The making of mezcal, an increasingly popular drink made in Mexico, is a long and involved process. It begins in the fields, ...

The first to apply the Cristalino process to matured mezcal, the award-winning Casa Lumbre team now brings the 1st Cristalino Mezcal from Mexico to the world. NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global spirits ...

It starts in a deep, stone-and-wood-lined pit under the soil of Oaxaca, Mexico, and ends running clear and earthy, with a hint of smokiness, tropical fruit or spice. The process of making mezcal — an ...

Production in Mexico has gone from about 264,172 gallons in 2010 to more than 2.9 million gallons in 2024, according to ...

For centuries, expert mezcal distillers have tested for “doneness” by examining the bubbles their brews produce. If the alcohol content isn’t just right—if it’s too low or too high—the bubbles go away ...

October celebrates National Mezcal Day, but what does that mean for Bostonians? If you’ve never tried the spirit, maybe all you know about it is that it’s not tequila (or maybe you didn’t even know ...

With its roots in culture and craftsmanship, mezcal is one of the most complex and varied spirits in the world. In the beginning was the agave. With most Mexican spirits—mezcal, tequila, and their ...

Mezcal producer Luis Cruz Ruiz moves the bagazo, the fibers used to distill mezcal, to create the fermentation of mezcal in ...