The United States and Japan are the two biggest importers of mezcal, an agave spirit often tied to handcrafted production and Oaxacan culture. In which country, where Oaxaca produces 90% of the national output and the drink is usually sipped neat rather than mixed, is more than three million liters made each year?

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Mexico. The United States and Mexico are both tied to mezcal. The US is one of the two biggest importers alongside Japan, and in Mexico Oaxaca produces 90% of the agave spirit, with over 150 brand names across the country.