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Alvin has written about the history of mezcal de pechuga in the state of Oaxaca dating to the 1930s (Articles by Alvin Starkman about mezcal - OAXACA MEZCAL & PULQUE (oaxaca-mezcal.com), and there is archival evidence from other parts of the country going back to the 1800s (The Passionate Foodie: An Expanded History of Pechuga Mezcal). But we have never come across a reference to lobster or other shellfish pechuga. We are now working with a distiller to produce this unique expression. And of course our other palenquero associates produce this unique mezcal expression, one distiller with five pechuga mezcals usually available on our Oaxaca mezcal tours.
Still working on the page, but here's a recent article about mezcal de pechuga, more for the novice: What You Need to Know About Pechuga, the Mezcal Made With...Chicken? - InsideHook
Alvin has written about the history of mezcal de pechuga in the state of Oaxaca dating to the 1930s (Articles by Alvin Starkman about mezcal - OAXACA MEZCAL & PULQUE (oaxaca-mezcal.com), and there is archival evidence from other parts of the country going back to the 1800s (The Passionate Foodie: An Expanded History of Pechuga Mezcal). But we have never come across a reference to lobster or other shellfish pechuga. We are now working with a distiller to produce this unique expression. And of course our other palenquero associates produce this unique mezcal expression, one distiller with five pechuga mezcals usually available on our Oaxaca mezcal tours.
Still working on the page, but here's a recent article about mezcal de pechuga, more for the novice: What You Need to Know About Pechuga, the Mezcal Made With...Chicken? - InsideHook