Mezcal crawl with Ulises Torrentera

The mezcal selection at Guelaguetza in Los Angeles.

Ulises Torrentera holds up a glass of mezcal at Guelaguetza in Los Angeles.

Restaurateur Ivan Vasquez examines a bottle of mezcal at the restaurant Petty Cash Taqueria in Los Angeles.

Mezcal is poured at the restaurant Petty Cash Taqueria in Los Angeles.

An ensemble of tobala and tepeztate at the restaurant Petty Cash Taqueria.

Some brands will break down the percentage of each agave used on the bottle, and include the name of the master distiller. In this bottle it is Javier Mateo.

Ivan Vasquez and Ulises Torrentera take a drink of mezcal at Vasquez’s restaurant Madre in Torrance.

A bottle of Ulises Torrentera’s mezcal sits on the bar at Madre in Torrance.

Manuel Diaz of Long Beach mixes drinks and mans the bar at the restaurant El Nopal in Los Angeles.

Ulises Torrentera poses for a portrait at the restaurant Madre in Torrance.

A bottle of mezcal at the restaurant Madre in Torrance.

A bottle of mezcal sits on the bar at the restaurant El Nopal in Los Angeles.

Restaurateur Ivan Vasquez and Ulises Torrentera at Vasquez’s restaurant Madre in Torrance.