How to Drink Mezcal: Expert Tips for Beginners and Pros Alike

Mezcal has seen a meteoric rise in popularity over the past decade. Anyone who has been to a high-end cocktail bar recently has probably seen a mezcal cocktail on the menu or a few bottles on the back bar. Despite this rise to prominence, many Americans still don’t know much about mezcal or how to enjoy it.

Put simply, mezcal is a spirit distilled from a variety of different species of agave plants in Mexico. If you ask the people who truly love mezcal, they offer a much more poetic definition.