Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lately, we’ve been stocking our home bar with a liquor that’s taking the drink world by storm: mezcal. It's widely considered to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just in time for National Pickle Day on November 14th, we’ve got a briny cocktail for the ages. No, it’s not a traditional Martini ...

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 ...

Mezcal gets its own day on October 21. Sipping the agave spirit straight is a fine way to celebrate, but mezcal can also lend a nice, smoky makeover to classic cocktails, including the ...

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 ...

It takes seven or eight years for an espadín agave plant to mature to the point at which Rogelio Juan Hernández, maestro mezcalero and co-founder of Agua Mágica, can use it to make mezcal. For four ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Claudia Alarcón covers food, drinks and travel in places near and far. Isabel Santiago grew up among the agave fields in Oaxaca, ...