Event Category: Special Mezcal Tasting

Mezcal Week at Tahona

Tuesday Sept 10th: Launch of Taco Omakase Series ($40 per ticket). Executive Chef Adrian will create three tacos to be paired with three different mezcals.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tacos-omakase-tickets-69923901271

Wednesday Sept 11th: Launch of our Mezcal Society Party (free) from 7 pm to 10 pm with La Reina Raicilla as a special guest. Learn more about joining our Mezcal Society while enjoying small bites and raicilla from our special guest La Reina.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mezcal-society-launch-party-tickets-69946374489

Friday: Del Maguey Happy Hour 5-7pm and mezcal tastings

Saturday: Legendario Domingo Happy Hour 5-7pm and mezcal tastings

Sunday: Mezcal Matinee featuring local DJ Qvocado from 1-3 pm and brunch cocktail specials.

Dinner with Legendario Domingo

Join Gracias Madre San Francisco on Wed, September 11th for a fabulous night of Legendario Domingo mezcal tasting and education as well as a fabulously tailored pairing menu.

Mezcal Experience

This year, we will be presenting our 10th Mezcal Experience for Mezcal Week. This will be a flight of Wahaka Espadin, Leyenda de Guerrero and Vago Elote paired with hand selected cheeses and house-made pickles over crostini. At Xico, we believe mezcal is very much a food spirit comparable to wine. Like wine, different processing methods, different varieties of agave and different terroir impart an abundance of different flavor aside from the common thread that is smoke.

Mezcal Week: Beyond Oaxaca

Join us on Friday, September 13th at 6:30 pm for a special class in honor of Mezcal Week! While most of Mezcal comes from the state of Oaxaca, there are regions all over Mexico that produce delicious agave spirits. Taste through different regional Mezcals from Puebla, Durango, Michoacan, and beyond. We’ll discuss the aspects of terroir that makes each region special including agave varieties, production methods, and traditions.

Classes are 2 hours long, including a Q&A session with Astor Center Instructor Tess Rose Lampert.

What you can expect:

7 Tasting pours of Mezcal
Palate-cleansing salsa & chips
A 10% discount on all spirits tasted to use in-store after class

What you will learn:

An overview of different Mezcal-producing regions
What factors impact terroir in Mezcal and how to taste for them
The different production methods and traditions that surround Mezcal

What’s in your mouth? An Agave spirits blind tasting

Think you know agave spirits? Can you taste the difference between agave roasted in a brick oven or earthen pit? What about an espadin versus a cupreata? Or a spirit distilled in copper versus clay? This is your chance to put the pedal to metl and test your agave palette knowledge. Join Khrys Maxwell of Tequila Fortaleza and Susan Coss of Mezcalistas and The Mezcal Collaborative as we taste through eight agave spirits from all over Mexico at Littleton’s Adelitas Restaurant on Saturday, September 14th from 11am till 1pm. Not only is this a great way to test your knowledge, it’s also a great way to learn how to taste differences in flavor from agave, region to production style. And while we crown a winner with a unique bottle of an agave distillate, it’s really more about the fun in learning.Ticket is all inclusive and also includes light snacks and a special copita.