Move over tequila, it’s a mezcal sunrise
1 year, 9 months ago

Move over tequila, it’s a mezcal sunrise

Live Mint  

It tasted of smoke, citrus and ice—a salve for the hot afternoon in Mumbai. The drink’s base spirit, mezcal, is gradually making space for itself in an industry overcrowded with gins. The Mezcalita menu highlights tequila and mezcal and features classics, like Margaritas and Paloma, and in-house innovations, such as La Pomela with mezcal, pomelo soda, sweet lime and grapefruit. “The mezcal industry is growing, according to the Mezcal Regulatory Council, and the production of this spirit escalated by 200% in the past decade,” he says. To make a basic mezcal cocktail at home, he says, you can take 30ml of mezcal, squeeze a lime and top up with ice-cold water.

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Agave-based tequila and mexcal’s Indian makeover
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Agave-based tequila and mexcal’s Indian makeover

The Hindu  

The evident swell of agave cocktails on menus, the mushrooming of Mexican joints, and the emergence of wholehearted bars dedicated to the category, all point towards the definitive proliferation of agave-based spirits in India, such as mezcal, and more popularly tequila. Rakshay clarifies that the practice of diluting pouring agaves/tequilas is slowly dissipating, with the increased availability of genuine agaves, …

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