MEZCAL TASTING

Mezcal is a distilled spirit made from many different kinds of agave plants. It is produced mainly in south Mexico and more so in the state of Oaxaca. It has become trendy in the last years and is now in the focus of interest of lots of tourists visiting Oaxaca. Contrary to Tequila which is produced from only single kind of agave, MEZCAL is produced from at least 12 different kind of agave, each of them having their own peculiarities in flavour and taste: woody, floral, herbal, fruity… and so on. There are also different ways to produce mezcal: ancestral, traditional and industrial process are used to produce it. The high demand of mezcal has produced lots of different brands. Finding the best mezcal, the ones produced in ancestral and traditional ways is the purpose of this tour: going to places where mezcal being produced with the best care and quality.

The tour starts when you are picked up at your hotel. From there the tour goes to the east area of the Valley, to Santiago Matatlán, the so called "World Capital of Mezcal" to visit three different "Palenques" (the places where mezcal is made) and you will discover two different processes of the mezcal producing ways: the "ancestral way" of producing mezcal using clay pots and the Traditional way in which copper vats are used. You will have a fist class experience in the tasting of different kinds of mezcal. You will be able to taste different kinds of mezcal produced from wild agaves, all of the with their special and unique taste.