EPISODE 1

Episode 1 - An introduction to the wide world of mezcal!

Documentary mentioned in podcast

Link to the most recent mezcal NOM

EPISODE 2

Episode 2 - All about Mezcal Distillation in Oaxaca, Mexico.

EPISODE 3

Episode 3 - Oaxacan Mezcal Regions and Common and Scientific Agave Names

Please contact maestrosdelmezcal@gmail.com to purchase a hard-copy map

Episode 4

Episode 4 - We talk Karwinskiis of Miahuatlán, Oaxaca with Max Rosenstock of Neta Spirits.

Madrecuixe in Miahuatlan - Max Rosenstock

Bicuixe in background in Miahuatlan - Madrecuixe in foreground - Max Rosenstock

Barreno spiral leaf structure - Max Rosenstock

Madrecuixe left - Tobaziche right - Max Rosenstock

Coyote - likely hybrid of Karwinskii X Potatorum - Max Rosenstock

EPISODE 5

Episode 5 - We talk with Silvia Philion of Mezcaloteca regarding the decision to remove essential information from the labels. Also talk about what happens when mezcal becomes more about business and less about tradition, and a fast changing Oaxaca.

EPISODE 6

Did you know there may be thousands of Traditional Mezcal producers in Jalisco? In this episode we talk with Pedro Jimenez Gurría of Mezonte and Pare de Surfir about his projects and about the diverse mezcales of Jalisco.

Mezonte’s Website : http://mezonte.com/

Episode 7

The Great Fly Experiment - Part I

Episode 8

Agave Genetics - Dr. Jorge Nieto Sotelo

We speak with Dr. Jorge Nieto Sotelo about his recent study that sheds some light on the genetic origins of Agave tequilana, Espadín and some other species and varieties.

EPISODE 9

The Great Fly Experiment - Part II

Episode 10

The Great Fly Experiment - Part III

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Season 3 - Episode 1

The Tobalá Complex

Dr. Abisaí’s paper: “Taxonomic review of the Agave potatorum Zucc. (Agavaceae) complex: new taxa and neotypification”

Season 3 - Episode 2

Interview with Dr. Joaline Pardo Nuñez

We talk with Dr. Joaline Pardo Nuñez about an experiment she is helping conduct regarding mezcal producers perception of the flavors in mezcal. This experiment is just a small part of a larger study her and a number of colleagues are doing looking into women’s perceptions of their own roles in the production of mezcal.

Season 3 - Episode 3

Agave Mini Series : Agave asperrima

Luis Loya of Lamata (FKA Amormata) and Nacion de las Verdes Matas talks with us about a little known Agave from Northern Mexico: Agave asperrima.

**Agave asperrima in Nuevo Leon - Photo by Luis Loya**

**Agave asperrima in Tamaulipas - Photo by Luis Loya**

**Agave asperrima in Durango - Photo by Luis Loya**

Season 3 Episode 4

A Discussion with a Yeast Whisperer (Shea Comfort)

Dear Listeners,

You will find this episode less focused, more disjointed, human and as somewhat of a departure from our previous material.

You will also have the privilege of listening to someone whose passion for aroma, flavor and the elements that influence them during fermentation, is truly discombobulating.

it is my hope that a number of future, more focused episodes are born of this one.

Shea’s Website : www.yeastwhisperer.com

Season 3 Episode 5

The karwinskii of Santa Catarina Minas

Lalo Ángeles sheds some light on the karwinskii of his town

Season 3 Episode 6

Aging Mezcal

We start to dive into how mezcal ages and which mezcal ages best

Season 3 Episode 7

Aromatic Compounds in Mezcal - Gas Chromatography

We talk with analytical chemist Adam Floyd about the mezcal samples he ran through Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometry

DOWNLOAD MASS SPEC DATA HERE

As we mention in this episode; 5 of the 9 mezcal samples labels came off in transit, of the 9 samples the 4 that stayed labeled are:

1) Puya (A. salmiana tehuacanensis from Oaxaca),

2) Sotol (Lamata Sotol from Durango),

3) Verde (Lamata Verde from Durango - A. salmiana ferox),

4) The Lamata Tamaulipas (ensamble of A. univitatta, asperrima and americana).

We know 4 of the 5 unlabeled samples were:

1) (Lamata) Lechuguilla from Sonora (only sample with very citrus heavy aroma),

2) (Lamata) Cenizo from Durango,

3) (Lamata) Castilla from Durango

4) (Lamata) The Ensamble of Madrecuixe, Bicuixe and Espadin from Sosimo Jarquin from Lamata.

* I believe the 5th sample was an Ensamble of Puya, Papalometl and Pichumetl also from the same producers as the pure Puya sample, but I will need to wait until I can taste the samples again to be sure.

If you download the Mass Spec data you will see 4 samples are labeled with corresponding names and 5 are labeled with numbers.

TASTING NOTES FROM SAMPLES : DOWNLOAD HERE

Season 4 Episode 1 - The Importance of Words in the Preservation of Traditional Mezcal

Our new host Vinik Jure and Rion Toal talk about the importance of words when it comes to the preservation of traditional mezcal.

Season 4 Episode 2 - A Conversation with Craig Reynolds of the California Agave Council

Season 4 Episode 3 - Hablamos con Raul Chavez, Agricultor de Agave en California (Español)

Season 4 Episode 4 - The Great Espadín Investigation - Part I

Season 4 Episode 5 - Mezcal and Cheese, a Great Pairing - with Cheesemonger Julia Gross

Season 4 Episode 6 - The Great Espadín Investigation -Part II - Genetics -Dr. Jorge Nieto Sotelo

Season 4 Episode 7 - Diana Pinzón - Defense of Endemic Agave in Mexico - Questions for California Agave Council

Diana’s petition: EN DEFENSA DE LOS AGAVES ENDÉMICOS DE MÉXICO