MEET POX: Whiskey, Rum and Mezcal’s Mind-Altering Love Child
Siglo Cero or "zero century" is a per-hispanic beverage ancient Mayans drank and the reference to the Year Zero establishing the Mayan calendar. The spirit itself is a blended distillate of corn (maize), sugar cane, and wheat. Made in rural communities hidden up in the mountains, Pox may seem like moonshine upon first glance. But look again: It’s also made from sugar cane, and denotes flavors like coconut and cocoa. Sounds a lot like rum, right? Look one more time: It’s a Mexican spirit sipped straight between bites of orange so, it’s like mezcal? Pox isn’t any of the above, it’s all of them rolled into one.
Uploaded by juan pablo garciabueno on 2019-01-28.