Good luck in trying to track it down and please do let us know if you find it in the UK. You could try asking in Gerry’s on Old Compton Street, they have a huge range of spirits, and would probably know where to start looking if they don’t have it themselves.

I checked out elmezcal.org and the information is good but I’m trying to find where to buy. I’m looking for a particular mezcal that I tried in Texas. It’s called Wahaka and is probably as good as Del Maguey (but comes in a better bottle!). Can’t find it anywhere, but they said they only started exporting this year.

Is this site affiliated? I’ll be in the Docklands next week.

Thanks for getting in touch. I love the look of your website, it’s great to see a good quality resource all about mezcal, which seems to get so much less press than its blue agave brother.

For us getting people into mezcal is all about breaking down the pre-conceptions that so many people have. They think that mezcal and tequila are such low quality drinks, and they cn be so wrong. So we try to do a lot of education around the spirit, with tastings and talks from experts. We find that if people learn about how mezcal is made, and get to try the good quality offerings that are available, they fall in love with the drink.

We stock forever Oax and Del Maguay here in our bars, and would love to expand that in the future as more people get to know about mezcal and it’s amazing story.

We tend to serve mezcal straight or on the rocks if people prefer, and in fact we have struggled with finding cocktails that are right for people in the UK – I’m sure that will come one day though.

We like to think that lots of our small street food dishes go well with the mezcal, especially the smokey pork pibil taco and mackerel tostada.

We hope you’ll be able to come and visit our bars some time soon and thanks again for taking the time to write in.

Cheers,

Oli

What brands are you going to/do carry? How do you serve your mezcal? Do you have any special food pairings?