A mezcal worm is an insect larva found in some types of mezcal produced in Oaxaca, Mexico. The larva is a red maguey worm, the caterpillar of the Comadia redtenbacheri moth, usually called chinicuil ...

Some bottles of mezcal contain gusano. Although this translates to mean 'worm', these are larvae of the night butterfly. The larvae emerge from small eggs laid by the butterflies on the agave leaves ...

The worm is not even a worm. It is the larva of a type of moth that lives on the agave plant. Larvae began appearing in ...

The tequila worm is actually the caterpillar, or larval stage, of the agave redworm moth. To get to the bottom of the second issue with calling these larvae tequila worms, we first need to ...

Mezcal is made from agave (pronounced uh-gah-vee), a plant native to Mexico where it is often called maguey (pronounced mag-gay). Although resembling a catus, agave are succulents, part of the Century ...

That’s right; the brand is bringing back the nostalgic worm that was once a staple at the bottom of many agave spirit bottles. While some believe the worm enhances the flavor, others hold more ...

Produced using 100% Agave Espadín, in the Oaxaca region of Mexico comes El Recuerdo Gusano. You’ll notice it says “Abocado con Gusano” on the label, this is Spanish for “enriched with agave worm”, the ...

That’s right; the brand is bringing back the nostalgic worm that was once a staple at the bottom of many agave spirit bottles. While some believe the worm enhances the flavor, others hold more ...

Produced using 100% Agave Espadín, in the Oaxaca region of Mexico comes El Recuerdo Gusano. You’ll notice it says “Abocado con Gusano” on the label, this is Spanish for “enriched with agave worm”, the ...