But while it’s often marketed as the perfect natural, healthy sugar alternative, agave nectar isn’t nearly as wholesome as it may seem. It’s full of fructose and devoid of nutritional value—and it ...

It's called Spiked: A Celebration of Agave, a sunny meet-up that will feature mezcal- and tequila-based libations, Papel ...

What no one is laughing about here in California, though, is the potential that agave presents for the Golden State’s drought-parched, fire-prone landscape. The plants use far less water than avocados ...

Turner planted 200 keiki in 2013, and now there are 3,000 healthy plants growing from the original shoots, which can be seen from Baldwin Avenue just below the Makawao Cemetery. Today, Blue Agave ...

While tequila, made from the blue agave plant, is the best-known of the agave spirits, mezcal has also grown in popularity. It's made from a wider variety of agaves across Mexico, and is roasted ...

An agave “century plant” said to bloom only once every 100 years has begun to open its bushy yellow blossoms in Hibiya Park in Tokyo. Locals and foreign tourists alike crowded into the park on ...

And while some bottles of tequila may be "cheap," it's not cheap to make. Agave must grow for around 10 years before it's ready to be harvested and can only be farmed in specific regions of Mexico ...

Tequila lovers will be interested to know about the South Coast Botanic Garden’s first-ever “Spiked: A Celebration of Agave,” ...