Once a decentralized spirit produced for Mexican farming families and their communities, mezcal has become an international darling. Drinkers around the world have embraced its intriguing range of flavors both neat and in cocktails, and that interest isn’t going away anytime soon. Where about 1 million liters of mezcal were produced in 2011 — mostly in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca — over 12 million liters were produced in 2024. That’s not just an infusion of interest, it’s an...
