Del Maguey
August 2007, Manuel Rivas filmed Ron Cooper talking about the 7 factors that create flavor in good organic mezcal.
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What are some good mezcals?
Next week, we will have a Mezcal tasting comparing a number of Mezcals. If you are looking for a place to start, the Del Maguey series of single village mezcals offers a variety of different style mezcals, each made in a different Oaxacan village. Next week's tasting will include a variety of Del Maguey mezcals
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Everything and more regarding Mezcal and great video's too...
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Mezcal is tequila's daddy and has been made by indigenous Mexican peoples in and around Oaxaca ...
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Del Maguey (pronounced: ma-gay) brings you a collection of fine, rare, unblended mezcals ...
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What is Single Village Mezcal?
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Where Tequila praises Mezcals....
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Del Maguey is particularly interesting in that they are doing something similar to what single malt scotches.
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Our Tobala has a sweet, fruity nose, with a mango and cinnamon taste and long, extra smooth finish.
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Mezcal is often considered Tequila's ugly rural cousin, when it's considered at all.
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Del Maguey - Downloadable Files
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Tasting Notes & Pairings
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Filename: Tasting-Notes-Pairings.pdf, 590kb
Tasting Mezcal Notes - Crema de Mezcal
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Filename: Crema.pdf, 97kb
Del Maguey Production
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Filename: Del-Maguey-Production.pdf, 1,059kb
Del Maguey Recipes
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Filename: DM_Recipes.pdf, 117kb
Green Grasshopper Recipe (created by Ron Cooper of Oaxacan mezcal importer Del Maguey)
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Filename: Green-Grasshopper.pdf, 36kb
Del Maguey Hand Out
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Filename: 16pg-handout.pdf, 5,483kb
Del Maguey - Articles
Nevada Woman - "The Myth and Magic of Mezcal" (May/June 2006 issue)
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Filename: Nevada-Woman.pdf, 541kb
Imbibe - "A drink lover's Guide to OAXACA" (June 2006 issue)
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Filename: IMBIBE.pdf, 86,751kb
Tequila Alternatives Feature (April 2001 issue)
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Filename: Alternative-Tequila-article.pdf, 122kb
Entertaining Spirits Magazine - "Strange Loves" (January 2006 issue)
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Filename: Cargo.pdf, 151kb
Chow - "The Worm has turned" (Nov/Dec 2005 issue)
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Filename: Chow.pdf, 151kb
Esquire -"Taking the Sting Out of Mezcal" (September 2005 issue)
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Filename: Esquire.pdf, 619kb
Houston Chronicle - "Commune with a rare spirit from Mexico"(April 21, 2004 issue)
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Filename: Houston.pdf, 3,204kb
Food & Wine - Ron Cooper Mezcal Missionary (April 2004 issue)
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Filename: Food-Wine.pdf, 6,543kb
Organic Style - "Black Tie Mezcal" (April 2004 issue)
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Filename: Organic-Style.pdf, 1,251kb
Newsweek - "The real stinger" (March 29, 2004 issue)
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Filename: Newsweek.pdf, 812kb
Gourmet - "High-Spirited Gifts" (December 2003 issue)
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Filename: Gourmet.pdf, 22,875kb
Forbes Magazine - "Tequila for Grownups" (May 2002 issue)
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Filename: Forbes-Magazine.pdf, 10,224kb
Smart Money - "In season" (August 2002 issue)
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Filename: SmartMoney.pdf, 1,3664kb
Men's Journal - "What's new, what's hot, what's cool" (March 1999 issue)
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Filename: MensJournal.pdf, 5,8364kb
Star Chefs - "Del Maguey Mezcals: Mexico's Crus"
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Filename: STAR-CHEFS.pdf, 421kb