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    Third-Generation Maestro Mezcalero

    Jose Manuel Mendez

    Third-Generation Maestro Mezcalero, Fuego Y Humo

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    Third-Generation Maestro Mezcalero
    Portrait of Jose Manuel Mendez

    Portrait of Jose Manuel Mendez

    i. Biography

    Jose Manuel Mendez is a third-generation maestro mezcalero. He currently works as the maestro mezcalero at Fuego Y Humo in San Dionisio Ocotepec.

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    • What role does Jose Manuel Mendez hold at Fuego Y Humo?

      Jose Manuel Mendez serves as the maestro mezcalero at Fuego Y Humo in San Dionisio Ocotepec.

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