'Durango Delight' (Agave schidigera)is a compact agave type with dense leaves accented by curly white hairs. When it flowers, it sends up a red purple bloom on a stalk up to 10 feet tall. It's hardy ...

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 ...

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When it comes to mezcal, the smoky, agave-based Mexican spirit that deserves a spot in your liquor cabinet, there's a host of different labels or descriptions you might see on the bottle. Three of ...

From smoky and savory to vegetal and bright, we found the mezcals that stand out ...

One expert breaks down the differences and similarities between mezcal and tequila and shares the best uses for each Mexican spirit. Tequila is a type of mezcal, and they are made using different ...

Like wine or beer, mezcal is a blanket term. In its broadest definition, it’s any distilled spirit made from the agave plant, which is known in Mexico as a maguey. Mezcal is meant to be sipped neat in ...

The genus Agave encompasses more than 200 species adapted to arid and semi-arid environments across the Americas. These long-lived perennial succulents display remarkable genetic variation, shaped by ...

Thanks to this agave, given the scientific name of “sanpedroensis” because it was found along the San Pedro River, it is known that the Hohokam culture (800-1450 AD) knew how to domesticate plants ...

As stated above, tequila is made with blue Weber agave only. There are two standards for tequila: mixto (which is made with a minimum of 51% agave; the other 49% can be distilled from anything, though ...

Mezcal is one of the fastest growing categories in the global spirits market, regularly achieving double-digit growth over recent years, and is quickly becoming a go-to drink for connoisseurs looking ...