Mezcal Bartender / Mezcalero

Responsibilities

• Lead mezcal service in Oaxacan mezcalería
• Present mezcal list of 50–200+ single-producer mezcals — explain agave variety, village of origin, production method, flavor profile
• Execute mezcal cocktail program — mezcal negroni, mezcal margarita, mezcal sour
• Conduct mezcal tastings and flights for international food tourists
• Source new mezcal producers and develop mezcal list with management
• Educate guests on the difference between industrial and artisanal mezcal

Requirements

• 2–4 years mezcal-focused bar experience
• Deep mezcal knowledge — agave varieties (tobalá, tepeztate, madrecuixe, mexicano, jabalí), production methods (clay pot, stone mill, underground oven)
• English — international food tourists are the primary mezcal bar clientele
• Genuine passion for mezcal culture

Benefits

• IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
• Staff meals, uniform
• Late-night service supplement
• Tips

Work environment

Oaxacan mezcalería. The world's most specialized bar environment for mezcal — serving spirits that most bartenders anywhere in the world have never seen or tasted.

About the role

The world's greatest mezcal cellar is your workplace. A Oaxacan mezcalería with 200 mezcals — rare tobalá from a single family in the Sierra Sur, clay-pot-distilled jabalí from a producer who makes 300 liters per year — is the most extraordinary spirits environment in the world. The bartender who knows it deeply is irreplaceable.