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Chasing a Plate is in Oaxaca!

Oaxaca is the land of mezcal. Matatlan, the area where many of the palenques (distilleries) are located produce around 95-98% of the world's mezcal.

We join Experience Mezcal on a tour into the heart of mezcal country. Together with our guide Dari we head into the Oaxacan countryside. Our first stop is at an artisanal palenque up in the hills. We sample mezcals which are made from a single type of agave plant including espadin, tobala and karwinski.

We then head to a pulqueria and try pulque. We sample the aguamiel (the sap from the agave plant). Pulque results after the aguamiel is left to ferment. The Oaxacan pulque is light, bubbly and sweet. We manage to take a couple of litres of aguamile, collected that morning, home with us!

We stop for a traditional Oaxacan lunch of chile de rilleno, memelitas and atole before heading off to another palenque for a second tasting. On the way back into town we are able to learn how the agave hearts are roasted when we stop at a palenque which is preparing its fire pit in which to roast its agave. Before heading back to town we stop at the town of El Tule to see its famous, old and very wide tree.

An amazing day learning how mezcal is made, witnessing the production process and tasting amazing mezcal!

A mezcal tour with Experience Mezcal is a must do when in Oaxaca. Check out their website here: http://www.experiencemezcal.com/


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