21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
The First Distillation
Placido wheels out the agave pulp during the first Mezcal distillation in a new palenque. The love and connection to the earth in this ancestral process is beautiful. I get it now...it's more than just a drink. It's a medicine of life.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 01.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
| Photo Location: | Santa Catarina Minas, Mexico |
| Copyright: | © Ryan Kost |