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The 400 decisions of Tequila
The day celebrating the people who work at bars
Another way to bring the desert to your bar
A different approach to additive-free Tequila
The physical cost of pre-industrial Mezcal
Can culture and commerce coexist in a bottle?
What happens when they stop calling it Tequila?
When did “smooth” become a dirty word?
The argument for pairing chocolate with Mezcal
Is Mezcal More Authentic Than Tequila?
There Is No Traditional Mezcal in the Marketplace
The World’s Most Environmentally Sustainable Mezcal Brand
The Argument for Pairing Tinned Fish With Mezcal
The Most Important Tequila of the Century
Does the Tequila in Your Margarita Matter?
The Politics of Mezcal
Did Salsa Change Gringos or Did Gringos Change Salsa?
De-caf, Non-fat Tequila
Mezcal Is Smoky Tequila
Uncertified Mezcal Can Kill You
Mezcal Flights or Mezcal Cocktails?
Tequila Cristalino: Threat or Menace?
Beverage Testing Institute Does Not Say Mezcal Is the Purest Distilled Alcohol
Horse Piss, Arm Pits, and Other Mezcal Additives
When Did Tequila Stop Being Fun?
Yes, There Can Be Additives in Mezcal
A $30 Chicken Dinner Is a Bargain
You Can’t Recycle That Bottle
Making Beer With Agave (And Sotol)
Cocktails as Cultural Bridges
What Is the Connection Between Mezcal, Mexican Food, and Museums?
Maybe That 12-Year-Old Agave Is Only Five Years Old…
Mezcal Moto-Rally!
What Can Cultivated Meat Teach Us About Mezcal?
Are the Best Bottles of the Year the Best Bets for Your Bar?
This Bottle Protects Jaguars
Are Agave Straws Really Better Than Plastic?
How to Pair Mezcal With Food
Why Brands Don’t Certify Their Mezcal
The Secret Origin of Bull-skin Fermentation in Mezcal
All Bino Mexcal Is Mezcal but Not All Mezcal Is Bino Mexcal
Rowan Jacobsen Went to Mexico and All I Got Was This Podcast
Food Journalism Is Still Journalism
The Problem With the InsideHook Article About 2023 Tequila Sales
Why Don’t More Mezcaleros Own Their Brands?
The Problem With the Washington Post Article About Mezcal
How to Take Your Pet on a Road Trip to Mexico
Leave Tequila Alone!
The Cultural Heritage of Agave Syrup
Wild vs Farmed: Last Pulque Standing
What’s Wrong With Your Stomach
There Is No Coffee in Mexico
The Cult of Hospitality
A Game of Chicken With the Mexican Police
How Not to Bring Mezcal Back From Mexico
Giving Tuesday
The Beautiful Inconsistencies of Coffee and Mezcal
How to Welcome the Mezcal Curious
The Church of Our Lady of Tequila
Mexican Hand Gestures in a Mezcaleria
Should You Worry About Plastic in Your Water-Bottle Mezcal?
The Best Mezcals for Mixing, According to Agave Road Trip
The CRT Loses Their Tequila Monopoly
Espresso Martinis Are a Lie
How the Hijuelos Killed Tequila
The Contagious Patience of Mezcal
Fast Mezcal and Slow Bars
The Bartender’s Guide to Skittles
Chill Filtering: Threat or Menace
Mezcalarrhea: Some People Think it’s Funny, But it’s Really Hot and Runny
The Differences Between Tequila and Whiskey
Chocolate and Coffee Are Antioxidants, but What Does That Mean?
Tequila is Doing Fine but Mexican Beer is Killing it
Spirits as Landscapes
Rules of the Road Trip
Every Agave Landscape Tells a Bigger Story
Never Use Espadin Mezcal to Make Cocktails
Some Drinks Don't Travel -- Pulque with the Hadza
1% for the Bats
To Keep Community Viable, You Have to Save the Water
Can Plastic Save the World?
What Do You Do With the Tiny Sips of Mezcal Left in Your Bottles?
The Ever-Popular Tortured-Agave Effect
Let's Talk About Maguey Salmiana
Regenerative Agriculture? Biodynamic Agriculture? Climate-Smart Agriculture!
What Oaxaca’s New Mezcal Tax Means for You
The Cow/Mezcal Connection
Mezcal Sales in 2022 Were… Terrific? Daunting? What, Exactly?
A Fistful of Pesos
Do You Prefer to Drink Your Calories?
Can Alcohol Warm the Body? Or Cool it Down?
Can Drinking Snake-Venom Mezcal Kill You?
Chocolate and Coffee Road Trip!
Can Mezcal Help You Sleep?
What Does it Mean to Support Mezcal Communities?
This Car Runs on Mezcal – Agave as Biofuel
Do Consumers Really Care if Mezcal is Sustainable? (Sustainability Miniseries, Part 3 of 3)
Is Anything Sustainable? (Sustainability Miniseries, Part 2 of 3)
Is Mezcal Sustainable? (Sustainability Miniseries, Part 1 of 3)
Mezcal is a Nine Million-Liter Monster!