico+News+Today&utm_campaign=6632635d01-MNT+sept+8%2F18_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f1536a3787-6632635d01-349033521
September 11/18: The New York Times once again features Oaxacan mezcal:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/travel/oaxacas-potent-secret-mezcal-is-born-of-time-tradition-and-a-slow-growing-plant.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftravel&action=click&contentCollection=travel®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=8&pgtype=sectionfront
July 2/18: A lengthy and detailed article about permaculture and mezcal, using a case study of a co-op at San Baltazar Chichicapam to tie them together: http://ezinearticles.com/?Permaculture-and-Mezcal-in-Oaxaca,-Mexico&id=9968771
May 18/18: Responsible Tourism as it relates to the agave/mezcal industry in southern Mexico: http://ezinearticles.com/?Ethical-Mezcal-Tourism-in-Oaxaca,-Mexico:-Towards-an-Understanding&id=9943720
May 12/18: For a price you can learn what it's like to be an aging agave spirit: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/fancy-tequila-how-about-a-few-nights-in-a-tequila-barrel/?utm_source=Mexico+News+Daily&utm_campaign=986edbb6ed-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f1536a3787-986edbb6ed-349033521
April 26/18: Not really about mezcal, but closely related since the article is about Paranubes rum, produced in Oaxaca, and as the article notes, there is a strong mezcal connection: : https://punchdrink.com/articles/hunting-paranubes-rum-oaxaca-mexico/
April 21/18: Forbes on Mezcal for the American market: https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlaalindahao/2018/04/19/best-mezcals-to-try-this-year-2018/#54e84a59463f
April 9/18: It was only a matter of time until Americans began making agave distillates in their own country, and so here we have it, Mezcalifornia, intending to rival mezcal .... ya right: https://punchdrink.com/articles/welcome-mezcalifornia-tequila-agave-production-california-usa/
March 14 / 18: Stalls in Oaxaca's renowned Benito Juárez market recently had bottles of mezcal infused with spiders and snakes siezed: http://www.nvinoticias.com/nota/87500/confisca-profepa-mezcal-de-oaxaca-con-reptiles-y-aracnidos-entre-ellas-boas
March / 18: How to be a responsible purchaser of Oaxacan mezcal by being vigilant about the brands you buy and the industry people, all to keep the business clean: http://tequilaaficionado.com/2018/03/08/responsible-mezcals/
March 3 / 18: So many reasons to be concerned about the content of this article regarding a new mezcal brand: https://www.just-drinks.com/news/stoli-group-readies-mezcal-category-entry-just-drinks-exclusive_id125268.aspx
February 24/18; About the Rising Price of Agave and Mezcal: .http://www.tequilainterchangeproject.org/2018/02/22/drinking-for-a-greater-agave-distillates-industry
December 17/18: Can weed wack the heck out of mezcal in Oaxaca and elsewhere in Mexico? Legalization nationally is on the way, so let's watch what happens. Canada will still get its share of pot pilgrims from the US, but Mexico has several advantages.
https://themazatlanpost.com/2018/12/15/mexico-will-have-the-worlds-biggest-legal-pot-market-soon/?fbclid=IwAR1KZO2Q8jruWTc1FqTxFjY0u3k7lYu5zBG0eIOKmSfy-IdRgKb-YAZ7Gok
December 8/18: Sotol, Tequila, Mezcal, Aguardiente de Agave and all the rest giving way to other Mexican spirits in the US marketplace? https://www.forbes.com/sites/garystoller/2018/12/06/move-over-mezcal-tequila-make-room-for-new-mexican-spirits-crossing-the-border/?fbclid=IwAR03sJCM3Rl0o5YxznEti1AJuuPcCJYOlcmuFLYHyoVmlyB-YRmPWR98630#77af7198769e
November 2/18: The best mezcals available in the US? I disagree with some, but then again I have access here in Oaxaca to the creme de la creme: https://www.liquor.com/slideshows/best-mezcal-2018/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11.2%20The%20Best%20Mezcals%20-%20Unpaid&utm_content=Final&utm_term=Liquor:%20Total%20%28Consumer%29
October 2/18: Mezcal in Oaxaca and the city's mezcalerías, featured in the author's bar-hopping adventure: https://punchdrink.com/articles/where-to-drink-mezcal-oaxaca-city-mexico-in-situ-mezcaloteca-cuish/
September 26/18: The only way I would buy one of these mezcal field blends (and I hate that someone came up with this term rather than just calling them mezclas like the palenqueros do), is if I were first able to taste it. Otherwise, you just don't know: http://imbibemagazine.com/mezcal-field-blends/
September 23/18: This glossary of mezcal (agave and tequila) terminology is a work in progress, but nevertheless a valuable tool for those just starting to learn about the fascinating agave based spirit: www.rochestercocktailrevival.com/resources.html
September 22/18: Mezcal cocktail recipe boasted by the star of a TV series: https://www.usmagazine.com/food/news/alysia-reiners-4-ingredient-mezcal-cocktail-watch/amp/
September 18/18: The mezcal boom is expected to see a continued dramatic increase in production well into the next decade:
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/number-of-mezcal-producers-has-nearly-tripled/?utm_source=Mexico+News+Today&utm_campaign=6632635d01-MNT+sept+8%2F18_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f1536a3787-6632635d01-349033521
September 11/18: The New York Times once again features Oaxacan mezcal:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/travel/oaxacas-potent-secret-mezcal-is-born-of-time-tradition-and-a-slow-growing-plant.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftravel&action=click&contentCollection=travel®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=8&pgtype=sectionfront
July 2/18: A lengthy and detailed article about permaculture and mezcal, using a case study of a co-op at San Baltazar Chichicapam to tie them together: http://ezinearticles.com/?Permaculture-and-Mezcal-in-Oaxaca,-Mexico&id=9968771
May 18/18: Responsible Tourism as it relates to the agave/mezcal industry in southern Mexico: http://ezinearticles.com/?Ethical-Mezcal-Tourism-in-Oaxaca,-Mexico:-Towards-an-Understanding&id=9943720
May 12/18: For a price you can learn what it's like to be an aging agave spirit: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/fancy-tequila-how-about-a-few-nights-in-a-tequila-barrel/?utm_source=Mexico+News+Daily&utm_campaign=986edbb6ed-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f1536a3787-986edbb6ed-349033521
April 26/18: Not really about mezcal, but closely related since the article is about Paranubes rum, produced in Oaxaca, and as the article notes, there is a strong mezcal connection: : https://punchdrink.com/articles/hunting-paranubes-rum-oaxaca-mexico/
April 21/18: Forbes on Mezcal for the American market: https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlaalindahao/2018/04/19/best-mezcals-to-try-this-year-2018/#54e84a59463f
April 9/18: It was only a matter of time until Americans began making agave distillates in their own country, and so here we have it, Mezcalifornia, intending to rival mezcal .... ya right: https://punchdrink.com/articles/welcome-mezcalifornia-tequila-agave-production-california-usa/
March 14 / 18: Stalls in Oaxaca's renowned Benito Juárez market recently had bottles of mezcal infused with spiders and snakes siezed: http://www.nvinoticias.com/nota/87500/confisca-profepa-mezcal-de-oaxaca-con-reptiles-y-aracnidos-entre-ellas-boas
March / 18: How to be a responsible purchaser of Oaxacan mezcal by being vigilant about the brands you buy and the industry people, all to keep the business clean: http://tequilaaficionado.com/2018/03/08/responsible-mezcals/
March 3 / 18: So many reasons to be concerned about the content of this article regarding a new mezcal brand: https://www.just-drinks.com/news/stoli-group-readies-mezcal-category-entry-just-drinks-exclusive_id125268.aspx
February 24/18; About the Rising Price of Agave and Mezcal: .http://www.tequilainterchangeproject.org/2018/02/22/drinking-for-a-greater-agave-distillates-industry
