The Agave Plant “Mezcal” (also spelled “mescal”) is derived . from the term “mexcalli,” a word in the Nahuatl language that combines metl (agave) and ixca (cook or bake).

So the way that looks is that you've got people who are developing banks of seeds of agave plants that will produce mezcal, and these are plants that basically, at this point, don't exist in the wild.

Tequila changes based on how long it's aged, while mezcal can taste different depending on the type of agave plant it's made ...

More than 200 unique species of agave grow in Mexico, but the exact number used to make mezcal is difficult to define. “Many people say ‘around 20’ very confidently, but ultimately, it falls ...

A sibling of tequila, mezcal is spirit made of agave, indigenous to Mexico and dating back to the 16th Century. Made from the heart of any number of agave plant species, mezcal is distilled in ...

They started making mezcal in 2012 and today have planted hundreds of thousands of agave plants, including a previously unknown local variety called Warash. “It’s the taste of these mountains ...

Mezcal, by contrast, can be made from a variety of agave plants or a blend of agave plants, mostly grown in and near Oaxaca, Mexico. The cultivated Espadin agave is most common for mezcal, but ...

“While there is limited supply (due to the average agave plant maturing between 25 to 30 years) consumers are seeking unique mezcal experiences similar to single malts.” ...

Mezcal can be made from any agave variety in Mexico while tequila, Runnebaum said, comes solely from the blue agave plant grown within the geographically defined region of “Tequila.” In California, ...

These include century plants and others from which mescal is produced. Tequila, by law, can only be made from the blue agave; mescal can be produced from many varieties of agave.