One tequila, two tequila, three tequila ... no more? Amid ballooning consumer demand for the spirit, the agave plant—the main ingredient in tequila—is facing a mass shortage through at least 2021, ...

American visitors to Mexico often find that the tequila tastes smoother and doesn't get them as drunk or hungover compared to ...

Agave farmers have warned there could be a tequila shortage on the horizon as demand soars while the global economy continues to battle supple chain shortages. Qui Tequila co-founder Pete Girgis said ...

Technically speaking, any agave spirit is a mezcal, the original agave spirit of Mexico that is thousands of years old, says Mike Moreno, Jr., owner of Moreno's Liquors in Chicago, Ill., a store with ...

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 ...

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Some know it as something that’s best poured in a shot glass, but me, I prefer the classic margarita, especially on hot summer days. Whichever you prefer, tequila lovers should pay ...

Becle is the world's largest tequila producer. The main raw material is the agave plant. There is an agave shortage, which pushed the agave price near all-time highs. The shortage may not be relieved ...

Agave, the plant used to make tequila, could someday be filling gas tanks, instead of just getting partiers tanked on margaritas. Instead of using the plant to produce firewater, the same fermentation ...

When it comes to tequila, forget about words like “smooth,” “smoky,” and “rich.” It’s not that there aren’t tequilas that fit that bill (añejos explore this territory quite well), but the spirit ...