This underground roasting gives mezcal its intense and distinctive smoky flavor.
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About thirty species of maguey are certified for use in the production of mezcal.
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They also produce a smoky and bracing mezcal from Oaxaca, aptly named Lucifer.
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Mezcal is popular in the north of Mexico to drink in the morning before breakfast.
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Tequila and mezcal drinks complement a rotating menu of spicy tacos and enchiladas.
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However, mezcal does not have a signature drink, such as the margarita for tequila.
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Cabrera distributed shots of mezcal, a distilled liquor that is a cousin to tequila.
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A number of areas in the state produce mezcal and wine is made in the Huitzuco area.
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Agave mango cream is one of many mezcal products virtually unknown outside of Mexico.
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Mescal: a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
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".
Distilled liquor made from juice of several types of agaves. Mezcal
(or mescal). All liquors distilled from any agave plant are mezcal, but only those made from the blue agave are branded as tequila. Tequila is mezcal produced in the Tequila Region.
The extraction of juice from cooked agave pineapple.