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Mastering Mezcal: Your Expert Guide to Selecting the Perfect Bottle
Mastering Mezcal: Your Expert Guide to Selecting the Perfect Bottle
Agave spirits like mezcal, tequila, bacanora, raicilla, and tuxca have become increasingly popular, but the vast array of choices can be…
Erstwhile Mezcal
Jul 23, 2023
The Origins of Mezcal, Tequila and Agave Spirit Distillation in West-Central Mexico
The Origins of Mezcal, Tequila and Agave Spirit Distillation in Wes...
How, and where, did distillation of agave spirits like mezcal, tequila, raicilla, and bacanora first begin in Mexico?
Yuan Ji
Feb 19, 2023
Erstwhile Presents: The World’s First Bacon Pechuga Mezcal
Erstwhile Presents: The World’s First Bacon Pechuga Mezcal
Erstwhile Mezcal is thrilled to release the world’s first Bacon Pechuga, an all-women collaboration between Erstwhile co-founder Yuan Ji…
Yuan Ji
Sep 22, 2021
How to Pack the Mezcal Oven | Tips from Rey Arellanes Angeles, Santa Catarinas Minas, Oaxaca
How to Pack the Mezcal Oven | Tips from Rey Arellanes Angeles, Sant...
Rey Arellanes Angeles is a skilled producer of ancestral mezcal and runs a tight ship in Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca.
Yuan Ji
Jun 30, 2021
Meet Juan Abel Quiroz Agustín: Master Mezcalero
Meet Juan Abel Quiroz Agustín: Master Mezcalero
Master Mezcalero and new Erstwhile Mezcal Partner Producer: Juan Abel Quiroz Agustín prefers to go by “Abel”. Born and raised in Santa…
Yuan Ji
Jun 26, 2021
Hortensia Hernández Martínez & Juan Hernández Méndez: Mezcal Family
Hortensia Hernández Martínez & Juan Hernández Méndez: Mezcal Family
At Erstwhile Mezcal, we work with each and every one of our partner mezcaleros with care and passion, committing our brand and reputation…
Yuan Ji
Jun 26, 2021
How to Elevate Women in Mezcal, Wine and Spirits | Part I: Sit at the Table
How to Elevate Women in Mezcal, Wine and Spirits | Part I: Sit at t...
Erstwhile Mezcal’s core values are gender-neutral for the most part: mezcal education, transparency, empowering small producers to grow…
Yuan Ji
Jun 26, 2021
Why Is Mezcal So Dam$ Expensive in the United States? — Part 3
Why Is Mezcal So Dam$ Expensive in the United States? — Part 3
Welcome to the third issue of Erstwhile Mezcal’s series, in which I share my firsthand experiences and takeaways on Why Is Mezcal So Dam$…
Yuan Ji
Jun 22, 2021
Epifania Gómez Mejía & Silverio García Luis: Mezcal Family
Epifania Gómez Mejía & Silverio García Luis: Mezcal Family
Mezcal made from Espadín, a cultivated (versus wild) varietal of the agave plant, is by far the most common varietal you are likely to find…
Yuan Ji
Jun 21, 2021
Why Is Mezcal So Dam$ Expensive in the United States? — Part 2
Why Is Mezcal So Dam$ Expensive in the United States? — Part 2
Welcome to the second installation of Erstwhile Mezcal’s series, in which I share my firsthand experiences and takeaways on Why Is Mezcal…
Yuan Ji
Jun 20, 2021
Tantris Sidecar, Erstwhile Edition | A Cocktail Down Memory Lane
Tantris Sidecar, Erstwhile Edition | A Cocktail Down Memory Lane
It was winter, perhaps 2000 or 2001. I would sometimes go to Chef Waldy Malouf’s (now defunct) Beacon in the evenings for a burger and a…
Kevin J. Brown
Jun 19, 2021
The Earliest Known Map of Oaxaca
The Earliest Known Map of Oaxaca
La Mas Noble y Leal Ciudad de Oaxaca dividida en Quarteles de orden del Exmo.
Kevin J. Brown
Jun 19, 2021
The First Artisanal Henequén Mezcal in the US Market
The First Artisanal Henequén Mezcal in the US Market
Erstwhile Mezcal was the first and to launch a certified Artisanal Henequén mezcal in the US market.
Yuan Ji
Jun 19, 2021
Why Is Mezcal So Dam$ Expensive in the United States? — Part 1
Why Is Mezcal So Dam$ Expensive in the United States? — Part 1
Ever wonder why some mezcals cost less than $50 per bottle, and others close to $150 and more? Are the expensive bottles better? If so, in…
Yuan Ji
Jun 19, 2021
Chauvinism and Gender Bias in the Mezcal Industry
Chauvinism and Gender Bias in the Mezcal Industry
Recently, I had a disturbing but thought-provoking experience with a discussion thread on Reddit. It occurred to me that the problems…
Yuan Ji
Jun 19, 2021
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