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noun - a small spineless globe-shaped cactus
noun - a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
A Mexican liquor distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
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| This tequila relative can make you see things, but isn't the same as the similarly spelled hallucinogen |
| This liquor that's made from agave has been called "tequila's poor cousin" |
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| another term for |
| An agave plant, especially one of a type used to make alcoholic drinks. |
| a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant) |
| a small spineless globe-shaped cactus source of mescal buttons |
| See peyote. |
| A Mexican liquor distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave. |
| A food prepared by cooking the fleshy leaf base and trunk of certain agaves. |
| See maguey. |
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| Mezcal (or mescal) ( ( listen)) is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave. The word mezcal comes from Nahuatl mexcalli [mekali] metl [met] and ixcalli [ikali] which means "oven-cooked agave".Agaves or magueys are found mainly in many parts of Mexico and all the way down to the equator, though most mezcal is made in Oaxaca. It can also be made in Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, Michoacan and the recently approved Puebla. A saying attributed to Oaxaca regarding the drink is: "Para todo mal, mezcal, y para todo bien, también." ("For everything bad, mezcal, and for everything good as well.").It is unclear whether distilled drinks were produced in Mexico before the Spanish Conquest. The Spaniards were introduced to native fermented drinks such as pulque, made from the maguey plant. Soon, the conquistadors began experimenting with the agave plant to find a way to make a distillable fermented mash. The result was mezcal.Today, mezca |