Are collectors ruining Mezcal?
Some people buy bottles to drink now. Some people buy to drink later. Some people buy special bottles to share when special guests are over having a special meal. And some people buy to squirrel away those bottles that they expect they can sell for more money in a few years. How does that affect the marketplace for Mezcal?
Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. This episode is hosted by Lou Bank with special guest John Douglass of Pretty Decent, an award-winning Mezcal-focused cocktail bar and a boutique plant shop in Louisville, Kentucky.
Episode Notes
The episodes John refers to are “How do we protect Mezcal brand owners?” and “A $30 chicken dinner is a bargain.”
Shout outs this episode to mezcaleros Alberto Martinez, Tio Tello, Amando Alvarado Alvarez of Ixcateco, Victor Ramos, and Ageo Cortes; brand owners Jason Cox of 5 Sentidos and Ben Scott of Mal Bien; Bourbons Henry McKenna, Eagle Rare, Elmer T Lee; baseball cards and comic books; Saturday-morning-cartoon advertising regulations, and the 2008 housing-market collapse. Oh, and Bruce Costa. And Malort.