Australia’s northern climate is ideal for agave, the foundation of tequila and mezcal. A small group of distillers has been ...

But here’s the catch: many large legacy tequila producers, Reis says, use additives in their distilling process. The Tequila ...

During the tumult of the Mexican Revolution, the rising tequila magnate José Cuervo quietly built a commercial empire around ...

The primary differences between tequila and mezcal have to do with specificity. Tequila must be made from blue Weber agave, ...

We’ve come to associate Mexican cartels with the manufacturing and smuggling of drugs, as well as with bloodcurdling ...

Tequila is unique in its versatility. Open-air fermented blancos can have the wild essences of mezcal, while extra añejos are ...

Ironically for tequila enthusiasts, if the lawsuit proves true, it would suggest they have been drinking potentially inferior ...

While referring to similar beverages, tequila and agave are more than alternate names for the same drink. Learn exactly what ...

But in the early 1900s, Mexico’s first cartel was formed around a product that was relatively benign: tequila, the national spirit distilled from the pulped core of the blue agave plant.

From Guadalajara to Amatitán, Jalisco’s tequila producers don’t just make great spirits—they preserve its rich cultural ...

Tequila must be made from blue Weber agave. Most tequila is made in Jalisco ... “You’ll find it’s the best Margarita you've ever had,” she says. You can also combine the two spirits ...