When you travel to Mexico City you must try Pulque. What is it? Well...
"Pulque is a milky, slightly foamy and somewhat viscous beverage made by fermenting (not distilling) the fresh sap of certain types of Maguey. Any other beverage made from distilling the cooked Maguey is Mezcal, and if it is manufactured in the Tequila region from a numbered distillery, it is Tequila. All three drinks are made from different species of Maguey, often called the "Century plant" in English. The Maguey or agave are all members of the botanical family Agavaceae. Only one species of Maguey is allowed by law for tequila production, the agave Weber (the Blue Agave). There are many species that can be used for good mezcal, and six or so varieties will yield the basic juice for flavorful Pulque." - Courtesy of: http://delmaguey.com/
The good news about Pulquería La Nuclear: It's a rad dive bar and dive bars are hard to find in Mexico City - at least in the part of town that we were staying. It has bitchin' swinging doors on your way in and the back room is painted with portraits of borrachos y borrachas slugging drinks and passing out in the booths.
The bad news about Pulquería La Nuclear: They didn't have any Pulque! A Pulquería with no Pulque? It's okay. Sit back and order an Indio for a few Pesos and enjoy your stay. The staff is super duper friendly and washes dishes the entire time, which is weird since we were the only four people in the bar...
Good times, great friends and lots of Pulque! Ooooops... well, good times with great friends none the less... read more