Visitors to Mexico City Tour Mezcal Traditions & Flavors Agencia EFE
go to original August 13, 2016

Mexico's disappearing mezcal worms (Al Jazeera English)

From the first “kiss” of mezcal, as a sip of that beverage is called here, along a trail of tasty discoveries that even has its “spiritual” moments, tourists in Mexico City can now follow a new route through the tradition, culture and heritage of this liquor of pre-Columbian origin.

This is the Mezcal Route, a chance to explore the history of mezcal through tastings accompanied by traditional dishes of the Mexican states that distill it.

The first stop on the route is La Lavanderia, an establishment with magical colors in the capital’s Condesa suburb, where visitors on the route can taste a 90-proof mezcal with a smoked flavor that is savored with a salted apple or orange.

Paco Hernandez, who stages the mezcal tasting at La Lavanderia, told EFE that his goal is to teach clients the origins of agave and help them appreciate the properties of the liquor.

The second stop is Corazon Oaxaqueño, a restaurant that brings all the charm of the southern state of Oaxaca to the capital.

It offers a dazzling array of mezcals – tepextate, tobala, arroqueño, tobaziche and more – along with other gastronomic dishes typical of the region like mole, enchiladas and tlayudas.

The tour, which lasts some four hours, comes to an end at El Candelero restaurant, whose style takes visitors back to the romantic splendors of 18th century Mexican baroque.

Available for tasting at El Candelero is a 92-proof mezcal called Santa Pedrera that has matured for eight years in the Oaxacan community of San Agustín Amatengo.

Read the whole story at Latin American Herald Tribune

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