Published: 14 August, 2026
Agave sprits have been growing rapidly across the world in recent years. In the UK alone, sales volumes in the category experienced a positive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13% between 2018 and 2023, according to the IWSR. While this rate is expected to fall to a more modest 2% between 2023 and 2028, this still means that agave is outperforming much of the rest of the spirits market, in which many categories have declining sales.
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Published: 28 April, 2026
Harpers caught up with the ‘hair of the dog’ mezcal brand founder, who explains why he chose to introduce artisanal mezcal to Scotland.
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Published: 24 November, 2025
The release of The 2025 Golden Vines Report today (24 November) has flagged a modestly optimistic outlook for both Fine Wine and Rare Spirits through the coming year.
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Published: 12 August, 2025
Agave spirits remain something of a bright spot in an otherwise challenging environment for the wider spirits category, with tequila and mezcal continuing to excite an often younger cohort of drinkers, encouraging experimentation and driving excitement of discovery. And thirst for tequila and mezcal remains on the up, albeit with sales growing more slowly in these economically challenging times. But unlike the gin and rum booms, which appear to have run their course, agave drinks are still engaging, with premium and artisanal options increasingly vying with – and being launched by – the bigger established mass-market brands.
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Published: 10 February, 2025
The new alliance between mezcal distillery, Destilería Los Danzantes, and Casa Pedro Domecq, the Mexican joint venture between González Byass and Emperador Group, will aim to expand the reach of the Mezcal producer. The alliance follows a capital injection by Casa Pedro Domecq.
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Published: 30 April, 2024
Andrew Catchpole catches up with an ex-Wines of Argentina marketing director now launching his own mezcal to the UK, Zacal.
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Published: 01 December, 2020
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has welcomed the announcement of the Mexico-UK Spirits Agreement.
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Published: 23 September, 2020
From an almost complete unknown beyond the Americas, raicilla is now making inroads overseas, including markets such as the UK. David Furer reports on the new kid on the spirits block.
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French giant Pernod Ricard has grown its stake in the “fast-growing” mezcal segment via Ojo de Tigre, a small-batch spirit made from sustainable agave.
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Think Gin returns next Tuesday (18 June) with the addition of Think Tequila & Mezcal, which joins the ‘Think’ family for the first time.
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Published: 02 January, 2019
Mezcal, canned and Greek wine are among the top drinks trends set to dominate the industry this year, according to Waitrose.
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