Candlemas or Dia de la Candelaria – and a fabulous plant sale.
We visited Judith’s beautiful country home in Jalpa- just 12 miles from San Miguel, and so tranquil – an ideal setting for an artist or writer. She has it in the market!
We returned to San Miguel for a delicious lunch of fish and shrimp tacos at Jardin Rama.
We strolled back streets and through parks – stopping and watching activities and visiting artist galleries.
I thought it might be nice to take a bottle of Mezcal home, and we received a good education at a local liquor store followed by a tasting of five different brews at San Mezcal Bistro bar.
From Food and Wine magazine: All tequilas are mezcals, but not all mezcals are tequilas. Mezcal can be made from more than 30 varieties of agave.
Both tequila and mezcal are made from the harvested core of the agave plant, otherwise known as the “piña.” However, that’s where the similarities in production end. Tequila is typically produced by steaming the agave inside industrial ovens before being distilled two or three times in copper pots. Mezcal, on the other hand, is cooked inside earthen pits that are lined with lava rocks and filled with wood and charcoal before being distilled in clay pots. While some large-scale mezcal producers have adopted modern methods, artisanal mezcal makers continue to use this more traditional method, which is the source of the smokiness commonly associated with mezcal.
The streets were lively as it’s a three-day weekend celebrating Constitution Day.
