How to Drink Mezcal with Eduardo Gomez, Founder of the Tequila & Mezcal Fest

It’s made in nine different states of Mexico from over 30 different agave species, and each different agave species in each different state tastes different. Thank goodness, our guest is here to teach us how to drink Mezcal.Eduardo Gomez is not only the Director of Mexgrocer, the place to find the widest range of authentic Mexican groceries and ingredients in the UK and Europe, but also the Founder of the Tequila & Mezcal Fest and co-creator of Ojo de Dios Mezcal. If he doesn’t know mezcal, no one does.He’s here to give us a beginner’s tour of the other agave spirit! If you want to try sipping mezcal and live in the Uk, you can find a large selection at SpiritsKiosk.com and get 10% off using my code: ALushLife10SK.If you live in the USA: You can find mezcal at Drizly.com and Get $5 Off Your Order of $20+ using code ALUSHLIFE5Now, it’s time to revisit a recent cocktail we made with tequila for our cocktail of the week.Jonnie’s Mezcal Tommy is our cocktail of the week. It comes to us from El Camion restaurant and bar in London.  This bar is iconic in so many ways - not only the third stop on my Cocktail Tour of London, which will be starting up again this September, but also the last bar in which Dick Bradsell, the inventor of the Espresso Martini and so many other classic cocktails, worked.Jonnie, one of the bartenders there, decided it was time to try making a Tommy’s Margarita with mezcal. This simple recipe shows that it works fine, better than fine.INGREDIENTS 60ml Mezcal30ml Lime juice15ml Agave syrupMETHODAdd all of the ingredients to a shakerAdd iceShake, shake, shakePour into a rocks glass with iceYou’ll find this recipe, more mezcal cocktails, and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.Full Episode Details: https://alushlifemanual.com/how-to-drink-mezcal-with-eduardo-gomez-----Become a supporter of A Lush Life Manual for as little as $5 - all you have to do is go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife.Lush Life Merchandise is here - we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers, and more covers for everything! And more! Produced by Simpler MediaFollow us on Twitter and InstagramGet great cocktail ideas on PinterestNew episodes every Tuesday, usually!!