https://sundayeveningreview.com/tags/agave/Recent content in Agave on Sunday Evening ReviewHugoen-usSat, 30 May 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/living/what-is-mezcal/Sat, 30 May 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/living/what-is-mezcal/<p>Elena has been drinking mezcal for twelve years. I ignored it for eleven of those years because I thought I already knew what it was: smoky tequila, served with a worm in the bottle, ordered by people who wanted to seem interesting at a bar. I was wrong about most of that.</p> <p>A bartender named Rodrigo corrected me about eighteen months ago in a small spot on the south side of San Antonio. He didn&rsquo;t lecture me. He put a small clay copita in front of me and said, &ldquo;Drink it first. Then I&rsquo;ll tell you what it is.&rdquo;</p>