COMERCAM, which is the government entity in Mexico that regulates mezcal production and certification, publishes a limited set of data on the mezcal market every year.  The information comes with a bit of a time delay.  For example, the 2011 data was just published at the end of 2012.  This is clearly not ideal as the market is experiencing fairly rapid growth.  So while 2011 data is interesting, I suspect that 2012 saw substantial growth in mezcal exports, and therefore just having 2011 data leaves me a bit wanting. (more…)