{"id":1181,"date":"2022-08-25T13:34:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T20:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsnaturally.com\/?p=1181"},"modified":"2023-07-22T03:02:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T10:02:20","slug":"mezcal-saint-or-sinner-cultural-phenomenon-or-passing-fad-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnaturally.com\/mezcal-saint-or-sinner-cultural-phenomenon-or-passing-fad-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Mezcal – Saint or Sinner? Cultural Phenomenon or Passing Fad: Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>Don’t call it a comeback – Mezcal Artesanal never left.<\/p>\n With that out of the way, Tahona Baja<\/a> is a venue that defies explanation. This was not what your humble neighborhood content writer expected to wander into; especially somewhere south of nowhere in Mexico when invited to a Mezcal tasting festival.<\/p>\n With all of the news and relative nonsense you hear about Mexico, it’s hard to believe that it only takes about two hours of your life from San Diego to get to some of the best events and beautiful places this planet has on offer. The Agave spirit is strong here and I think you will find our southern neighbors are quite a bit more hospitable than say\u2026 Los Angeles, Houston or Lake Tahoe in 1991\u2026 even Thailand at this very moment.<\/p>\n <\/a>So what’s on the Mezcal Menu? As I stated earlier, this wasn’t what I expected. I am not a Mezcal<\/a> enthusiast, or that is to say, I guess I am now. Admittedly I thought, what is mezcal tequila? As it turns out, that is about as brilliant as searching for wahaka mezcal.<\/p>\n I mean, you might somehow stumble upon what you are looking for but it’s actually Mezcal de Oaxaca. As I learned, there is a big difference between Tequila and Mezcal. Like as big a difference as calling a California hazy IPA the same as a Pabst – they are fundamentally different. Mezcal and Tequila are more like distant cousins, one got into mass production and the other decided to stick with the old ways.<\/p>\n Mezcal and the people who seem to drink it have a style and flair all their own. Maybe it’s the multi generational nature of most producers that gives it that flavor\u2026 Maybe it’s the agave spirit giving love through the process in which it’s made. There is a respect given to the agave spirit that is nothing if not palpable.<\/p>\n On first taste, it was far from what I expected. I come from a Bourbon background. The true Bourbon community has a lot in common with my new found collective of rather mad and hilariously fun humans. However, there is a distinct and noticeable difference, the culture surrounding Mezcal artesanal at this festival is certainly more loose, more open.<\/p>\n <\/a>Don’t get me wrong, I love sitting in cigar shops and sipping great Bourbon. There are things that make that experience just as unforgettable as drinking Mezcal and eating some masterpiece of clam pat\u00e9 on a piece of homemade whatever. I suppose that portion was as much a part of this experience as a cigar was in some worn out corner of a dead Nevada casino that I long to get back to, or maybe I don’t.<\/p>\n Mezcal is fresh, alive and incredibly playful. Even though the product itself is made in a very traditional fashion and has been for generations, it feels less stuffy than whiskey\u2026 more viva than structure.<\/p>\nTahona Baja Mezcal Festival 2022 Recap<\/h2>\n
Tastings and Campfire Stories with a Touch of Deep House<\/h2>\n