OAXACA
MARCH 2023
Day 2 in Oaxaca with legendary Oaxaqueño Dari and friends from home; Harrison, Boonie & Joey.
35 Mezcals.
1 day.
This will always be the day I remember trying 35 Mezcals in one day… followed by another bottle of Mezcal and a case of Modelos.
MIAHUATLAN DE PORFIRIO DIAZ
Roadside breakfast.
Tacos, birria consomé and champurrado, blue skies, fresh lime and road dust.
PAULA AQUINO & JORGE VÁSQUEZ AQUINO
Mezcal in Logoche with mother & son Mezcaleros Paula & Jorge.
Madrecuixe, Bicuixe, Tepextate, Espadín, Tobalá, chucharilla, cyprus wood and copper.
FELIPE CORTÉS
Mezcal in Miahuatlán with Felipe Cortés.
Madrecuixe, Bicuixe, Tepextate, Espadín, Tobalá, pineapple and copper, 3rd generation.
XHOBE HUMO Y SAL
35 mezcals deep down more dirt roads under a pastel sunset.
Picadillo empanadas with red and black mole, shrimp and white bean stew, chille relleno, Aztec and bean soups.