For centuries, Indigenous Mexicans have been distilling agave as mezcal, but strict modern certification requirements are pushing more and more ancestral producers to ditch the term to preserve their culture

Check out this Food52 article about how agave cultivation in California may be carving out a new niche in sustainable agave distillate production!

On January 25th, we added some beautiful agaves to the Mission Garden: Friends of Tucson's Birthplace. Each of these agaves was donated through the proceeds of our "Urban Agave" Arizona Pocket T-shirt collaboration with Qmulative x Mezcal Carreño.

Mezcal Week began four years ago with the very simple idea of promoting mezcal in all its glory for one whole week everywhere in the world. Each year we have doubled in size with last year more than 130 participants from around the world highlighting cocktails, pairings, talks, films and more.

The iconic succulent's 60-year reign over Chicago is coming to a bittersweet end.

In the deserts of Arizona, one of the three pollinating bat species in the United States—the lesser long-nosed bat—got a boost to its habitat during Bat Week 2018. Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), a long-standing advocate for bats, decided to embody Bat Weeks’ theme of “Be a Bat Hero” last month and strategically planted over 300 agave at three of their southern Arizona sites.

Trying to shake up a margarita of your own at home? Use Tony Abou-Ganim’s recipe for his delicious Primo Margarita!

This ancestral, labor intensive practice uses an underground, rock-lined oven for agave plant roasting. 

These limited edition festival t-shirts feature the artwork of Gina Beca!

The Agave Heritage Festival is about exploring and celebrating the cultural, commercial and culinary significance of the agave across the border. From Agave University to exciting panel discussions to art openings and live demonstrations about agave roasting and fiber crafts, Tucson really is alive with all things agave.

The lesser long-nosed bat, a frequent Tucson visitor, and the federally-endangered Mexican long-nosed bat, are migratory pollinators and nectar feeders that depend on populations of wild agave.

Délice Network is the top professional network devoted to expanding economic opportunities and to promoting quality of life by focusing on gastronomy-based urban development.

The world of fermented and distilled beverages produce from members of the “agave family of succulents” has its own lexicon or special vocabulary that is easy to learn.