MISSION MEZCAL CLUB
June’s shipment has gone out! If you’re a pick-up subscriber, stop by the restaurant any ol time and we’ll have your box ready for you.
This month’s tasting is LIVE! (though also virtual for those of you who aren’t in the 215) We’re focusing this month on ENSEMBLES, and are featuring 3 single varietal expressions from our friends at Rey Campero then the Ensemble they carry that blends all 3 together. You’ll get to taste each of these on their own, then try your hand at blending them yourself!
Monday, june 28TH @ 7:00 est
You can join in our Zoom Class here.
Need to catch up? Get up to date with notes on our previous notes and tastings here:
MMC artwork by Nate Harris Photo by Ed Newton
Custom copitas by Domenic Frunzi Photo by Ed Newton
mission mezcal club
We’ve had the idea to start Mission Mezcal Club for a while now. We first fell in love with this spirit when we opened Mission back in 2016, and like any new love, you just want to connect with it on every level and tell the whole world how beautiful it is.
We had plans to host monthly moments where we could gather, and sit, and sip, and let Mezcal do what Mezcal always happens to do: inspire conversation. It was supposed to launch in January 2020, though even before the world shifted on its axis, the well intended seeds we plant don’t always come to fruition in the way we’d hope. So here we are at January 2021 giving it a go, and not in person, but separately together.
Mezcal is an exhaustive topic, and when signing up to lead a class, we wanted to feel at expert level before asking anyone to follow along with us. Fair warning though: while we are certainly enthusiasts, we are by no means experts. We’re treating Mission Mezcal Club more like a book club: Whether you’ve done the required reading or not, it’s really about getting together and drinking. Only there is no required reading! There will be thorough information included in each delivery, and you can get as geeky with it as you’d like, but our aim is to send you different Mezcals every month to explore the wonders of this incredible spirit. You can enjoy them on your own, nerd out with friends, or join in on virtual tastings we’ll be holding along the way.
Mission Mezcal Club is a 101 course. We’ll be starting with the basics, teaching you what we know, and sharing what we’ve learned from people with far more experience than us. We’ll be using our connections and relationships to provide you rare and unique selections that are pretty hard to come by, all while honoring and celebrating artisan producers from across Mexico.
As some of these spirits are quite rare, MMC is starting off with extremely limited membership. As our program grows we hope to be able to bring more of you along for the ride, but we’re starting small to deliver the best possible product to you. We hope you’ll join us.
<3 M.T.
additional resources
Like we said, MMC is a 101 course. If you’re looking for PHD level material, here are some outstanding resources:
Maguey Melate is a Masters course subscription service for those looking to take things to the next level.
Divided Spirits delves into the politics behind what is and isn’t tequila vs mezcal vs agave spirits.
James Schroeder’s intro to the Mezcal category is as simple and comprehensive as the title implies. We’ll cover a lot of these basics in our course too, but this is for those nerds who want to read ahead. ;)