12 days of México

#8 Mezcalerias

Mezcal is my friend. It can be yours too. Like a fine cigar or any high end liquor, you want to sip and not shoot. Mezcal comes from the maguey plant, a plant that thrives in the state of Oaxaca and is the main producing region for this smokey liquor. No, mezcal does not have a worm in it...in fact any liquor with a worm at the bottom means its a bad quality liquor and like any terrible alcohol, if over consumed you will get ill.

In Mexico City, mezcalerias (bars that specialize in mezcal) are very popular amongst the hipsters. In the neighborhood of Condesa we look forward to returning to one bar in particular called La Botica. You can get a beer for a $1.60 and a mezcal shot for as little as $3 or less. There are a few others that I want to visit in other neighborhoods but I just loved the coziness of La Botica's storefront...no bigger than my living room and open to the street but fits enough tables for all the cool kids to have a drink and relax.


La Botica - Colonia Condesa, D.F.