What is the Real Difference Between Mezcal and Tequila?

  Tequila is a type of mezcal. It is, in other words, a species of the genus mezcal, and the word itself — mezcal or mescal, depending on which part of the world you’re in — comes from the Aztec word meaning “oven-baked agave.” Thus mezcal is a spirit distilled from oven-cooked agave plants. Agave, […]