Mezcal is having a moment. And whether you’re ordering this 500-year-old agave-based spirit at a bar or mixing cocktails at home, there’s no denying that mezcal offers a fresh, nuanced and ...

Mezcal’s star continues to rise, as the Mexican spirit enjoys a steady uptick in consumption. Between 2017 and 2022, the number of mezcal brands being imported to the United States grew by 97% ...

More and Mezcal photographed for Casual Dining in Washington, DC on September 27, 2019. (Photo by Laura Chase de Formigny for The Washington Post via Getty Images) This Friday, October 21st is ...

The newest boozy brand offering: Tesla Mezcal. Priced at $450, the limited-release spirit "is as delicate as it is spicy, with a deep citrus and green apple nose that gives way to soft herbal ...

The agave-based Mexican spirit is much more diverse than many drinkers realize. Mezcal is a beloved spirit around the world, distinct in style and flavor, and often completely misunderstood.

Agave is the heart of any bottle of mezcal. When produced in a traditional manner, mezcal is more than just a simple distillation of agave. It reflects generations of focus on these unique and ...

For years, mezcal sat in the shadow of its popular cousin tequila …known for its worm…and deemed too smokey for a spot on the same shelf as premium spirits. But not anymore. Once banned and ...

Throughout Mexican history, it’s been used as a source of food, clothing, medicine and, since the Spanish conquest in 1526, to make spirits such as tequila and mezcal. The ancestor of tequila ...

This is agave, the spiky succulent used to make tequila and mezcal. A miraculous plant, agave can grow in the driest environments with no need for irrigation, and it’s provided food, fiber and ...

Bosscal Mezcal has a discovery story as well. As owner Nelson Nieves likes to say, “Mezcal finds you, you don’t find mezcal.” It found Nieves and his brother after their construction company ...