While total Tequila imports increased 17% in 2022, 100%-blue agave shipments rose even faster (+23%) and accounted for more than seven out of every 10 bottles in the market last year. It’s the first ...

Demand for mezcal was low for years, but interest and sales have soared. The vast majority of the spirit is made in Oaxaca, ...

Orendain Jr. said the market for people wanting to buy 100-percent blue agave tequila is gradually growing, and that he sees the consumer interest and support for smaller-batch producers like Arette.

Tequila, a Mexican spirit distilled from fermented juices from the hearts of blue agave (ah-GAH-vay) plants grown in the Tequila region in the state of Jalisco, has been made there for more than ...

Ahead of National Tequila Day on Thursday, we’re remembering the potent drink and our love of all things Mexican.

A Visit To Jalisco, Where Blue Agave Transforms Into Tequila. By . John Del Signore. Published Jun 20, 2014. Modified Jun 20, 2014. Share. Never miss a story Email ...

Blue agave fields with the Sierra Madre Occidental seen in the background on July 26 in San Martin de las Canas, Jalisco. San Martin del las Canas is just outside of the town of Tequila and is ...

For much of the past two centuries, tequila has earned a place among the world’s most beloved spirits. And its home nation of Mexico takes such pride in tequila that in 1974, the Mexican government ...

But tequila made from 100 percent blue agave actually agrees with Torres. Unlike other liquors, she tells The Post, “Tequila has a soft sugar that does not cause my blood sugar level to spike ...

The Tequila: This tequila is named after hunters (cazadores). It’s made from highland blue agave and aged for a short spell. The hot juice goes into small-format new oak barrels for a short two ...