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Mezcal
Every mezcal page in the Academy — written from primary sources, linked to bottles you can actually buy.
Level 2Mezcal
Always 100% agave, from any species, mostly from Oaxaca: mezcal's three production categories, six classes and what t...
Level 3NOM, Additives and Labels
What the NOM number, '100% agave' and the class name guarantee on tequila and mezcal labels, what may go unlisted, an...
Level 2Agave After the Boom
As of late 2026: tequila sales dipped, agave is in oversupply, and the fight over 'additive-free' labels continues.
Level 1 · Start hereAgave Spirits
Tequila, mezcal, raicilla, bacanora and their desert cousin sotol: Mexico's protected spirits, what separates them, a...
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