Where To Buy Mezcal Nyc
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Where To Buy Mezcal Nyc
Below please find select retailers for your agave distillate needs. We try to list retailers with a robust selection, so let us know if you have suggestions and we can add them to the list. Email info@mezcalistas.com with additions! Updated 3/28/2023
Henry's Wine & Spirit opened in 2013 to offer Bushwick a place to buy wines from small and underrepresented producers. The shop has grown to have thousands of different wines and spirits with a serious focus on natural wines, mezcal and esoteric spirits.
Handcrafted in small batches by fourth-generation mezcaleros, our Joven, Reposado, and Añejo mezcals are all made with perfectly ripe, sustainable Espadín agave, double distilled in the Santiago Matatlan Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Ilegal Mezcal helped introduce the world to aged mezcal with its Reposado and Añejo expressions, and our new Limited Edition 7 Year Añejo further expands our showcasing of barrel aged innovation and artisanal craft. A very limited quantity is available at our online shop, and arrives to select markets in December 2022.
This mezcal comes from a group of families that have been planting and growing agave and turning it into mezcal for generations and believe that they were born to make mezcal. Produced using a blend of three different kinds of agave, the range is impressive with white pepper, spring florals, top notes of citrus with hints of smoke and hints of earth. An inviting proof makes this particularly mellow and delicate. Beautiful texture and very refreshing.
Certainly, I come across restaurants or bars with a handful of nice bottles, and I love it when I see it. But such a place is probably not going to be where I send people who are looking for a great mezcal joint.
And their mezcal list is on point too. While the selection is perhaps not quite as large as Anejo, they have carefully chosen every bottle. So when you want to experience mezcal, and taste a wide array of brands and varietals, Atla will not disappoint!
From celebrity chef and serious mezcal aficionado Alex Stupak, we have a pair of high end mezcal joints with serious Mexican food. Both have outstanding mezcal programs that will not leave you wanting.
While the mezcal selection is deep, their mezcal menu is usually disconnected from what they actually have in stock. So you really have to go with what your eyes see behind the bar and order accordingly. Of course that can be a challenge if you are new to mezcal and cannot identify brands and labels. I love this place but they could really elevate their stature if they straighten this out!
El Vez has a long and lively bar, but is also very family friendly. While their mezcal selection is not as extensive as some of the others on this list, it is still quite good. Plus there food is fantastic so it is always a go-to for me.
Rosa Mexicana has been a staple of the NYC Mexican Food scene for as long as I can remember. While their other outposts seem to be a bit hit and miss with their mezcal selections, the Tribeca location has it right! They have an outstanding mezcal collection with all the good stuff and more. And downstairs, they have a cool speakeasy vibe in a bar they call Masa y Agave.
Laughter is brighter, where food is best. Laughter is brightest where food is authentic. Come and see for yourself what MazMezcal has to offer, bring a friend, enjoy your dinner and come back for more.
Sombra Mezcal is made from Espadín agave, hand-harvested on the steep slopes of the Oaxacan Sierra. The agave hearts are buried in an earthen pit where they slowly roast over hot rocks. The agave are then crushed by a mechanical limestone tahona, fermented with only native yeast, and expertly distilled.
We preserve the 400-year-old tradition of artisanal mezcal making, distilling on the premises of our namesake farm. Founded and run by women, YOLA Mezcal's all female hand-bottling facility offers direct pay, and we are proud to promote autonomy and economic independence for our partners in Oaxaca and across borders.
Ilegal Mezcal has a beautifully balanced profile, with a mouthful of agave and a hint of smoke. Handcrafted in small batches, our Joven, Reposado, and Añejo mezcals are all made with sustainable Espadín agave.
If you spent the summer drinking tequila-based drinks like margaritas, perhaps make room for mezcal in your imbibing lineup for the autumn. The Mexican spirit has become a very popular choice for cocktail-makers and spirit pushers in the city; some are even opening mezcal-focused bars to showcase the versatile agave spirit.
"Tequila is a type of mezcal made with one type of agave, which is called Blue Weber, and it's made mostly in Jalisco, so tequila is very specific in terms of what it can be," explains Noah Arenstein, proprietor of El Atoradero in Prosect Heights, where soon he'll launch a sister mezcal bar. "Mezcal is way broader than tequila. It can be made with any type of agave, and it doesn't specify what kind of processes you have to make it with."
From there, the mash is fermented and eventually distilled. "The more international brands do copper, but they'll still distill it in stone, which will give it a different flavor. I've even tried mezcal where they did it in a cow stomach, like leather. It's kind of crazy," Arenstein says. "There's one being sold right now that they did it in a car, like a transmission, that was what they kept it in. Just thinking about the process of how it's made can lead to a bunch of different results."
"I make the comparison to wine. Wine comes from a grape, but more than 50 different types of grapes. I always like to explain that as kind of a basis," says Courtenay Greenleaf, Rosa Mexicano Beverage Director and certified mezcalier. "For flavor profiles, there's such a vast array of nuances, but obviously the majority of mezcals lend that smokiness. It can also lend some earthier, herbal notes; sometimes you have these pine-like notes. Sometimes there are bitter nuances and it can even have accents of cheese on the aroma or chocolate."
With so much variety, what's the best way to drink mezcal "I'm a purist, but that's just because I love tasting the different nuances," Greenleaf reveals. "But I'm not going to lie: mezcal is the most delicious spirit in cocktails. It's so diverse, it shines so nicely up against a nice citrus fruit. I believe it can stand in any classic cocktail as a replacement of the original spirit."
Cody Pruitt, Beverage Director at newcomer Casa Neta in Flatiron, agrees. "Usually, I'll first introduce someone to mezcal through the offering of a cocktail," he explains. "Mezcal is unbelievably flexible. The greener, grassier notes offer the chance to substitute itself or tequila in place of gin. You'll find in many classic cocktails the smokey notes can allow it to easily be used in place of some whiskeys. Mezcal marries beautifully with pineapple, coconut, melon, and most other tropical fruits; however, it also goes phenomenally well with sherry and a lengthy list of vermouths."
"People have started to educate themselves," Greenleaf surmises, while acknowledging that much of the spirit's growing popularity can be traced to bartenders and other mezcal evangelists. "Everybody wants a story, farm-to-table, and I think that our bartenders are really doing that."
The increased awareness and popularity of mezcal has led to some difficulties, however, both with bureaucratic regulations that threaten vulnerable producers, in addition to shortages in the agave plants used to produce mezcals.
LA BIBLIOTECA When Greenleaf first moved to NYC, this is where she got her start as the "Tequila Librarian" at this Richard Sandoval joint. Librarian's not a casually-dropped distinction here; the selection of agave spirits is extensive and requires multiple pages of perusal to settle on one variety. Much of that list is dedicated to tequila, but there's a strong mezcal representation, too, including the more rare aged mezcals like reposados and anejos. 622 3rd Avenue, (212) 808-8110; richardsandoval.com/labiblioteca
CASA NETA This newcomer to the Flation District offers 167 agave spirits at the moment. In that lineup are mezcals at many price points, from a glass of Del Amigo Espadin ($12) up to La Venenosa Puntas ($60), made from "the upper portions of the 'hearts' and the portion of the distillate separated right above them," considered the "choicest cut by most mezcaleros because of their intense flavour," according to Astor Wines. 40 East 20th Street, (212) 529-7870; casanetanyc.com
LA LOBA CANTINA Dedicated to showcasing all this Oaxacan, including tlayudas and quesadillas using fresh masa, this cute Kensington/Flatbush spot offers a laid back environment to dip your toes into mezcal drinking, with mezcal tastings and takeovers to learn more about the spirit. The restaurant offers 1 or 2 ounce pours of most of their mezcals, which are organized by the type of agave used in production and tasting notes about each of the bottles. 709 Church Avenue, (347) 295-1141; lalobacantina.com
MASA Y AGAVE The mezcal-driven component of the city's fleet of Rosa Mexicanos, this bar stocks 400 bottles of agave-based spirits, the largest collection in NYC by their estimation. Their devotion extends to education, too, in addition to employing mezcal in a variety of seasonal cocktails. 41 Murray Street, (212) 849-2885; rosamexicano.com/masayagave
CASA MEZCAL It says it right there in the name. This mezcaleria (and restaurant and venue) offers mescal-infused margaritas, specialty cocktails based on mezcal, and a selection of mezcals from the Oaxaca state of Mexico. Owners Guillermo Olguin and Ignacio Carballido also use the space as a showcase for Los Amantes, the brand of mezcal the duo created. 86 Orchard Street, (212) 777-2661; casamezcalny.com
EL ATORADERO MEZCAL BAR When it opens at some point this month, El Atoradero's mezcal bar offshoot will serve 100 mezcals priced from super cheap to between $10 and $20 for the really good stuff. "I'm not going to say we're going to price it to move, but we are going to price it so people can come in and try a bunch of stuff and go home not having spent a couple hundred dollars," Arenstein says. 706 Washington Avenue 59ce067264