Turquila? The Weird World of Meat-Distilled Mezcal on Details.com
February 18, 2014
In my latest story for Details.com (upgraded to a feature!) I wrote about pechuga-style mezcals.
These are mezcal redistilled with seasonal fruits and nuts, plus a chicken or turkey (or deer or rabbit or pig) hanging in the still.
I thought there were only a couple on the market, but there are at least 8 different brands available in the US. I looked into the origins/history of pechuga and how a few of them differ from each other.
Plus: 26 different bars in which to drink it.
Someone notes that Wahaka Mezcal distributes some pechuga not mentioned in the story:
The master distiller Asuncion Matilde from
Puebla, make with chicken, turkey, rabbit, pig and hand made, mole poblano.
Posted by: Camper English | February 18, 2014 at 12:32 PM
Interesting variety of flavors. Well this is something I must try in the future...
Posted by: CavaCava | February 21, 2014 at 10:31 AM