This picture taken on Aug. 26, 2025 exhibits bottles of mezcal in a store in Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, State of Zacatecas, Mexico. In Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, a city in southern Zacatecas, agave is a crucial crop. Mezcal is produced by roasting agave cores, extracting the juice, fermenting, and distilling, with some batches additional aged in wood barrels. This craft not solely preserves historical traditions but in addition helps native financial development. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
A person cuts open an agave core in a mezcal manufacturing facility in Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, State of Zacatecas, Mexico, Aug. 26, 2025. In Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, a city in southern Zacatecas, agave is a crucial crop. Mezcal is produced by roasting agave cores, extracting the juice, fermenting, and distilling, with some batches additional aged in wood barrels. This craft not solely preserves historical traditions but in addition helps native financial development. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
This picture taken on Aug. 26, 2025 exhibits an agave plant in Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, State of Zacatecas, Mexico. In Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, a city in southern Zacatecas, agave is a crucial crop. Mezcal is produced by roasting agave cores, extracting the juice, fermenting, and distilling, with some batches additional aged in wood barrels. This craft not solely preserves historical traditions but in addition helps native financial development. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
A person checks the standard of mezcal in a mezcal manufacturing facility in Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, State of Zacatecas, Mexico, Aug. 26, 2025. In Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, a city in southern Zacatecas, agave is a crucial crop. Mezcal is produced by roasting agave cores, extracting the juice, fermenting, and distilling, with some batches additional aged in wood barrels. This craft not solely preserves historical traditions but in addition helps native financial development. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
This picture taken on Aug. 26, 2025 exhibits the machine for crushing and extracting juice of agave in a mezcal manufacturing facility in Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, State of Zacatecas, Mexico. In Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, a city in southern Zacatecas, agave is a crucial crop. Mezcal is produced by roasting agave cores, extracting the juice, fermenting, and distilling, with some batches additional aged in wood barrels. This craft not solely preserves historical traditions but in addition helps native financial development. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
An aerial drone picture taken on Aug. 26, 2025 exhibits agave vegetation in Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, State of Zacatecas, Mexico. In Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, a city in southern Zacatecas, agave is a crucial crop. Mezcal is produced by roasting agave cores, extracting the juice, fermenting, and distilling, with some batches additional aged in wood barrels. This craft not solely preserves historical traditions but in addition helps native financial development. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
This picture taken on Aug. 26, 2025 exhibits mezcal maturing in giant oak barrels in a mezcal manufacturing facility in Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, State of Zacatecas, Mexico. In Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, a city in southern Zacatecas, agave is a crucial crop. Mezcal is produced by roasting agave cores, extracting the juice, fermenting, and distilling, with some batches additional aged in wood barrels. This craft not solely preserves historical traditions but in addition helps native financial development. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
A person cuts open an agave core in a mezcal manufacturing facility in Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, State of Zacatecas, Mexico, Aug. 26, 2025. In Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, a city in southern Zacatecas, agave is a crucial crop. Mezcal is produced by roasting agave cores, extracting the juice, fermenting, and distilling, with some batches additional aged in wood barrels. This craft not solely preserves historical traditions but in addition helps native financial development. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
This picture taken on Aug. 26, 2025 exhibits an oven to roast agave in a museum in Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, State of Zacatecas, Mexico. In Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, a city in southern Zacatecas, agave is a crucial crop. Mezcal is produced by roasting agave cores, extracting the juice, fermenting, and distilling, with some batches additional aged in wood barrels. This craft not solely preserves historical traditions but in addition helps native financial development. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
This picture taken on Aug. 26, 2025 exhibits an agave core in a mezcal manufacturing facility in Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, State of Zacatecas, Mexico. In Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, a city in southern Zacatecas, agave is a crucial crop. Mezcal is produced by roasting agave cores, extracting the juice, fermenting, and distilling, with some batches additional aged in wood barrels. This craft not solely preserves historical traditions but in addition helps native financial development. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
This picture taken on Aug. 26, 2025 exhibits agave vegetation in Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, State of Zacatecas, Mexico. In Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, a city in southern Zacatecas, agave is a crucial crop. Mezcal is produced by roasting agave cores, extracting the juice, fermenting, and distilling, with some batches additional aged in wood barrels. This craft not solely preserves historical traditions but in addition helps native financial development. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
