You can find Gem & Bolt online and at stores like Bevmo (a quick Google search will help) just look for the white bottle with the black diamond and lightning bolt. Gem & Bolt mezcal is uniquely is distilled with Damiana, and ancient Mexican herb known to have mood-elevating properties. If you love smoky flavor and haven’t had mezcal, I highly recommend it.įor this Spicy Mezcal Margarita recipe, I used Gem & Bolt, a female-founded and leg mezcal brand that uses a fourth-generation distillery in Mexico.
I discovered mezcal on accident simply by ordering a drink I thought sounded good.
The agave is then distilled in clay pots. This is what gives mezcal that smoky flavor. To make mezcal, the piñas cook in an underground fir via a pit lined with charcoal and wood. To make tequila, the piñas steam in ovens, then get distilled in copper pots. However, the process between the two are very different. (Fun fact, it’s called this because the agave heart closely resembles a pineapple). Have you ever had a cocktail with a subtle smokiness? It’s possible the bartender used a smoking machine to create that flavor, or it could be mezcal.īoth tequila and mezcal are harvested from the agave plant and use the plant’s core called the piña.