La Mezcaloteca

5 Caleb Kramer - 8 months ago

Second time here was just as enjoyable as the first. They are very friendly and attentive. They’ll ask you about your experience with mezcal, what coffee/ beer/ wine you like and then provide a personalized tasting. The space feels like a cool, old library and is central to everything. If you want to go, just make sure you have a reservation far in advance!

3 Toro Comm - 6 months ago

Mezcal variety was great. Server allowed me to sit per a no-show, which I was happy about since last visit I didn’t realize a reservation was essentially required. I’m a solo traveler and would have found the experience a bit quiet had the original bookee not shown up.

Truthfully, I was a bit underwhelmed.

Experience could be elevated with store providing scorecards to keep track of mezcal types along the tasting. I’m in my Bu0026B and can’t remember anything I tried (sure one could take photos… but it’s not the same as a more tactile reference).

And *perhaps* the slightest bit of music for ambiance (though I understand it’s a la bibliotheca).

5 Handsome G - 2 weeks ago

Great tasting. Classic bar style with intamate vibes. Make a reservation if you want the full breakdown and tastings. Otherwise you can sit and just order anything on the menu.

4 Olivia Kulig-Kort - 3 months ago

Came after dinner around 8pm and did 3 tastings. Very knowledgeable guy, was able to answer all our questions. Was about an hour, think it was 900 pesos per person. Felt it was a tad bit expensive for the experience though so I'm not sure about the value.

Afterwards you can buy some mezcal but we did not so not sure how $$$ their bottles are. (For reference if anyone wants to buy from them, we went to a mezcal distillery and bought a bottle of Tepeztate for 1000 pesos)

Wish we could have more material to reference too because mezcal is quite complicated with the different plants and different years it takes to make.

2 Agne Kajackaite - a year ago

Good mezcal, but horrible service. We came to buy a couple of bottles. The guy who was working there was extremely arrogant and cold. He said I have great bottles, but is it in your budget? He also treated my boyfriend with arrogance assuming he was a foreigner, which he is not - he is just a blonde Mexican. Don’t go there. Or at least don’t go there when the arrogant guy is working!
We were there on the 27th of March.

5 Alexander Ngugi - 4 years ago

Amazing mezcaleria! The staff here really know their mezcals. I came in thinking all mezcals are woody and smokey and left knowing that the mezcal culture is so much deeper than I thought. A must visit for anyone visiting Oaxaca. Reservations are required so please call ahead before u visit.

5 Chiraag Patel - 3 years ago

Cannot recommend highly enough. Took me and my wife on incredible, individual tasting experiences. If only we could take more of their mezcal on the plane home with us!