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Milwaukee’s Bitter Brews: A Cocktail Tour

W. Blake Gray
Features
5 min read
Milwaukee is so famous for beer that its baseball team is named the Brewers, and a guy used to slide into a vat of beer every time one of them hit a home run. Laverne and Shirley ran for seven years, into the early '80s, featuring two women who capped bottles in

Mezcal Vago Mexicano

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose is rich and earthy, with aromas of black dirt and smoke. There's plenty of spice on the palate, cinnamon, nutmeg,  chipotle, and the tiniest hint of unsweetened chocolate. Double-distilled in a clay still in a tiny batch of just 128 liters, it is smooth and nearly bite-free. Smoke

Mezcal Vago Elote

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This unique triple-distilled Mezcal is infused with roasted corn between the second and third distillation, offering an interesting palette of smokey flavors and aromas. Smoke and toasted cornbread with honey all come out on the palate. Honey drips throughout the surprisingly sweet palate, which also shows roasted sweet corn, agave

Mezcal Vago Espadin

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This Mezcal is made in the village of Candeleria Yegole, on the border of the Central Valley and Sierra Sur regions of Oaxaca. The nose shows aromas of yuca, candle wax, flint, and smoke. A drop or two under the tongue lets the surprising fruit explode in a surprising burst

Los Amantes Joven Mescal

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Smoke, white flowers, and sweet cucumber show on a very delicate nose. The same flavors show on the palate, with spanish orange peel, candied lemon peel, and black pepper. The agave shines through, sweet and clean, with an undercurrent of smoke. This is shockingly smooth, bite-free, a pure sipping Mezcal

Illegal Mezcal Anejo

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
I was recently sent three samples of Illegal (that's the brand name: pronounced "eeh-lay-gal") Mezcal by the United States importer, Frederick Wildman and Sons, Ltd. My last experience with mezcal was many years ago, and it involved fraternity brothers, a-read more-

Illegal Mezcal Reposado

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
I was recently sent three samples of Illegal (that's the brand name: pronounced "eeh-lay-gal") Mezcal by the United States importer, Frederick Wildman and Sons, Ltd. My last experience with mezcal was many years ago, and it involved fraternity brothers, a-read more-