The plants used to make the world’s best mezcal are disappearing | Soaring demand is draining Mexico of its wild agavesilence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.world – 85 points – 9 months agowapo.st3Post a CommentPreviewHotTopNewOldSo instead of wild agave, we could be growing agave, but the big distilleries don't want toWe do though, there's massive agave plantations. This is just about one variety that is likely more difficult to grow like that or it's yield is lowThe variety in question takes 25 years to mature and so far has been resistant to cultivation.
So instead of wild agave, we could be growing agave, but the big distilleries don't want toWe do though, there's massive agave plantations. This is just about one variety that is likely more difficult to grow like that or it's yield is lowThe variety in question takes 25 years to mature and so far has been resistant to cultivation.
We do though, there's massive agave plantations. This is just about one variety that is likely more difficult to grow like that or it's yield is lowThe variety in question takes 25 years to mature and so far has been resistant to cultivation.
So instead of wild agave, we could be growing agave, but the big distilleries don't want to
We do though, there's massive agave plantations. This is just about one variety that is likely more difficult to grow like that or it's yield is low
The variety in question takes 25 years to mature and so far has been resistant to cultivation.