Mezcal & Song: Mexico's Spirit

This is a rare-access, evocative, two-hour multisensory journey into Mexican culture — a private mezcal tasting blended with live music and storytelling. Hosted in the home of Andrea and Juan, the experience offers an intimate setting where tradition, flavor, and sound come together. Andrea, a mezcal expert with deep family roots in Guerrero, guides you through a tasting of artisanal mezcals, each paired with bites that highlight and deepen the drink’s complexity. Alongside each sip and pairing, she shares stories of agave heritage, cultural symbolism, and personal memory — making every glass feel rooted in place and tradition. What further sets this experience apart is the live music. Before each tasting, Andrea and Juan perform short musical pieces — drawn from Mexico’s folk tradition — that evoke the landscapes and emotions from which mezcal emerges. These performances act as both prelude and palette, deepening your connection to the drink and the culture behind it.

Extending well beyond a typical mezcal tasting, this is an authentic cultural immersion — where mezcal, song, and stories weave into a singular experience. Your hosts are mezcal specialists and professional musicians who use song to convey regional stories and deepen the emotional resonance of what you’re tasting. Four tastings, four pairings, four songs. You’ll be welcomed into their private home — a rare chance to experience Mexican hospitality as it’s lived: warm, proud, unfiltered. Andrea sources her mezcals directly from Guerrero, working with small-scale producers who follow traditional methods, some of whom use clay-pot distillation. The flavors are bold, the stories personal — and the songs are drawn from the region where the agave grows, grounding your tasting in place and feeling. You’ll come away with a deeper understanding of mezcal’s cultural role, artisanal roots, and how to recognize quality in the bottle — plus a heart-level connection to the traditions that shape it.

Andrea is an anthropologist, Master Mezcalier, and singer with over 15 years of experience promoting the mezcal culture of Guerrero through her projects. Her connection to mezcal runs deep, shaped by family traditions where the spirit was always paired with music and food. Since 2010, she has played an active role in elevating Guerrero mezcal on both national and international stages. Juan Pablo is a traditional music promoter, singer, and composer for film, theatre, and collaborative projects. He is also a dedicated advocate for preserving Cardenche music in Mexico and abroad, helping to keep this rare vocal tradition alive through performance and education.

From June to September, brief showers are common — bring an umbrella or raincoat in case it rains on your way to or from Andrea’s home. In autumn and winter, a light sweater or jacket is recommended for comfort, as it can be cool. To fully enjoy the tasting, avoid wearing perfume, scented lotion on your hands or arms, or scented lip balm or lipstick, as these can interfere with the aromas of the mezcal. Vegan and vegetarian pairings are available — please let Andrea know in advance.