Mexico
Mezcal boom changes lives for Oaxacan families
Mexico's production of mezcal has increased exponentially in the last decade. The rapid growth is changing lives at family owned distilleries.
Armando and Alvaro Hernandez are fourth-generation mezcal producers from Oaxaca, one of Mexico's poorest states.
In the 80s and 90s, when the Hernandez brothers were children, mezcal sold for 7 pesos a liter — less than a dollar a bottle — and could ... [6357 chars]