The Museo de Tequila y Mezcal (Museum of Tequila and Mezcal) opened in December 2010.

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Four months of barrel aging floats vanilla notes over this refined mezcal, with woven-in smoke and a subdued primary fruitiness.

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The loaf is made with egg yolks, fruits and tequila or mezcal, and is adorned with, or shaped as, a symbol of death.

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Fortunately for those with a tooth for it, the artisan mezcaleros in places like the mezcal heartland of Oaxaca still craft the old fire-smoked, close-to-the-soil nectar, a drink as specifically rooted in its origins and as various in its outcomes as fine wine.

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