Mezcal Immersion: Sola de Vega

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This experience follows our Covid Protocol. Please make sure to go over our protocol and to only reserve an experience if you´re in complete agreement with the terms

This experience is a collaboration with our “Women in Mezcal” host, Sósima, and takes you all the way to Sola de Vega for a day.  We´ll take off from Tlayudona and embark on a beautiful adventure into the countryside. We´ll make sure to coffee-up at Tlayudona to hold us over until we get a solid breakfast on the way to the village of San Francisco Sola.

You´ll know we’ve reached our destination when the paved roads start to give way to dirt paths and we begin to see more donkeys and bulls than cars.  There we’ll spend our morning in an artisanal palenque nestled amongst fields of agaves and other regional plants.

Then you´ll learn about the entire mezcal-production process, from the plant to the bottle. Depending on your energy levels, you´ll be able to go out into the field and help shave/harvest an agave plant and see all of the work that this entails. You´ll be walked through the various steps of the distillation process, all of which happen on site.

Our host, Sósima, comes from several generations of mezcal-producers and is a prominent figure in the local scene, with a wealth of information and an enlightening perspective regarding gender, community, and other dynamic layers of what lies beneath the surface of mezcal production.

The experience will culminate in a mezcal tasting, where the cooperative that Sósima belongs to will provide us with 3 mezcal varieties to try. We´ll sample mezcal distilled from different types of agaves, and different process of distillation. Don´t be surprised if you start drawing connections between the agave varieties you spotted earlier in the day and the nuanced mezcal flavors they create during the distillation process. Mezcal will be available for purchase at this point, but it is not obligatory by any means.

For lunch we´ll head down to Sola de Vega´s village center, where Doña Verónica will prepare us a delicious lunch typical of the region, with an appetizer, a main course, and a refreshing “agua de sabor”. (Talk to us about vegetarian options or any other specific food-related requirements. Doña Vero is happy to accommodate them with advanced notice.)

Her restaurant is located in one of the pueblo´s original colonial houses and retains its charm and history.

 

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What to Expect

Step One: Read our Covid Protocol. If you agree with these terms and practices, write to us and request this experience, telling us how many people are in your small group and what your dates of availability are. Let us know where we’re staying so that we can arrange to pick you up on the agreed-upon date.

Step Two: Once we’ve found a date that works for our hosts and for your group, we will send you a Paypal request for a deposit for your experience. This deposit is non-refundable. In case of an emergency with our hosts, we will do our best to reschedule with you at a mutually-convenient time. If that is not possible, we will refund your deposit.

Step Three: We agree upon a pick-up and drop-off location. We will pick you up around 8 a.m. the day of your experience.

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