A chef and his wife fell in love with the region on a vacation. Now they showcase its cuisine, from mezcal to edible ants. Tobalá explores Mexico with moles, salsas and tortillas made by a dedicated ...

The average, workaday tequila consumer, if they’re aware of the distinction between tequila and mezcal to begin with, tends to focus on the difference in flavor of the two spirits styles as a result ...

Dos Hombres mezcal is lighting up the spirits scene right now. Their Espadín Mezcal is winning award after award and their limited edition expression — Tobala — sold out pretty much instantly when it ...

From left: Paquera barril mezcal artesenal, Fósforo tobalá mezcal, Los Siete Misterios doba-yej mezcal, Mezcal Amarás Logia Azul, and Del Maguey Vida Puebla single village mezcal Whenever Cinco de ...

In the world of agave-based spirits, much of what we end up drinking is based around the careful cultivation of planned agave–or maguey–harvests, grown by commercial farmers. This has grown more true ...

Two mezcals and one sotol won Platinum Medal-Superlative, and 25 additional mezcals won Gold Medal-Exceptional at the Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) recent judging of Mezcal and other agave spirits.

Demystifying mezcal, one of America’s hottest spirits. It feels almost contradictory to describe a spirit that has existed for at least 500 years as “trendy,” but mezcal’s global rise to popularity ...

Fósforo, a new mezcal brand financed by Jim Cramer, is releasing two styles of the spirit made from tobalá. By Robert Simonson A new mezcal, Fósforo, will add two spirits to the crowded mezcal market, ...

Mezcal may seem like a hot, up-and-coming spirit, but it has been around for centuries. "It has a rich cultural history all over Mexico," says Max Reis, agave spirits expert and beverage director at ...

Alongside diet soda and Beyond Meat, nonalcoholic spirits belong in one of those odd consumer categories defined not by what they contain, but by what they lack. After all, what is zero-proof whiskey ...