In this groundbreaking and deeply personal book, Ron Cooper--a leading voice in the artisanal mezcal movement, and the person largely responsible for popularizing the spirit in the United States--shares everything he knows about this storied, culturally rich, and now hugely in-demand spirit, along with 50 recipes.
RON COOPER is a celebrated visual artist, mezcal importer, and the
founder of Del Maguey Mezcal.
CHANTAL MARTINEAU is a wine, spirits, food, and travel writer whose
work has appeared in Vogue, Food & Wine, Saveur, and the Atlantic,
among others. She is the author of the book How the Gringos Stole
Tequila.
“Ron’s work is always funny, ironic, and surprising. That Ron
should have become a purveyor of mezcal is no less surprising, as
he has brought his alchemy to a new level. The farming, the
harvest, the process of making mezcal is another of Ron’s artistic
expressions. As are the Del Maguey bottles, decorated with the
brilliant, whimsical watercolors of the great artist Ken
Price, a fellow dreamer and adventurer. This book allows us
the singular opportunity to enter into Ron’s head and join
him on this journey of the senses.”
—Anjelica Huston, actress
“I knew nothing about mezcal until Cooper introduced me to
it. I was impressed by the sauce and Cooper—and now, this
book.”
—Larry Bell, artist
“This lovely, conversational, and often very funny book is the next
best thing to sitting in the shade of a big, old Oaxacan encino oak
tree with Ron and sharing a copita (or three) of the local
mezcal. I can’t think of a more pleasant way to pass the
time.”
—David Wondrich, author of Imbibe!
“‘Up there, up there’s where we’ve got to go . . . . UP THERE!’
Like Walter Houston’s character in The Treasure of the Sierra
Madre, Ron Cooper stumbled on mezcal in the mountains around
Oaxaca. But the compelling story is how mezcal found Ron Cooper,
and in Finding Mezcal, it unfolds like a movie. The mezcal he found
in mountai palenques was seductive, but ultimately, the
people who made it are the real soul of the Del Maguey
story.”
—Dale DeGroff, author of The Craft of the Cocktail
“ Agave, mezcal, and all of the people behind this magical spirit
needed a book as complete, profound, intimate, and passionate as
this one. Está chingón—f-ing great!”
—Enrique Olvera, chef/owner of Cosme, Pujol, and Atla
"Readers will find Cooper’s work to be one of abiding love and an
outstanding introduction to a unique, often overlooked
spirit."
—Publishers Weekly
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