Mezcal

Since I’m not much of a drinker, I didn’t think I’d try much mezcal, but it was really interesting learning about how it’s made. The agave plants are harvested right before they bloom and roasted in pits, then distilled. If I’m remembering correctly, it takes about 7 years for the most commonly used species of agave to mature. For artisanal mezcal, there are a bunch of other species that take longer to mature, some planted in the garden in the photo below.