Bryce T. Bauer is a writer and documentary filmmaker. He is the author of Gentlemen Bootleggers: The True Story of Templeton Rye, Prohibition, and a Small Town in Cahoots. His writing has appeared in Guernica, Saveur and The Iowan, among others. He lives in New York City and Chaffee County, Colorado.

Welcome to Mezcalifornia
The growers and distillers determined to make great mezcal—in California.
- story: Bryce T. Bauer
- photos: Craig Reynolds