and produced under the best possible conditions, all while avoiding factory farms and potentially harmful additives. Mezcal is, for the most part, made in limited batches on family farms using ...

“He made mezcal clandestinely ... “I’d show up in a village asking, ‘Where’s the best?’ And they’d point the way, in Zapotec,” he recalls, of those early spirit foraging trips.

Without a doubt, the Del Maguey "Pechuga" (the only mezcal made with a raw chicken in every barrel) is the best neat shot in the house, but we could easily spend the next ten years bellied up to ...

Between the fantastic Mexican food and many creative mixologists, it’s no surprise that Los Angeles is home to some top-notch ...

Agave, a succulent native to hot, arid regions, is a shapeshifter of sorts. It’s best known for tequila and mezcal, but it ...

Mezcal Amaras's lineup brings big, complex flavors to each sip, along with the slightly medicinal sting of mezcal I can't ...

While Mexican regulations do require mezcal to be made in Mexico, that hasn't stopped large, international companies from scooping up mezcal supplies, repackaging them, and reselling them for huge ...

One expert breaks down the differences and similarities between mezcal and tequila and shares the best uses for each Mexican ... and flavor profiles. First made by indigenous Mexican populations ...

Jose Avila, the chef behind Denver’s La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal, has built a national reputation over the past few years for ...