Mezcal isn't my thing
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Mezcal isn't my thing: A Mezcal-and-chocolate tasting for people who don’t love Mezcal
It feels like you’ve been hearing about Mezcal forever — how it’s the next big thing. But you tried it and it’s not a thing. At least, not for you.
Well, maybe that’s true. Or maybe you’ve just not had the Mezcal that speaks to your palate. Join us at Taco Mucho on Saturday, August 23, from 2 to 4pm, to maybe find the Mezcal that does speak to you or to maybe find out, with absolute certainty, that its just not your thing.
This is an entirely free tasting, led by Lou Bank of the not-for-profit SACRED. He’ll share with you five different heritage agave spirits from five different communities, each with its own distinct flavor and its own distinct story.
Lou will also share with you five craft chocolates, each made with different cacao varieties. If the Mezcal doesn’t work for you, the chocolate will at least cleanse your palate — or maybe you’ll find that you only like Mezcal when you pair it with fine chocolate. (You can always use a new hobby, right?)
Chacala Water Project ribbon cutting
Chacala, Jalisco, is one of the many drought-stricken communities in Mexico. The 350-ish residents of the town a couple hours south of Puerto Vallarta is known for making Raicilla — a cultural tradition that is at risk of disappearing without water. But the residents themselves are also at risk of disappearing. Water is everything. So when they asked for financial support to both dig a well to solve their immediate problem and also set up rain-harvest systems to ensure there’s not too much strain on the aquifer, SACRED was glad to go seek out that financial support — and grateful to find that support from our friends at 818 Tequila.
The community began working on the project in May and is nearing completion. The plan is to celebrate with a ribbon cutting at the well on Friday, October 10. If you’ve received the link to this event page, you’ve been invited to attend that celebration. Please let us know if you intend to attend so we can be sure to have enough food and drinks for all! And if you need help getting transportation to the town, let us know that and we’ll try to connect you with other attendees.
The 400 Decisions of Heritage Agave Spirits
What makes Mezcal taste like Mezcal? Is it the agave? The place the agave came from? The process used to turn the agave into a spirit? All of these? Something else? That’s what we’ll explore in this tasting of nine agave spirits, organized into three flights of three spirits each. The first flight, the Heart of the Agave, features three different spirits made exactly the same way by the same producer, the only significant difference being the agave used. The second flight, the Hand of the Maker, features three spirits made the same way in the same place using the same agave — but each is made by a different producer. In the third flight, the Harvest of the Moment, we’ll taste three spirits made the same way with the same agave, all by the same producer — the only significant difference is they were each made at a different time over a 24-month period.
This free tasting is by invitation only. You’re welcome to bring a guest, just be sure to reserve with their name, too. The event is being hosted by Dark Matter Coffee at their Adios Amigo Cafe, 1 E 1st St, New York, NY 10003. The event will start promptly at 7:00pm on Sunday, April 27, and will conclude at 8:30pm. Please arrive between 6:30 and 6:45 to secure your spots. Dark Matter will be serving free snacks — mainly baked goods, coffee, and chocolate. Hope you can join us!
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