MEZCAL IS MEANT TO BE SIPPED SLOWLY—NOT CONSUMED AS A SHOT. THIS ALLOWS ONE TO SAVOR THE LAST SIP WHICH IS NEVER QUITE THE SAME AS THE FIRST SIP. MEZCAL IS LIKE WINE. IT ADAPTS TO EVERY PERSON’S INDIVIDUAL PALATE. AFICIONADOS ENJOY THE DRINK WITHOUT ICE BECAUSE CHILLING CAN MASK THE SUBTLE DISTINCT SEPARATE FLAVORS. MEZCAL PROS FAVOR SIPPING MEZCAL FROM A SMALL WINE GLASS OR CHAMPAGNE FLUTE – OR EVEN

BETTER FROM A TRADITIONAL COPITA OR SMALL BOWL WITH A WIDE MOUTH, ALLOWING THE NOSE TO GET CLOSE TO THE MEZCAL WHILE STILL EASY TO SIP, ENJOYING THE DISTINCT AROMAS AND FLAVORS SIMULTANEOUSLY. ONE ENLIGHTENED OAXACAN ENTHUSIAST SO ELOQUENTLY SAID: “YOU KISS MEZCAL, YOU DON’T SHOOT IT.”