Distilled with poultry, this celebratory spirit tells deeply personal stories of tradition and place.

Mexico’s agave spirit mezcal is still produced much as it has been for generations. The work is slow and physical, guided by ...

At La Jefa, Dan Suro’s agave program is built on restraint, with fewer bottles, deeper knowledge, and a more thoughtful way ...

The global boom in Oaxaca’s signature spirit is bringing problems like deforestation, water shortages and polluted rivers.

This richly reported, visually striking package explored the complex reality behind mezcal’s global rise — an economic ...

Thirty years ago, a single light bulb would illuminate the mezcal distillery owned by Gladys Sánchez Garnica’s family in ...

Mezcal has always rewarded the obsessive. The category is full of small-batch, single-village, single-producer spirits that ...

You know mezcal to bring the smoke in cocktails. But this terroir-driven spirit—which can be derived from more than 30 different types of agave plants—is so much more versatile, capable of adding ...

Mezcal is the fastest-growing category of agave spirits. It presents diverse aroma and taste profiles, from sweet and fruity to earthy, pungent, and even medicinal. It also lends itself to a wide ...

Agave-based spirits are some of the most complex spirits on the planet. This is largely because the pineapple-shaped cores of the spiky plant can take up to 14 years to ripen, giving plenty of time ...

Agave is the fastest growing drinks category in the United States, according to IWSR, which carves a niche in the market for mezcal. Sales for the slightly smokey, earthy, agave-based spirit were up ...