Ready to dive into the richly nuanced world of tequila and mezcal? Here’s what you need to know. Related: A Beginner’s Guide to the Agave Species Used to Make Mezcal. The hist ...

Mezcal producers who want to get creative can add ingredients like fruit, spices, and meat in the final distillation, which is something you don't often see with tequila. With so many variations ...

Mezcal’s star continues to rise ... chicken or turkey (pechuga is “breast” in Spanish), and often alongside fruit, nuts or grains. To make its wagyu mezcal, Paquera sources open-range ...

We went to meet the mezcaleros as they labor to quench the world's thirst for mezcal. Mezcaleros harvest agave year round but it's no low-hanging fruit. Pried from the earth, the spikes are ...

Artisanal mezcal resists machinery. Mezcaleros harvest agave year round, but it's no low-hanging fruit. Workers, called jimadores, pry the agave from the ground, cut away its spikes using a ...