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Don’t You Dare Waste a Single Drop of Mezcal
I followed the distillers behind GEM&BOLT mezcal to see how the spirit was produced, from agave to bottle. Spoiler: The process is fucking magical.
This Mezcal Company Thinks Donald Trump Is a 'Pendejo'
This small-scale mezcal company launched a guerrilla smear campaign against the Republican candidate, wheat-pasting thousands of posters that simply read: “Donald Eres Un Pendejo.”
This is already the deadliest year for journalists in Mexico since 2010
Eight journalists were killed in Mexico in the first half of this year, according to a report by the freedom of expression group Article 19 that also registered a doubling in the number of non-fatal attacks on the media.
People wounded in deadly clashes with Mexican police are avoiding hospitals
More than two weeks after deadly clashes in Mexico between a teachers union and police, wounded residents are too afraid to seek proper healthcare, and the investigation into what happened appears stuck.
After a month of blockades in Mexico, teachers say they’ll keep protesting
With police attempts to clear union blockades last month resulting in a death toll, the threat of further violence hangs over the continuing highway blockades.
Mexico’s army is airlifting food because striking teachers are causing shortages
The authorities say the airlifts will restock state-subsidized stores in 300 poverty-stricken communities in the southern state of Oaxaca that it says are running out of food because supplies cannot get through teachers’ roadblocks.
This New Damiana-Distilled Mezcal May Make You Love Harder
Damiana has historically been used as an aphrodisiac in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Now, for the first time ever, you can enjoy its alleged qualities in agave form in the US.
Mexican teachers aren't backing down after eight died in clashes with police
The bloodbath at a highway blockade has become a symbol of how explosive politics can been in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca. It has also brought criticism raining down on the government’s use of live ammunition.
At least six dead as conflict between Mexican teachers and the government boils over
The victims died during clashes between police and radical teachers demonstrating against sweeping education reforms. The teachers say police shot them all. The police blame violent elements within the protests.
Six people dead in clashes between police and protesting teachers in Mexico
Protesters have accused the police of "a massacre." The police have blamed "violent groups" within the protest movement.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
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Two Mezcal Jewels from Oaxaca
We spoke to two mezcal producers from Oaxaca about how the demand for the spirit had changed, and what that means for their lives.