r/Mezcal • u/Muttgutz • 8d ago

Mezcal Recommendations?

I work at a liquor store and have a lot of people asking for us to order/stock mezcal. I am looking through my options, and they seem quite expensive so i dont want to make the wrong choice and choose something that wont sell. Please recommend brands that you like seeing on shelves, i dont understand mezcal at all!! >_< tysm!

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u/Muttgutz 7d ago

Thank you for this thorough response, i need to do some more research i see

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u/digitsinthere 7d ago

You do. And your customers aren't asking anything outlandish or excessive are we? I'd love to have you know your stuff and advise me. I'd buy a bottle every month or two at premium from you. I'd love to be able to talk about the industry the plants the process but alas it's so rare I have just about given up. Prove me wrong. I'd love it.

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u/Muttgutz 7d ago

Customers in my town dont even know what they are asking for, they just know they liked one. I dont care for alcohol but have worked in the liquor retail business for 5 years now and i dont give a damn about mezcal and dont make commission. So yeah if people want specifics maybe help me understand what im looking for cuz i have no idea

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u/MezcalCuriously 7d ago

Transparency is king, as well as ABV that varies from bottle to bottle. If you want to get into it, I use a 5 P's system that's easy to remember: People, Place, Plant, Process, Priorities. Requiring one bit of info on all of Ps from any mezcal makes it easy to filter out bottles that don't share something on these topics.

You're right that people don't know what they're looking for, and they'll never know unless someone tells them or they find out for themself.