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Mezcal is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave. The word mezcal comes from Nahuatl mexcalli, which means “oven-cooked agave.”
Agaves, or magueys, are endemic to Mexico and can be found globally. More than 70% of mezcal is made in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, but it is also distilled in Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas and Michoacan. Taking a native fermented drink (pulque), made from the maguey plant, the conquistadors experimented with the agave plant. What they eventually landed on was a method to prepare a distillable fermented mash; the result becoming mezcal. Mezcal is still made using the heart of the agave plant, (the piña), and today its preparation method is nearly the same as when made 200 years ago. Mezcal is generally consumed straight. It has a strong smoky flavor. A cousin of sorts to tequila (which is made from the blue agave in select regions of the country), a third member of the family is racilla. Bonus for us, racilla is produced in the state of Jalisco, so we will be on the hunt for this native during our September 20 - 24 Mexico Fitness, Food, Fun session. Raicilla has more of a subtle smokiness, but is generally more pungently acidic, fruity and floral when compared to mezcal and tequila. We prepped this short video clip in February 2020 at Barber and Booze in Old Town, Puerto Vallarta. Thank you to our taster and model, AJ. Yes, you may enjoy custom concoctions while waiting to be seated in the chair, or while hanging at the bar here. Join us on our next small group hosted trip to Puerto Vallarta, September 20 - 24. Perfect for solo travelers, female travelers, couples and the adventurous.
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From 2020 travel
What’s the first thing everyone does once the plane touches ground? Reach for cell phone. Waiting, waiting--nothing new is feeding in. That's odd. All was ok last trip. Check the number of bars showing: no bars visible. No connectivity icon, either Maybe it's because I am still inside the plane. I check for connectivity inside the terminal. I sneak a look while in the customs and immigration line (where cell phone use is disallowed). Still I have no data connectivity in Mexico. Uh oh. Make a Travel Communications Plan At about this time a little panic sets in. Suppose you are a traveler and you did not make a written list with travel itinerary and contacts. "Why would I bother writing everything down on a piece of paper? My cell phone stores all that information." Now more than ever, you realize how essential is cell phone connectivity for travel. Do you know:
This disconnectivity happened to me the other evening. Fortunately, I am familiar with the Puerto Vallarta region. I had options. I could:
Check the Mobile Data Roaming Settings I opted to walk to a nearby hotel. From there, I checked all my settings: Network & Internet/Mobile Data Roaming permission button was OFF. Change to ON. Bingo! Emails started feeding in, I was able to load Uber. I had recently changed my AT&T mobile plan. When doing so, the mobile roaming setting had likely defaulted OFF. But does my new plan truly have free roaming in Canada and Mexico? With all my other recent AT&T account foul-ups, could I be sure that my current plan really FREE roaming and coverage? Yet another tech support call was needed. From Mexico. First thing tomorrow morning. Boy do I hope I have the right mobile plan for travel. Otherwise I am going to rack up a slew of additional mobile phone roaming charges. One of our full day treks has this as its destination--a small cove with beach tucked around the corner from Boca da Tomatlan. The venue is accessible only by taking the coastal trail or a small boat, panga. The panga is 100 pesos round trip (apprx $5). Duration to walk the coastal trail is 30 minutes. Other photos show the view from Ocean Grill. As you can see, it has quite the display of seafood and view. VIEW FULL MENU
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