From mole negro and mezcal on family altars to candlelit cemetery vigils and all-night muerteadas, Oaxaca's Día de Muertos brings families together to honor the departed. Local guide Luis Enrique Zárate shares his family's traditions and favorite places to experience the celebration.

From serious tasting rooms and rare agave spirits to inventive cocktails and late-night mezcal bars, these are seven of our favorite places to drink and learn about mezcal in Oaxaca.

A honey tasting room and specialty shop in downtown Oaxaca dedicated to the colors, textures, flavors, and terroir of the state’s wildly varied honeys.