As with mezcal, raicilla’s purity makes it smooth and fruitified to the nth degree — Aycya uses the Agave maximiliana species — while tequila can be a mixto, containing up to 49% non-agave ...

On Thursday, orange liqueur brand Cointreau unveiled the "Any Tequila" campaign, centered around a 30-second clip of Plaza exploring the agave fields of Mexico.

Ted Genoways, author of Tequila Wars: José Cuervo and the Bloody Struggle for the Spirit of Mexico, spoke to Morning Edition about his new book tracing the turbulent history of Mexico's oldest ...

Surveillance footage shows the moment of an explosion at a Jose Cuervo factory in Tequila, Mexico.

An explosion and fire at a factory that makes Jose Cuervo tequila in Mexico killed at least five people Tuesday, local authorities said.

Journalist and author Ted Genoways follows the violent, unpredictable and hugely profitable world of tequila through the story of its most successful maker, Jose Cuervo, in his book "Tequila Wars." ...

Mr. Sancho Pancho is where passion, tradition, and a touch of adventure converge to create the finest, most artisanal tequila on the market. The spirit of Mexico, the land where their tequila is ...

Tequila manufacturers in Mexico are anxiously waiting on a resolution to President Donald Trump's threat of a 25% tariff on Mexican products brought into the United States.

With "tequila tourism" gaining popularity in Mexico, a train taking tourists to the home of the spirit has relaunched after nine years away.

Rescue teams on Wednesday found another body at a tequila distillery in Mexico a day after an explosion and fire, bringing the death toll to six. The factory belongs to the Jose Cuervo company ...

An explosion at a Jose Cuervo tequila plant in central Mexico killed at least five company workers and forced the evacuation of tourists from the area in the spirit's hometown of Tequila, the head ...