Mezcal
Mezcal ( , Latin American Spanish: [mesˈkal] ), sometimes spelled mescal, is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave.
Agaves or magueys are endemic to the Americas and found globally as ornamental plants. The Agave genus is a member of the Agavoideae subfamily of the Asparagaceae plant family which has almost 200 species. Mezcal is made from over 30 Agave species, varieties, and subvarieties.
Native fermented drinks from agave plants, such as pulque existed before the arrival of the Spanish. Mezcal is made from the heart of the agave plant, called the piña.
The most widely consumed form of mezcal is tequila, which is made only with blue agave.
Some 90% of Mexican mezcal comes from Oaxaca. In Mexico, mezcal is generally consumed straight and has a strong smoky flavor. Mexico increasingly exports the product, mostly to Japan and the United States.
Despite the similar name, mezcal does not contain mescaline or other psychedelic substances.
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