Eater: The Great Mezcal Heist

For centuries, Indigenous Mexicans have been distilling agave as mezcal, but strict modern certification requirements are pushing more and more ancestral producers to ditch the term to preserve their culture

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Jeaninne Kaufer
Mezcalistas: Why Mezcal Week

Mezcal Week began four years ago with the very simple idea of promoting mezcal in all its glory for one whole week everywhere in the world. Each year we have doubled in size with last year more than 130 participants from around the world highlighting cocktails, pairings, talks, films and more.

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News, SpiritJeaninne Kaufer
Freeport-McMoRan: Bat Heroes of the Southwest

In the deserts of Arizona, one of the three pollinating bat species in the United States—the lesser long-nosed bat—got a boost to its habitat during Bat Week 2018. Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), a long-standing advocate for bats, decided to embody Bat Weeks’ theme of “Be a Bat Hero” last month and strategically planted over 300 agave at three of their southern Arizona sites.

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Jeaninne Kaufer
Mezcal 411

The world of fermented and distilled beverages produce from members of the “agave family of succulents” has its own lexicon or special vocabulary that is easy to learn.

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SpiritJeaninne Kaufer