Domestically produced agave spirits currently comprise a tiny percentage of the U.S. market, but as the category grows, ...

Since the early '90s, the Tommy's margarita has been a popular offshoot of the classic margarita. What's the difference ...

“I used to say we’re in our infancy,” said Craig Reynolds, the founding director of the California Agave Council, who first ...

Rub the rim of preferred glasses with lime; dip in coarse salt and fill three-quarters of the way with ice. Next, combine ...

the heart of the spiky agave plant. The piñas are harvested, cooked for 24 hours, crushed, and then fermented until a low-alcohol liquid emerges. Barajas fortifies the mixture with tequila until ...

Among the diverse flora of Mexico, few plants are as iconic and culturally significant as the agave, specifically the blue ...

some of which come from the plant, and some from the fermentation.” Not All Mezcal Is the Same — Here's What to Know About All 3 Types More than 200 unique species of agave grow in Mexico ...

Three times a week, a special tool with sharp blades is used to harvest the heart of the plant while the shoots are cut and planted to start new rows of keiki agave. Irrigation is not necessary as ...