Mezcal - Business, Culture, and More

Cheers to the spicy cousin of tequila "Mezcal is often confused with tequila. However, they are two very different spirits and should not be con... (2018)

“Don’t forget, it should be kissed, not shot,” our mezcal expert instructed us, once he detected our automatic inclination to down the liquor in on... (2018)

Tequila: In search of the Blue Agave. The most compreshensive site on tequila online. (2018)

Houston's Cocktail King, Bobby Heugel, is evangelical about the ancient spirit and has made more than 30 pilgrimages to Mexico's rural vinatas. Now... (2018)

La Urbana, a new Mexican restaurant, just opened on San Francisco’s booming Divisadero Street with the city’s biggest list of mezcal liquors. Here'... (2018)

Oaxaca is the heart of mezcal country, where the pungent booze is made from the same plant as tequila by traditional distillers. As U.S. drinkers e... (2018)

As its name suggests, wild agave isn't cultivated like the plants used to make most of the mezcal out there—and drinking mezcal made from it is a w... (2017)

This cousin of tequila is handcrafted by farmers in small batches from the maguey plant, which takes 7 to 30 years to reach maturity. (2018)