“Dixieebee means health or cheers in Zapotec. The owner is a fifth-generation mezcal producer who puts a lot of effort into making excellent mezcals. These can compete with any top-notch mezcal in the world. They’re 100% artisanal. Don Valentín has sent his tequilas to laboratories to see how many different types of aromas and flavors scientists can detect, and they have found over a thousand — imagine that. You can mix Dixeebe or drink it straight. If you drink it straight, you sip it almost as if you were giving it little kisses. That’s how you enjoy a mezcal of this quality.” —Alex Valencia, co-owner and mixologist at La Contenta Restaurants