'Durango Delight' (Agave schidigera) is a compact agave type with dense leaves accented by curly white hairs. When it flowers, it sends up a red purple bloom on a stalk up to 10 feet tall. It's hardy ...

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...

One expert breaks down the differences and similarities between mezcal and tequila and shares the best uses for each Mexican spirit. Tequila is a type of mezcal, and they are made using different ...

Unlike tequila, which is produced in Jalisco using exclusively blue weber agave, mezcal can legally be produced in nine Mexican states—the bulk of which comes from the rolling hills and jagged cliff ...

Even though agave plants can get quite large, you might wonder how much tequila an agave can produce. Find what impacts how ...

Agave-based spirits are some of the most complex spirits on the planet. This is largely because the pineapple-shaped cores of the spiky plant can take up to 14 years to ripen, giving plenty of time ...