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Mexico

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“This Redefined What I Thought I Knew About Mexican Spirits”

The bottle Claire Sprouse can’t stop thinking about is an agricole-style rum from Oaxaca’s cloud forest.

  • story: Leslie Pariseau
  • photo: PUNCH
Places

This Is How You Drink Through Oaxaca

Oaxaca is the only place on earth where it’s possible to taste the true depth and diversity of mezcal. Here’s how to make the most of it in just 48…

  • story: Michael Snyder
  • photos: Felipe Luna
Cocktails

Mexico City’s Party Drink Has Old Roots

How the carajillo, a working-class Spanish cocktail based on Licor 43 and espresso, became Mexico’s answer to Vodka Red Bull.

  • story: Michael Snyder
  • photos: Andrea Tejeda Korkowski
Spirits

Hunting for Rum in Oaxaca’s Cloud Forest

Mexican rum, or aguardiente, represents one of the spirits world’s few remaining frontiers.

  • story: Bobby Heugel
  • photos: Felipe Luna
Places

Getting Lost in Minas; Or, How to Love Mezcal

Thad Vogler learns that to truly understand mezcal, you have to surrender to it.

  • story: Thad Vogler
  • illustration: Nick Hensley Wagner
Places

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Current Agave Crisis

The tequila industry is booming, but agave’s fluctuating prices make for an unstable business for those who farm it.

  • story: Alec Jacobson
  • photos: Alec Jacobson
Places

One Last Night in Mexico City’s LGBT Time Warp

The bars and clubs around Avenida República de Cuba have long made up Mexico City’s queer nightlife hub. Now, after more than half a century, their future hangs in the…

  • story: Michael Snyder
  • photos: Andrea Tejeda Korkowski
Spirits

The Best Tequilas for Sipping Under $50

A crash course in affordable tequila for sipping, and the five bottles under $50 that topped our recent blind tasting.

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Places

The Last Pulque Dons of Apan

A milky, pre-Hispanic brew, pulque—once Mexico's most prized alcoholic beverage—is amid a revival. Michael Snyder and Andrea Tejeda Korkowski journey to its historic capital in search of pulque's remaining artisans.

  • story: Michael Snyder
  • photos: Andrea Tejeda Korkowski
Places

Meet Mezcal’s Traditional Sidekicks

Throughout Mexico, mezcal is frequently served alongside specific bar snacks, from agua de Jamaica to the ubiquitous sal de gusano. Sarah Baird offers a quick guide to mezcal's traditional accompaniments…

  • story: Sarah Baird
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
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