In 2022, Mexican spirits company Casa Lumbre debuted a new cristalino mezcal called Contraluz. This was said to be the first cristalino in the mezcal category, a popular tequila style in which an aged ...

Ilegal Mezcal recently released its new Reposado Caribbean Cask Finish, a limited-time expression that introduces Caribbean rum barrel aging into the world of mezcal. The new product, crafted in small ...

Ilegal Mezcal was founded by John Rexer in 2006. The story goes that he started bringing “unbranded” bottles of mezcal from various producers in Oaxaca to his bar in Guatemala around 2004, and quickly ...