Agave-based spirits are some of the most complex spirits on the planet. This is largely because the pineapple-shaped cores of the spiky plant can take up to 14 years to ripen, giving plenty of ...

Agave spirits are incredibly popular at the moment, but that’s mostly relegated to tequila sales. Mezcal currently makes up just a small portion of the category, but it’s growing every year.

The plant is more than 60 years old, since there are photos of it taken around 1960. Another agave americana, which was planted diagonally across from it, bloomed in July 2019. However ...