These London bars are the best places to drink mezcal

It’s a good time to be a mezcal fan in London. For years, bartenders and trend experts have been predicting mezcal’s meteoric rise – and in 2023, it has finally reached its zenith.

Although often seen as tequila’s smokier sibling, mezcal is complex and diverse in its own right. It can be made from more than 30 different agave plants, its characteristic smokiness arriving when the heart (or piña) is roasted in an underground pit.

It’s a small batch, artisanal process that’s…