Mexican Spirits: The State of the Art
Friday, June 12th, 2009by Jay Erisman, EQ Wine and Spirits Manager
First printed in our Fall 2007 Drinks magazine, this post recounts my trip to Mexico with our tobacconist Eric Brown in May of ‘07. I’ll post future articles on both the El Tequila of Carlos Camarena and the palenqueros of Oaxaca. But the short version is this: there is no more skilled or passionate Tequila producer than Carlos Camarena; and possibly the only Mexican spirits that surpass his El Tesoro Tequila are the single village mezcals of Del Maguey. Visit again next week for a look at our new favorite Tequila.
