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Episode 6 - Mezonte Project and Mezcales of Jalisco

Maestros del Mezcal Podcast

Release Date: 09/26/2019

Blind Tasting With...Dan (Mezcal Room) show art Blind Tasting With...Dan (Mezcal Room)

Maestros del Mezcal Podcast

Welcome to the first Blind Tasting With... Episode; In this series we will try to understand the processes that different people go through when decifering what is in their copita during a blind tasting. 

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Diana Pinzón - Defense of Endemic Agave in Mexico - Questions for California Agave Council show art Diana Pinzón - Defense of Endemic Agave in Mexico - Questions for California Agave Council

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We interview Diana Pinzón, a biologist, conservationist and co-founder of Zinacantan mezcal. Diana poses 10 questions for the California Agave Council and expresses her concern for protecting endemic agave in Mexico and the bio-cultural heritage they represent. 

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The Great Espadin Investigation - Part 2 - Genetics - Dr. Jorge Nieto Sotelo show art The Great Espadin Investigation - Part 2 - Genetics - Dr. Jorge Nieto Sotelo

Maestros del Mezcal Podcast

We continue our investgation into the plant known as Espadin in Oaxaca; This time following genetic trail. Dr. Jorge Nieto Sotelo from UNAM in Mexico City talks to us about Agave angustifolia and it's possible origins among other things. 

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Mezcal and Cheese, a Great Pairing - with Cheesemonger Julia Gross. show art Mezcal and Cheese, a Great Pairing - with Cheesemonger Julia Gross.

Maestros del Mezcal Podcast

Recorded sometime in 2022 - we finally edited this interview / tasting we did with professional cheesemonger, Julia Gross. Some fun and insightful stuff about cheese and mezcal pairing in general.

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The Great Espadin Investigation - Part 1 show art The Great Espadin Investigation - Part 1

Maestros del Mezcal Podcast

We begin to research the origins of the plant known as "Espadin" in Oaxaca. 

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Hablamos con Raul Chavez, un Agricultor de Agave en California show art Hablamos con Raul Chavez, un Agricultor de Agave en California

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Hablamos con Raul Chavez, un Agricultor de Agave en California

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Craig Reynolds of the California Agave Council show art Craig Reynolds of the California Agave Council

Maestros del Mezcal Podcast

A conversation with Craig Reynolds of the California Agave Council

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The Importance of Words in Preserving Traditional Mezcal show art The Importance of Words in Preserving Traditional Mezcal

Maestros del Mezcal Podcast

Our new host Vinik Jure and Rion Toal talk about the importance of words when it comes to the preservation of traditional mezcal. 

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Season 3 Episode 7 - Aromatic Compounds in Mezcal show art Season 3 Episode 7 - Aromatic Compounds in Mezcal

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Aromatic Compounds in Mezcal - Gas Chrom Mass Spec

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Season 3 Episode 6 - Aging Mezcal show art Season 3 Episode 6 - Aging Mezcal

Maestros del Mezcal Podcast

We start to dive into how mezcal ages and which mezcal ages best.

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