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It’s difficult to imagine nowadays, given mezcal’s recent rise in popularity and the sheer number of brands and expressions available today, but in 1995, Del Maguey was the first of its kind.

French brandies have long been somewhat neglected when it comes to classic cocktails, at least compared to other aged spirits such as whisky and rum, with their Old Fashioneds, Sours and Manhattans.

While older vintages of Armagnac are still popular, newer expressions are becoming a hit with bartenders around the world, and subsequently with younger consumers.

Top-end tequilas tend to be aged añejo styles, but a new breed of premium blancos is putting agave centre-stage, while cristalinos are introducing a new generation of drinkers to another side of tequila.