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Mezcal Maniac

Jonathan Lockwood

Discovering, Exploring for and Drinking Mezcal with Jonathan Lockwood

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A couple weeks ago I wrote about a place that helped ignite San Miguel de Allende’s mezcal renaissance. But five years before that, there was La Mezcalería on Correo in Centro.

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Friday, February 28th, 2025

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  • Jonathan Lockwood

    Jonathan Lockwood is an American Voice Talent living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He is also a Mezcal Lover, Explorer and Collector. With a wide variety of artesanal mezcal in his cellar, he loves to have people over for tastings.

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