This is because mezcal can be made from multiple types of agave, while tequila can only be made using one kind. Tequila production is closely regulated by the Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT).

(Technically, agave aren’t even cacti, but more closely related to the lily species.) So when it comes to turning agave into alcohol, Mexico enjoys a firm head start over California. The indigenous ...

When folks around the country think of agave, they picture hotbeds ike Guadalajara, Mexico. Tucson aims to challenge that ...

But there’s one major difference between Can de la Calle and your textbook Chardonnay: It’s made from agave. Agave lends itself well to a range of expressions. You can mix a Martini with agave ...

Come nightfall in spring and summer these migratory bats, primary pollinators for many agave species, throng flowering quiotes across Mexico, dipping in their pointy snouts and elongated tongues ...

Tequila is a distilled spirit produced from the juice of the blue agave, a plant native to Mexico. The agave has stiff, ...