American agave plants are known for their fairly fatalistic life cycles: live, die, repeat. After blooming, the plants are expected to die shortly thereafter, usually leaving behind clones of ...

ROMA, Texas – It's hotter than Hades in mid-July down on the Texas border. Combined with the Rio Grande Valley's arid climate, it's a perfect condition to grow the hardy agave, the plant from which we ...

The TTB, the organization charged with regulating alcohol in the U.S., designated the agave spirits category in 2020. While tequila and mezcal are legally recognized as distinctive products of Mexico, ...

The Best of Category International Agave Spirit 100% Agave Tequila is Tequila Ocho, Tequila Anejo, 40% ABV, 750 ml. Three agave spirits won Best of Class honors, and two won Best of Category at the ...

From left, Matthaei Botanical Gardens facilities assistant Mike Stadler, natural areas collection specialist Paul Girard, horticulturalist Mike Palmer and seasonal horticulturalist Chad Machinski ...

Texas distillery Maverick Distilling just announced its latest release, an agave spirit made in the Lone Star State. While this new spirit is very similar to tequila, it cannot legally called ...

With the growing popularity of tequila and mezcal in the U.S., a new generation of growers and distillers in the Southwest is trying to create a... As Americans drink more tequila, the agave industry ...