Season 2 EPISODE 29 Before you can ferment those agaves to make alcohol, you’ve got to convert the carbohydrates into sugars. One way to do that is cooking. And one way to cook the agave is underground. Season 2 EPISODE 28 Clay fermentation vessels … wood-fired pot stills … glass garafones filled with clear liquid. From the pictures you might think you’re looking at heritage agave spirits in rural Mexico. Season 2 EPISODE 27 Those school-boy days of drinking shots in parking lots are gone, but my affection for Monte Alban Mezcal will live on and on. Season 2 EPISODE 26 John McEvoy wrote what has to be the first English-language book for mezcal geeks: Holy Smoke! It’s Mezcal came out in 2014.