New Mexico’s bold young distillery scene is starting to come of age, along with a homegrown cocktail culture that goes far beyond margaritas. Grapevines were first planted in New Mexico in 1629, and the craft beer scene, although its genesis is more recent(1988), is prolific and award-winning enough to cause us to confidently refer to the state as Craft Beer Capital of the Southwest. But have we got the spirits!
