Janzen, Emma. Mezcal: The History, Craft & Cocktails of the World's Ultimate Artisanal Spirit. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press, 2017. Supplied ebook-derived PDF, 273 pages. Digital ISBN9780760359631.
Janzen frames mezcal as a community-specific agricultural spirit. Mezcaloteca uses labels and guided comparative flights. Ron Cooper's 1995 imports and 1998 Aspen introduction are reported milestones. Mayahuel's many breasts/rabbits and the tlacuache stealing mezcal/fire/tobacco are cultural stories.
Emma Janzen, Mezcal (Voyageur Press, 2017), supplied PDF7–31; Introduction7–10; Mezcaloteca11–24; Del Maguey25–31; myths28.
Janzen, Emma. Mezcal: The History, Craft & Cocktails of the World's Ultimate Artisanal Spirit. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press, 2017. Supplied ebook-derived PDF, 273 pages. Digital ISBN9780760359631. PDF7–31; Introduction7–10; Mezcaloteca11–24; Del Maguey25–31; myths28.
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Janzen, Mezcal, PDF7–31.
Introduction7–10; Mezcaloteca11–24; Del Maguey25–31; myths28.
Pre-Columbian distillation is asserted, not established by evidence here. Honorifics do not establish sole invention. Ritual/medicinal reports are not health advice. Modern category law differs from a vernacular tequila-as-mezcal umbrella. Locators checked against supplied PDF; not publication clearance.
No access → Whiskey Citations & Footnotes Database (USWA)
Retrieval-ready citation for a bounded paraphrase; not publication clearance.
Citation
Janzen, Emma. Mezcal: The History, Craft & Cocktails of the World's Ultimate Artisanal Spirit. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press, 2017. Supplied ebook-derived PDF, 273 pages. Digital ISBN9780760359631.
PDF 7–31; Introduction7–10; Mezcaloteca11–24; Del Maguey25–31; myths28.
Supported use
Janzen frames mezcal as a community-specific agricultural spirit. Mezcaloteca uses labels and guided comparative flights. Ron Cooper's 1995 imports and 1998 Aspen introduction are reported milestones. Mayahuel's many breasts/rabbits and the tlacuache stealing mezcal/fire/tobacco are cultural stories.
Evidence links
Source No access; Literature Note Mezcal — full-source analysis and comparative retrieval boundaries; excerpt
Mezcal — MZ02 — Origins, revival stories and explicit lore.
Verification and limits
Pre-Columbian distillation is asserted, not established by evidence here. Honorifics do not establish sole invention. Ritual/medicinal reports are not health advice. Modern category law differs from a vernacular tequila-as-mezcal umbrella.
All 273 text pages and images reviewed. Locators use physical PDF positions. No direct quotation copied and no independent verification of every claim implied.