num_pages: 268
description: In this groundbreaking and deeply personal book Ron Coopera leading voice in the artisanal mezcal movement and the person largely responsible for popularizing the spirit in the United Statesshares everything he knows about this storied culturally rich and now hugely in-demand spirit along with 40 recipes.In 1990 artist Ron Cooper was collaborating with craftspeople in Oaxaca Mexico when he found mezcalor as he likes to say mezcal found him. This traditional spirit was virtually unknown in the United States at the time and Cooper founded Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal in order to import it. Finding Mezcal recounts Cooper's love affair with the spirit and the people who make it; its meteoric rise in popularity; and the delicate balance between sharing mezcal with the world and facilitating its preservation. Each chapter introduces a new mezcal its producer and its place of origin while also covering mezcal production methods and the botany of the maguey (aka agave) plant from which mezcal is distilled. Featuring 40 recipes developed for Del Maguey by chefs and bartenders from around the world the book is copiously illustrated with photographs as well as Cooper's artwork and that of his friend Ken Price who illustrated Del Maguey's now-iconic labels.
language: English
title: Finding Mezcal: A Journey into the Liquid Soul of Mexico, with 40 Cocktails
publisher: Ten Speed Press