66° A Few CloudsMaking Mezcal In Mexico
An unexpected rise in the popularity of a relatively undiscovered traditional indigenous drink is bringing some people home to a remote village in southern Mexico.
Pedro Quintanilla, center, watches his business partner Alejandro Martinez Grey sipping mezcal through a siphon. The mezcalero, or mezcal producer, on the right has just just finished distilling the mezcal.
Published on December 10, 2012
The agave plant prior to being crushed into a mash which is then fermented and distilled.
Published on December 10, 2012
A mezcal producer lifts crushed agave fibers into a wheelbarrow. The mash is then fermented.
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Distilled mezcal is filtered into a storage drum.
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A mezcalero, or mezcal producer, stands beside a fire that heats the still where the mezcal is made.
Published on December 10, 2012
A boy stands beside his family’s still in San Luis del Rio, Oaxaca. Behind him, buyers and village producers sample artisanal mezcal.
Published on December 10, 2012
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