The Bar Journal

A Mezcal bar boom is set to hit London after being a Mixologist best friend in NYC cocktail bars for the last few months, with the first UK bar dedicated to the Mexican distilled spirit having opened at Wahaca on Charlotte Street.

London is behind New York on the Mezcal trend however, with the city boasting a number of Mezcal focused bars, including Casa Mezcal, Maya Huel and Death & Co.

Mezcal is blowing up in New York, it’s really taken off there recently – the Experimental Cocktail Club is using it a lot on its menu, and I remember a fantastic Negroni/Manhattan inspired drink with dash of dark chocolate bitter that I had the pleasure to sip in NYC few weeks back.

I think the artisanal nature of Mezcal will appeal to Londoners. Unlike Tequila, the majority are made from small, family-owned independent producers”…

Wahaca’s Mezcaleria bar at its newly opened Charlotte Street site, the bar boasts London’s largest selection of Mezcals, with 26 different 100{779800b323ee42e5ed999e502e0319b1817165bd3ddf64ca8ef6f651c78cdacf} agave Mezcals on pour, including Del Maguey San Luis Del Rio Azul, of which only 500 bottles were ever produced.

A number of the Mezcals, such as Los Danzantes and Alipus, are currently only available at the restaurant.

The bar also serves a range of Mezcal cocktails, including Blood and Sand, made with Mezcal, Vermouth and blood orange, and the Pimm’s-inspired Mezcal Cup.

Last but not least to remember :

Mezcal can be made from a number of different species of agave, with Espadin the most common, while Tequila is made exclusively from blue agave.

SALUTE!
Giuseppe Gallo