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Working with Rezpiral is always so inspiring. If y

Working with Rezpiral is always so inspiring. If you recall, we shared awhile back about their fair-trade practices that redirect a portion of profits back to producers. As of 2020 profit sharing has evolved to 30%, with producers working to determine where these funds go, including to land conservation and management. As part of our commitment to sustainable, fair-trade practices, we also participate in a profit-sharing model for the bottles of @rezpiral_ we carry.

This batch particular batch was produced by Simeon Ramírez of San Agustín Amatengo, Oaxaca, with whom Rezpiral has now worked closely with for over 4 years. Approximately 110 liters of this 45.8% abv spirit was produced using Piñuela, a small banana-ish fruit that grows over 3 years. The fruit is roasted, fermented and single distilled in Simeon’s copper refrescadera still, in the same way agave is. This is the second batch of Piñuela that Rezpiral has made available to the US. Rezpiral has been working closely with Simeon for 4 years now.

Madre is donating a portion of proceeds from this batch to Simone as appreciation of his dedication to preserving the tradition of mezcal.

Why is profit sharing important? So many reason!! Just to name a few:

✨ Supports seeding practices and re-forestation
✨ Promotes land stewardship and advocacy for communal and local land control
✨ Promotes bio-diversity and preservation/propagation of endemic agave species
✨ Supports family-run and owned independent production

MEZCAL APPRECIATION POST. Let’s talk about this

MEZCAL APPRECIATION POST. Let’s talk about this Madre exclusive from @5sentidosagave

This 54.6% abv bottle is from a 212-liter batch of cultivated Arroqueño, from a plant that takes over two decades to reach maturity. This specific plant was harvested deep in the hills of Sola de Vega, Oaxaca.

Distilled by “Tio” Pedro Pascual Hernandez and his nephew Lalo in their hometown of Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca, they roasted the fully mature Arroqueño while friends and neighbors then took turns at mashing with large wooden mallets carved from encino.

They cooked the agave until eventually it became a mash. Then it fermented in three pibe tanks with well water for about ten days. Once fermentation completed, Tio Pedro and Lalo distilled the mash in clay pots stills at their Palenque, “La Esperanza.”

And now, find it here with us. But not for long! Very very limited 💥

POV: when you’re in your most happy place 🫠

POV: when you’re in your most happy place 🫠

📸: @rachelthewolf

Today is a special one for us. Considering we are

Today is a special one for us. Considering we are literally named Madre after @ivan_vasquez_’s mom, it’s only fitting we honor her today! Happy Mother’s Day Lucila, and all the other incredible mothers out there who work tirelessly to provide the best they can.

A while back we had the pridige to travel to Oaxaca with @kfredphoto who wrote an incredible story in @lifeandthyme. She took these pictures, and wrote these beautiful words:

“On cue, Vasquez’s mother, Lucila, walks up to the terrace wearing a loose red dress and carrying a large bowl of pollo enchilado resplendent in avocado leaves. She greets us warmly, brushing her soft butterscotch cheek against each of ours in turn. The electric scents of cinnamon and chili cling to her like static. It’s obvious we are about to be treated to the very best of Madre from the creator herself.

“When I ask Lucila how she feels about Vasquez naming his restaurant after her, she buries her face in her hands and begins to cry. “I feel the love that he has for me,” she says. After a couple minutes she sits up, pride behind the tears in her eyes. “He’s working very hard. Hopefully God will bless him with all his dreams and all his goals. For me, I just hope he keeps at it.”

droppin hot into your feed to get you planning din

droppin hot into your feed to get you planning dinner tonight… come by for oysters con ceviche de chapulines, stay for some mezcal 🦪🦗

we are so excited to share we will be hosting a ve

we are so excited to share we will be hosting a very special two-night event April 12 & 13, screening @sonsofmezcal in West Hollywood. The film is an extraordinary ode our favorite agave spirit, and you can purchase tickets for dinner & the movie via link in our bio.

About the documentary: Mezcal is more than an intoxicating spirit. It is the sacred link that binds modern-day mezcaleros to their ancestors. Sons of Mezcal transports you into this living history, as it follows four families passing their traditions on to the next generation.

LIMITED TIX AVAIL

Tickets are $175 and include:
• Welcome Cocktail
• Zapotec Ceremony
• 3 course dinner
• 4 Mezcal flight (mezcalero’s ft in the film)
• Sons of Mezcal film screening
• Director Q&A with @werkcreative

in anticipation of this weekend’s @maestrosdelme

in anticipation of this weekend’s @maestrosdelmezcal where Ivan will be judging, let’s talk mezcal!!

This bottle of @chacolomezcal lineño A. Angustifolia is exclusive to us.

Chacolo Lineño is made with maguey Lineño (agave Angustifolia) in Jalisco. so yes, the powers that be won’t call it mezcal, but we are here to tell you, it is. Lineño is one of the fifteen agave Angustifolia grown by this producing family.

So, while today Jalisco is not part of the Denomination of Origen for mezcal, we can still enjoy “vino de mezcal” from the state.

Thank you to the Partida Family for all you do for mezcal, Jalisco and beyond.

Stay tuned, next time we’ll get more into the breakdown of the history of vino de mezcal 💫🇲🇽

📸: @nfocus_productions

we’ve got some updates for everyone! first, back

we’ve got some updates for everyone! first, back by popular demand… our torta de cecina has returned to happy hour with homemade bolillo!!

next.. LIVE MUSIC IS BACK! Schedule below:

FRIDAY IN TORRANCE
Mariachi Santa Monica 7-10pm

SATURDAY IN TORRANCE
Carlos Y Charlos 7:30-10:30pm

SUNDAY IN TORRANCE
Rosalie Rodriguez 5-8pm

TUESDAYS IN WEHO
Voz Bohemia 7-10pm

holy mezcal 🙏🏽 what a week for mezcal… WHA

holy mezcal 🙏🏽 what a week for mezcal… WHAT A WEEK FOR US. our gratitude is endless. If you picked up the @latimes this weekend, you may have seen @estarla’s piece on “everything you need to know to be a better mezcal drinker” ft @ivan_vasquez_

Esther, you nailed it 🔨

“Ivan Vasquez, the Indigenous owner of Los Angeles’ Oaxacan restaurant Madre has an almost puritanical commitment to high-quality, sustainable mezcal and destilados de agave, as well as the independent producers behind them”

read the rest in our stories. thank you to our producers, to our patrons, to our community. this week has humbled us 😢

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Creative Mexican chow paired with artisanal mezcal & tequila at this vibrant eatery with a patio.

MADRE TORRANCE

1261 Cabrillo Ave #100,
Torrance, CA 90501
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10426 National Blvd,
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