So, you have a hankering for Mexican food and you're ready to cook up an enchilada feast. But before you begin, you'll want to pour yourself a festive drink. Everyone knows that you have two options ...

Technically speaking, any agave spirit is a mezcal, the original agave spirit of Mexico that is thousands of years old, says Mike Moreno, Jr., owner of Moreno's Liquors in Chicago, Ill., a store with ...

Move over, Tequila – the national liquor of Mexico has enjoyed the spotlight for generations, but the distilled alcoholic drink made from blue agave is now facing sibling rivalry from its historically ...

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Mezcal is the general category for any distilled alcoholic beverage made from the agave plant. It can be made from any variety of agave, which is roasted underground, giving the drink its ...

The Indigenous people of Mexico long used the sweet syrup of agave (or maguey), a succulent native to dry regions in the country, to make pulque—alcoholic beverages made from the fermented agave sap.

We’re deep into the holiday shopping season and by now you’ve probably already picked up gifts for the gym rat, the world traveler, and big nerd in your family or friend circle. Now it’s time to pick ...

Tequila and mezcal are often conflated by novice drinkers, who can usually only tell which one they’ve been drinking by reading the label of the bottle they’re clutching when they wake up in a ...