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How Mezcal is Made
Sembrar/crecer – plant and grow. The rumors of agave’s demise are greatly exaggerated.

Just in Case You Missed Our Webinar
We recently held a webinar to spread the word about Mezcal’s rich heritage and meaningful tradition.

The Marketplace is Eroding the Soul of Mezcal
For hundreds of years, family producers have made mezcal in small batches according to time-honored processes.

Sustainability of Mezcal Part 1 – Introduction and Cultivated Agave
Mezcal is made from plants that take a long time to grow. These plants–agaves–are harvested–often from the w…

Sustainability of Mezcal Part 2 – Agaves Sylvestres
Wildcrafted agave is probably the area of greatest concern when we talk about the sustainability of mezcal. Hum…

Sustainability of Mezcal Part 3 – Firewood
This is perhaps the least worrisome of the sustainability issues. I mean that factually, not as a matter of per…

Sustainability of Mezcal Part 4 – Vinazas
Of all the concerns in mezcal production sustainability–cultivated agave, agaves sylvestres (wildcrafted), fir…

Small Batch Mezcals: Welcome to the Family!
We buy small batch mezcals from the families that make them. Why small batch? Because that’s how mezcal is trad…

Meet the Visionaries Planting Seeds of Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Rural Latin America
Cuentacuentos promotes and distributes traditionally-made Mezcal. We cultivate and curate a network of traditio…

Cuentacuentos Locks in New Distributor
Cuentacuentos has always valued authenticity, and we’re proud to be a part of the communities that we serve. …