In May, I got sunburned standing outside in rural Mexico drinking moonshine from a recycled soda bottle. Sounds like the start to a Cinco de Mayo Hangover movie, but I was there because Erick ...

That’s what most of the world thought mezcal was a couple of decades ago, because that’s all that was available outside the rural Mexican communities where it’s made. And although “mezcal con gusano” ...

Three ways to use Mezcal that aren’t just sipping it straight. From a bright Paloma to a smoky twist on an Old Fashioned, and ...

Mezcal isn't just a substitute for tequila. These mezcal cocktails prove the spirit is versatile enough to transform the classics. You know mezcal to bring the smoke in cocktails. But this ...

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Forget tequila, mezcal is Mexico’s most complex spirit. Made in different states from a wide variety of agave species, mezcal compares more to wine than any other spirit in the world. ByLauren Mowery, ...

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 trendy ...

Agave is the fastest growing drinks category in the United States, according to IWSR, which carves a niche in the market for mezcal. Sales for the slightly smokey, earthy, agave-based spirit were up ...

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Mezcal, a distilled spirit made from an agave plant native to Mexico, was once regarded as inferior to tequila, its more high-profile, industrialized cousin. It was also known for the worm in the ...