Colloquially, mezcal means any spirit distilled from the agave plant. The word mezcal comes from the Nahuatl wordmexcalli,which means cooked agave and is derived from the Nahuatl wordsmetl(agave) andixcalli(cooked). People have been making mezcal in Mexico since at least the Spanish conquest, ...
Mezcal is the name for any distilled spirit made from themaguey(agave) plant. Technically,tequila is a mezcal, but all mezcals are not tequila, similar to how bourbon and scotch are types of whiskey. Both have laws governing their production, though mezcal can use a greater variety of agave...
Eventually, the heart of the plant was cooked and crushed rather than the sap. Nevertheless, the results were closer to modern-day mezcal rather than tequila. Although sugar and grapes had been introduced to the Americas from Europe, the Spanish monarchy outlawed their distillation to avoid a ...
Pulque, or octli, is a fermented beverage made from the juice of the agave or maguey plant. Outside of Mexico, this drink can be difficult to obtain, because it is not very shelf-stable. Most consumers are more familiar with tequila, another alcoholic beverage made from agave. Tequila is...
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Tequila is an alcoholic drink made from a distilled agave plant. Contrary to popular belief, the tequila worm is actually...
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Mexico, many of which are not exported. We were each given a shot glass of mezcal along with orange slices, dusted with worm salt. Yes, you read that correctly – worm salt. Mezcal is made with a worm from the plant, and those worms are ground up into a spicy salt which is often ...
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