Mezcal has seen a meteoric rise in popularity over the past decade. Anyone who has been to a high-end cocktail bar recently ...

At 20% ABV, it’s more versatile in cocktails than a typical tequila or mezcal. “It still has a robust agave aroma that jumps out of the glass, but you don’t get that full, 40% ABV slap ...

We put eight bottles of mezcal to the blind taste test. Our top pick was a clear winner and punched way above its weight.

This limited-edition expression was bottled at 41.32% ABV with an SRP of $175, and the initial run sold out pretty quickly on the Ilegal website. Fortunately for fans of ultra-aged mezcal ...