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The Mezcal Trail

Season 6 Episode 604 | 26m 46s

Pati takes a drive to a region in Oaxaca known for producing some of the best mezcal in all of Mexico. She meets the producer of a small family-run operation and learns how mezcal is made, from field to bottle. Back home, she has a mezcal-inspired get together with a few close friends and serves a bountiful Mexican steak salad and Oaxacan sours made with mezcal.

Aired: 09/05/17
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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