The three day drink guide for oaxaca city the tipsy muse. You are undeserving of oaxaca city if you spend only three days there. Where to sip the best mezcal in oaxaca, mexico wine. Where to sip the best mezcal in oaxaca, mexico wine enthusiast. The bigest traditional and artisanal mezcal collection,selected by ulises torrentera. Ulises torrentera estara en nola, presentando su mas reciente publicacion miscella mezcalacea en colaboracion con mezcal marca. Its proprietor, ulises torrentera, is known to track down mezcals from the rarest of agaves. We were impressed then, so we were excited to sample the reposado offering. Where to sip the best mezcal in oaxaca, mexico the. Loved this holeinthewall in situ mezcaleria, oaxaca. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Youll get a personal experience that way, and the staff is super knowledgable having been trained by ulises. Its known for its location right across from the benito juarez market, and its old west atmosphere with swinging oak doors and long exquisite bar, loud jukebox music, smoke, beer and of course mezcal. The space also has a massive bar where you can get a tasting flight of mezcal and learn everything that you never thought youd need to know about the smoky spirit. Our crew had an amazing time and the bartender made a great suggestion for the mezcal choice. Mezcalerias in oaxaca flourish in quantity and diversity. The agave is baked in traditional hornos, milled by tahona, and distilled in copper stills. Soberbio opiniones sobre in situ mezcaleria, oaxaca, mexico.
This is a great first place to get yourself educated on mezcal. Lopez first met torrentera in oaxaca city, where he is known as the author of two influential texts on mezcal and the coowner of the mezcaleria. Great for firsttime mezcal tasting in situ mezcaleria. In fact, its better if you go at an offhour early afternoon. Oaxaca, mexico, is wellknown as the home of mezcal. The mezcaleria is only open during the day from 1 to 7pm but its an extraordinary addition to the world of mezcal because it is run by ulises torrentera, the writer and author of several books and essays about mezcal. He is also somewhat of a personal mezcal hero for me his writing captures not only his incredible knowledge of mezcal. Ulises torrentera and seattle bar manager casey robison at in situ. I recommend you stop after 8pm when all the regulars drop by. Oct 23, 2014 as part of an ongoing series of collaborations today were publishing alvin starkmans run down of mezcalerias in oaxaca published on his blog earlier this week. Aug 07, 2019 its proprietor, ulises torrentera, is known to track down mezcals from the rarest of agaves.
Head to the village of santiago matatlan, a mezcal hub about an hour from downtown oaxaca city. They recently have launched the mezcanautic 2020 tour which runs march 29april 4 in oaxaca. Join facebook to connect with ulises torrentera and others you may know. Where to eat and drink in oaxaca city, mexico foodism. Jan 26, 2020 you dont have to meet ulises torrentera personally though he built the place, is a local hero and draws a crowd. Your advanced assignment is to visit at actual mezcaleria. But threeday is a great framework to be selective about your drink spots. Ulises torrentera is probably one of the foremost experts when it comes to mezcal. In situ might be my favorite mezcaleria in oaxaca, not only the owner ulises torrentera is. Tequila, is often decribed as a subcategory of mezcal. As part of an ongoing series of collaborations today were publishing alvin starkmans run down of mezcalerias in oaxaca published on his blog earlier this week. Mezcal bars, mezcalerias in oaxaca city, mexico casa machaya.
Its home to macurichos, a 55yearold, familyowned operation. Originally published on 10202014 at oaxaca mezcal and pulque. I was excited to learn that a little mezcaleria had opened inside of one of my favorite bars in oaxaca txalaparta. Like the joven, this oaxacan mezcal is made by hand with the most traditional of methods.
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