Monte Alban Mezcal, 70cl

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It is a common mistake to presume mezcal to tequila are the same, but there are differences. Mezcal is made from various agave plants, while tequila can only be made specifically from the Blue agave plant. a b c Blanton, Richard E. (1978). Monte Albán: Settlement Patterns at the Ancient Zapotec Capital. New York: Academic Press. The larva is usually either ared worm or amaguey worm, thecaterpillarof the Comadia redtenbacherimoth.

After Mitla, we went to Valle del Teotitlan, which is a nice little village filled with artisanal manufactories producing stunning colorful carpets. The owner explained the whole process of making the yarn, coloring it with natural colors, and weaving the carpets out of it.This part was nice!Our friends took a tour a couple of weeks before we went to Monte Albán. They were told it’s not possible to get there on their own, only 400 people a day, 100 people at one time are allowed in (Covid rules), and because of that, it’s necessary to get there early to be able to make it. Tequila is made with rigid standards. For starters, tequila can only be produced from blue agave, while mezcal can be made from 28 varieties of agave. Kowalewski, Stephen A.; Feinman, G.; Finsten, L.; Blanton, R.; Nicholas, L. (1989). "Monte Albán's Hinterland, Part II: The Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in Tlacolula, Etla and Ocotlán, the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico". University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Museum of Anthropology Memoir 23. 23. I’m J Highland, and for over 30 years, I’ve been deeply immersed in the captivating world of Tequila, Mezcal, and other agave spirits. a b Redmond, Elsa M. (1983). "A Fuego y Sangre: Early Zapotec Imperialism in the Cuicatlán Cañada". University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Museum of Anthropology Memoir 16. 16.

a b Spencer, Charles S. (1982). The Cuicatlán Cañada and Monte Albán: A Study of Primary State Formation. New York and London: Academic Press.The coolest thing is that it is located at an altitude of 1940 meters, 400 meters above the valley, where the city is located. That could only mean one thing – amazing views!

I discovered during my research that tequila does not traditionally have a worm in it, though mescal does. Admittedly it’s commonly called the tequila worm, but that is all it has in common with tequila. Blanton, Richard E.; Kowalewski, Stephen A.; Feinman, Gary M.; Appel, Jill (1982). "Monte Albán's Hinterland, Part I: Prehispanic Settlement Patterns of the Central and Southern Parts of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico". University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Museum of Anthropology Memoir 15. 15. But since mezcal worms have only appeared in commercially sold bottles since the 1940s and 50s, as mentioned earlier, the second argument isn’t entirely convincing. Perhaps the best known mezcal with a maguey worm inside it, Monte Alban is one of the top selling mezcals in the United States. Heavy on mezcal’s signature smoky flavor, Monte Alban also brings note of chipotle and cigar leaves to the palate. La Penca Con Gusano – which translates to “La Penca with a Worm” – is a mezcal that truly wears its agave worm on its sleeve. In fact, some bottles of La Penca can come with two worms inside them.

If you find yourself staring at all the bottles of tequila and mezcal, which one would catch your eye first, worm or no-worm? The worm is simply a great talking point when you have shots. These very same breeds of agave worms are known to feed on peyote cactus, from which the psychedelic drug mescaline is refined. It is crafted by Beneva in Oaxaca, Mexico, for Barton Brands, which now belongs to Sazerac Rye, which owns some of the best bourbon brands in the world, such as Weller, Pappy Van Winkle, and Blanton’s. The investigation of the periods preceding Monte Albán's founding was a major focus in the late 1960s of the Prehistory and Human Ecology Project started by Kent Flannery of the University of Michigan. Over the following two decades, this project documented the development of socio-political complexity in the valley from the earliest Archaic period (c. 8000–2000 BCE) to the Rosario phase (700–500 BCE) immediately preceding Monte Albán. It set the stage for an understanding of the latter's founding and developmental trajectory. In this context, among the major accomplishments of Flannery's work in Oaxaca are his extensive excavations at the important formative center of San José Mogote in the Etla branch of the valley, a project co-directed with Joyce Marcus of the University of Michigan. [4] [5]