Tundras to Sedona - 2025

Those names alone are proof enough for me they're going to be awesome.

My favorite is Hruska's in Ellinger.

There's also a smokehouse off 59 between Houston and Corpus that makes damn good ones. But I can never remember their name.

 

Wait why the f are we making breakfast for Merus. Kolaches and coffee all day dude.

 

Because I got kolaches at a donut shop in Amarillo and wasn't impressed.

Pretty sure half the donut shops there don't even know what they are.

 

Might need to make a Tundras2Kolaches tour a thing.

 

Long ass double today. Having a nice wind down cocktail, which became a double.

how it should be made
Aero Oaxaca
3/4 oz mezcal
3/4 oz luxardo liqueor
3/4 oz creme de violette
3/4 oz lemon juice

I just doubled the measurements to obtain a bigger drank. Cheers yall.

 

That sounds like something I’d be down with. Except I’ve never been able to stand the taste of mezcal. Does all mezcal taste like bandaids or have I just been getting shitty mezcal?

 

Cheese?

 

Shitty mezcal.
Good mezcal tastes like good tequila.

 

Little bit of both. Mezcal has a very strong flavor so it needs to be mixed with something acidic to keep it balanced.

 

Another mezcal drink that's a panty dropper...

3/4 mezcal
3/4 pechayuds apertivo
3/4 lime juice
3/4 chartreuse

 

That makes more sense. I think I’ve only tried it in stuff like Oaxaca old fashioneds and that doesn’t mask the taste at all. I’ll have to give it another shot.

 

the Oaxaca old fashioned's are so basic. Definitely try drinks with acidic components in them if you're trying to get into mezcal.

oaxaca is a state in Mexico. In order for states to grow agave for mezcal they have to be certified. Oaxaca is one of the biggest producers of mezcal.

 

I’ll keep a lookout. If all else fails, I’ll find the camp bartender in April

 

To further explain mezcal a little more; it can be broken down to 3 categories. Each have different processing and regional distinctions.
Mezcal
Mezcal artesanal
Mezcal ancestral

 

And Oaxaca cheese

 

Yes

 

And magical mushrooms

 

Psilocybe Cubensis?
If I lived in AZ I'd want to try one of those medicine man guided mescaline or peyote religious experiences.

 

Yep, they have a mushroom festival down there, look up Maria Sabina

my sister has visited the peyote church out here, it’s somewhere near Wilcox

 

I've been to Peru. Quite a journey.

 

Peru, IL? I used to live right by there.

 

yeah that's the one. The ayahuasca experience in Peru IL with a native shaman.

 

I’ve had similar experiences behind the mall there. But the guy's name was Dave and don’t believe he was a real shaman.

 

Dave's not here man.

 

Shit, you just beat me to it. And with the photo for the win.

 

Pwned