Wanted to end 2021 with a fun and perhaps unusual topic. Today we are talking about mezcal! You can probably tell right away based on how much I talk in this episode compare to others, but I LOVE mezcal. And you might not believe it but there are lot of conversations to be had about environmental justice and decolonization when it comes to this ancestral beverage. So in this episode I interview Elisa Ruiz-Gutierrez, co-owner of Mezcal Vxhee and a 5th generation mezcalera from Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca (the capital of mezcal). We discuss what is mezcal, and what are some of the inequities her Zapoteco family and community face as they continue to produce this artisanal drink. To support this Indigenous, women-owned business and learn more about Elisa visit:
https://www.mezcalvxhee.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mezcalvxhee/
https://www.instagram.com/mezcalvx
