{"product_id":"the-mezcal-rush-isbn-9781619028449","title":"The Mezcal Rush","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A rich, inclusive portrait of one of the world's great drinks.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMezcal. In recent years, the oldest spirit in the Americas has been reinvented as a pricy positional good popular among booze connoisseurs and the mixologists who use it as a cocktail ingredient. Unlike most high–end distillates, most small–batch mezcal is typically produced by and for subsistence farming communities, often under challenging conditions. As Granville Greene spends time with \u003ci\u003emaestros mezcaleros\u003c\/i\u003e, who distill their drinks using local agaves and production techniques honed through generations, mezcal becomes a spirit of contradictions—both a liquid language celebrating village identity and craftsmanship, and a luxury export undergoing a gold–rush–style surge. \u003ci\u003eThe Mezcal Rush\u003c\/i\u003e explores the complications that can arise when an artisanal product makes its way across borders.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Mezcal Rush\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A rich, inclusive portrait of one of the world's great drinks.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A unique and fascinating journey following the mezcal trail from remote Mexican villages to trendy bars abroad, from indigenous fiestas to mixology events crammed with modish tipplers. Greene's lively and skillful blend of travelogue and social commentary charts the sometimes troubled links between these very different worlds.” —Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs commentator, \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Impressively informative, exceptionally well written, organized and presented, \u003ci\u003eThe Mezcal Rush\u003c\/i\u003e is an original and inherently fascinating read from beginning to end.” —\u003ci\u003eWisconsin Bookwatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An artful combination of travel narrative and research—I felt as if I was sipping mezcal through Mexico as I read it.” —Baylor Chapman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Plant Recipe Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eGranville Greene\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University. He has written for \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299765440741,"sku":"NP9781619028449","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781619028449.jpg?v=1767740494","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-mezcal-rush-isbn-9781619028449","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}