Tequila, Mezcal, and Everything You Should Know About Agave Spirits

We are often asked the differences between tequila and mezcal. Adam gives an overview of one of today's most explosive spirits categories: agave spirits. He covers everything you need to know in order to explore the wide world of tequila and mezcal, and even touches on a bonus product: sotol.

Below are the products we discuss.

Tequilas:
For silver or blanco tequila, we look at Espolòn ‪@EnjoyCampari‬
For reposado tequila aged 8-11 months, we look at El Tesoro
For añejo aged over 1 year, we look at Don Julio ‪@DonJulioTequila‬

Mezcals:
Two popular choices here
Del Maguey Vida
Ilegal Joven

Sotol:
Desert Door

Sections:
0:00 What are Agave Spirits?
0:37 History of Agave: Pulque
1:14 Mezcal vs Tequila
2:03 Tequila Analysis and Tastings
4:01 Mezcal Analysis and Tastings
5:20 Sotol Analysis and Tasting