We put eight bottles of mezcal to the blind taste test. Our top pick was a clear winner and punched way above its weight.

The Mexican spirit is more popular than ever. Here's the best way to enjoy it, from the proper glassware to a tasty cocktail ...

Mezcal, and other traditional spirits of Mexico like sotol, bacanora, and raicilla, have a long and rich history. They’re all distilled from plants that take years to mature. The best mezcals ...

In his spare time, he explored remote mountain villages searching for great mezcal to drink. “I’d show up in a village asking, ‘Where’s the best?’ And they’d point the way, in Zapotec ...

The US market for mezcal overtook Mexico's in 2019. But as demand soars stateside, small Mexican mezcal producers aren't making the big bucks. While Mexican regulations do require mezcal to be ...

and aged for at least three years in new American oak barrels (not the typical bourbon barrels), followed by a secondary finish of up to four months in American oak mezcal barrels. We got an early ...

Jose Avila, the chef behind Denver’s La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal, has built a national reputation over the past few years for his rich takes on regional Mexican cuisine, like his five kinds of ...