How Ancestral Mezcal Is Made

Mezcal, an agave based spirit that is more than a drink in Mexico. It Is a conduit to the past, a connection to land and a link between generations. A companion to Mexicos rich culture, traditions and heritage.
Each drop of Mezcal starts with the story of different & remarkable agave species that grow across Mexicos rugged landscapes.
A story of mezcaleros traditions and knowledge through generations; from understanding each agaves plant lifecycle, the different production methods they utilize and the indigenous communities from which they come from.
And this is where the story of Mezcal gets complicated. With over 40 different agave species used in making Mezcal across Mexico to different fermentation, cooking, and distillation methods, mezcals story is even more complex and difficult to understand.
But the more you understand about the production methods, the different regions and different agave species used in making mezcal the more you will appreciate this amazing spirits and its unique flavors.
This episode I show you how Ancestral Mezcal is made.
I couldn’t have done this episode without the Navarro family opening their doors and allowing me to come work, learn, and film the process of making Ancestral Mezcal. Also a huge thanks to Alex of Somos Mezcaleros, and the Gran tunal distilleria team for helping me with logistics, explaining ancestral Mezcal, and making this an amazing episode.
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Hi, I’m Jeff Bradford. My passion for beer, wine, and spirits ignited an urge to investigate the stories behind the labels.
So, in 2018, I sold everything I owned to travel the world.
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You’ll see me harvesting grapes in South Africa, pouring beer at Oktoberfest, and chopping agave in Tequila.
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[@SanTM]

Love mezcal. The link to Islay whisky means it's like a whole new intro to similar flavours

[@drinkdestinations]

I love Mezcal also! So many different varieties, processes and terroirs that make this one of the most complex spirits in the world.

[@viruk777]

Which one(s) would you recommend for a total noob? I enjoy Scotch a lot but never tried mezcal.

[@P2036]

Love the filming and editing on this you really get a feel from each shot

[@drinkdestinations]

@@P2036 thanks so much! I’m just a guide and the stars of the show are the distillers and what’s in the bottle. Cheers and thanks for taking the time to comment. -Jeff

[@c.browne999]

This is another amazing video! WOW! I never knew all the variations and hard work behind Mezcal! Thank you so much for sharing this! 🥃😉

[@drinkdestinations]

So glad you enjoyed it and yes it makes Mezcal so complex and it can be difficult to understand .

[@garrymcgaw4745]

Gezz that's a lot of work, thanks Jeff and Team.

[@drinkdestinations]

A lot of work a lot of agave for such a small amount in the grand scheme of things. Cheers and thanks for taking the time to comment. -Jeff

[@garrymcgaw4745]

👍.@@drinkdestinations

[@mrutyunjayaraghuwansi4368]

Finally the wait is over…good to see the video and amazingly filmed, edited and great work..🥃🥃

[@drinkdestinations]

Thanks so much and I appreciate your support as always. Couldn’t do this without you! -Jeff

[@ememe1412]

Just been binge watching your work in the last couple of days and am now subscribed. Very good and interesting. Maybe in the future you can have a look at the traditional alcoholic beverages of Asia especially in the Philippines. One, 'tuba', is also popular in parts of Mexico. There are also: lambanog, basi, tapuy, bais, bugnay etc...

[@drinkdestinations]

@@ememe1412 thanks so much for the comment and I appreciate the feedback. I will definitely look into more traditional beverages as you stated. Cheers and thanks for the sub and support. Cheers, -Jeff

[@txbeerdudepintsacrosstexas5685]

As always my friend, a very informative and great production. Hell, even your Spanish was pretty dang good! Bendiciones mi hermano.

[@drinkdestinations]

Hahahahahhahaha thanks so much brother, salud 🥃-Jeff

[@MaltDaddy]

Thank you for sharing this well made video! I always enjoy and appreciate the effort you put to make your videos (even doing an interview in Spanish)! Cheers to you guys! BTW, no bottle sharing with your host in the end?😁

[@drinkdestinations]

Hahahahhaha no bottle sharing but the Navarro family enjoyed some peated whisky for the first time. It was an amazing experience and yes, my Spanish is a bit rusty! Of course my Scottish and English is too. Hahahaha. Cheers

[@C.A.Newman]

Super interesting video, as always. What a process!

[@drinkdestinations]

🙏🙏🙏 thanks for always taking the time and commenting. I really appreciate it and glad you enjoyed the episode. -Jeff

[@PeterMilliron]

I just spent the last five months traveling through Mainland Mexico. I learned a crap ton about Mezcal. But apparently there’s still more to learn.

[@drinkdestinations]

I hear ya! I spent the last year in Mexico and feel like I’m just scratching the surface on Mezcal.

[@Akerfeldt77]

Delicious

[@drinkdestinations]

💯💯💯

[@VanillaAttila]

What are the tarps made of that they covered the roasting process with before burying with dirt?

[@drinkdestinations]

From my knowledge They are woven reinforced polyethylene or polypropylene tarp.

[@VanillaAttila]

@@drinkdestinations I wonder how much gets into the final product. With all the talk about Phthalates and Microplastics, I see advantages to industrial stainless steel production over tarps.

[@drinkdestinations]

@@VanillaAttila it’s a great observation, the question then becomes how hot do those tarps need to be to exchange or add and chemical component to the agave?

[@VanillaAttila]

@@drinkdestinations considering water bottles leach at room temperature and these tarps tend to degrade into powder in just the sunlight I'd say it's getting hot enough to leach. Question is if the distillation process removes all the contamination.