Gifts of agave: New mezcals and tequilas make a splash in Malaysia

Mezcals and tequilas are making a big comeback in Malaysia with a couple of new brands being launched recently. — Photos: Michael Cheang/The Star

Agave spirits, especially mezcal, have been making waves in the bartending world in the past few years. In fact, one of Asia’s best bars is a mezcal bar – Hong Kong’s Coa, which topped the Asia’s 50 Best Bars list for three consecutive years from 2021 to 2023, before being dethroned by another Hong Kong bar, Bar Leone this year.

Last month, the founder of Coa, Jay Khan, was in Kuala Lumpur with his other bar, The Savory Project, for a guest shift at Bangsar bar Three X Co, and conducted a masterclass on agave spirits before that.