Internet Articles About Mezcal Which Have Come Across My Desk as of February, 2018
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
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
