This is an updated version of a story first published on Sept. 29, 2024. The original video can be viewed here. For years, mezcal sat in the shadow of its popular cousin tequila …known for its ...

SANTA MARIA ZOQUITLAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s agave spirit mezcal is still produced much as it has been for generations. The work is slow and physical, guided by knowledge passed down within ...

from Oaxaca City to Santiago Matatlán winds through the vast central valley of Oaxaca, an arid plain walled by scrub-colored hills. You’ll know you’re getting close when rows of what look like giant ...

SAN PEDRO TOTOLAPAM, Mexico — Thirty years ago, a single light bulb would illuminate the mezcal distillery owned by Gladys Sánchez Garnica's family in rural Oaxaca, where the agave-based spirit was ...

Here's where to taste the agave spirit without venturing to Oaxaca. While tequila holds the title as Mexico’s most popular drink, mezcal is rapidly gaining attention for good reason — it’s a wine ...

The US market for mezcal overtook Mexico's in 2019. But as demand soars stateside, small Mexican mezcal producers aren't making the big bucks. While Mexican regulations do require mezcal to be made in ...

A correction to an earlier version of this article has been appended to the end of the article. We all know that tequila is big business — to the tune of $8 billion a year. According to Allied Market ...

A new Mexican themed restaurant recently debuted in the Steuben County village, continuing its expansion across the area.

For years, mezcal sat in the shadow of its popular cousin tequila …known for its worm…and deemed too smokey for a spot on the same shelf as premium spirits. But not anymore. Once banned and later sold ...