Mezcal
Espadín
Agave angustifolia
Oaxaca and other Mexican regions
Espadín · Espadilla (según región / regional usage)
THE BOOK OF HERITAGE
Agave atlas.
Know the plant. Understand the landscape. Listen to those who work it.
Identity begins before the bottle.
A growing library that reads agave through three lenses: botany, the culture of its names and the questions that support thoughtful selection.
One name, several meanings
Common names vary between communities. Always connect local name, species and origin.
Flavour belongs to the batch
The plant is part of the story. Cooking, fermentation, distillation and maturation also matter; these profiles do not promise a fixed flavour by species.
Time needs context
Maturity depends on environment and management. Ask for estimated age and how it is known instead of treating one number as universal.
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Mezcal
Karwinskii and its names
Agave karwinskii
Oaxaca · Tehuacán Valley
Madrecuixe · Bicuixe · Tobasiche · Cirial · Barril
Mezcal
Papalote / Ancho
Agave cupreata
Balsas basin · Guerrero and Michoacán
Papalote · Ancho · Papalometl
Raicilla
Maximiliana
Agave maximiliana
Western Mexico · Jalisco highlands
Lechuguilla · Manso · Tecolote
Tequila
Agave azul
Agave tequilana · variedad azul
Tequila denomination-of-origin territory
Azul · Weber azul · Agave tequilero
What about sotol?
Sotol comes from plants in the genus Dasylirion, not Agave. It shares a cultural world of distillation, but deserves its own botanical identity.
Discover sotol ↗Photo credits and licences
Botanical reference images; they do not represent inventory or partner producers. Display fitted to the page layout.
Agave angustifolia · Thayne Tuason · CC BY 4.0
Agave potatorum · Amante Darmanin · CC BY 2.0
Agave karwinskii · Julius Senegal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Agave marmorata · Bernard DUPONT · CC BY-SA 2.0
Agave cupreata · Alexis López Hernández · CC BY 4.0
Agave durangensis · Juan Ignacio 1976 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Agave maximiliana · Consultaplantas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Agave tequilana · variedad azul · Daderot · CC0