The new Sombra "Palenque" in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
Most of us are familiar with tequila, but fewer realize that tequila is just a subset (made only in the Mexican state of Jalisco) of mezcal, the class of liquor distilled from the agave plant. And the state of Oaxaca is to mezcal as Kentucky is to bourbon and Champagne is to, well, Champagne. If you want to taste mezcal at the source, Oaxaca is the place to go.
And these days, a new brand of sustainable mezcal is being produced in Oaxaca wi
