Think of mescal and you probably picture a worm floating in cheap, rough liquor.
From the guardian.co.uk
Cabrera distributed shots of mescal, a distilled liquor that is a cousin to tequila.
From the time.com
Rodolfo Favila of the Agave de Cortes mescal distillery in Oaxaca, Mexico.
From the guardian.co.uk
However, mescal is still a cottage industry in southern Mexico, with many local brands.
From the ocregister.com
Pierce said the roasted mescal will be shared with park visitors who wish to sample it.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The blue agave, tequilana, is used to make mescal and tequila.
From the ocregister.com
The vaguely similar spirit mescal does, but even swallowing the worm from this does not make you cool.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The watermelon juice with mescal goes down just as easy.
From the bloomberg.com
Fire was used to roast mescal and obtain salt from grasses.
From the en.wikipedia.org
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A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
A colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
Mezcal (or mescal) (i/mu025Bsu02C8ku00E6l/) is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave plant native to Mexico. The word mezcal comes from Nahuatl mexcalli metl and ixcalli which means "oven-cooked agave".
Is a distilled spirit made from the dumpling cactus plant in Mexico.
A colorless alcoholic liquor of Mexico made from pulque or other fermented agave juice.
Mexican spirit made from agaves; a bit more regular then tequila. Some brands add a worm in the bottle.
(mess-kal): - Distilled liquor made from different kinds of agaves.
Agave-based (like tequila) spirit that comes from roasting agave hearts before fermenting.