Agave is the heart of any bottle of mezcal. When produced in a traditional manner, mezcal is more than just a simple distillation of agave. It reflects generations of focus on these unique and ...

Most of us know agave for one thing only – it’s the plant from which tequila is made. The state of Jalisco, on the west coast of Mexico, is the historic center of tequila production and still ...

It’s rare to be handed a menu these days that doesn’t include an agave-based cocktail — like a margarita, made with tequila — but often two or three, some even substituting the smokier ...

What started as a 5- to 6-acre property overgrown with cane grass in 2008 is now a thriving Maui-based farm of agave tequilana (blue agave) plants, which have the appearance of aloe vera succulents.

But in Mexico, producers of the agave plant used to make the country's most famous liquor are nursing a nasty hangover. Instead of bringing a long period of prosperity for farmers of the spiky ...

The 17th annual Agave Heritage Festival kicked off Thursday at Mission Garden, a site on Tucson’s west side believed to be one of the oldest places where agriculture took root in the Americas.

Agave Social, a new Mexican eatery, will open in the former Beerhead space in the Flats East Bank, which closed this winter. The restaurant is the latest addition to the expanding hospitality ...