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Mezcal –VS– Tequila; Few understand the difference between tequila and mezcal, and many don’t even know there is a difference. While traditionally, all tequilas were known as a type of mezcal.
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Mezcal is the Mexican name assigned to ANYTHING distilled from the maguey plant (usually referred to as agave) ASIDE from tequila. There are also dozens of types of maguey. Therefore the flavor varies widely with mezcal, moreso than with tequila.
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Practical difference between mezcal and tequila Rate Topic: 1 Votes ... i think mescal has a more grassy, smoke flavor than tequila. having said that, mescal works great in alot of mixed drinks where tequila is usually used. although the bold woodfire and grassy flavors of mescal tend to stand out alot more than tequila.
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As for the taste, if you can taste the difference between two decent 100% agave tequilas (neat or in a cocktail), then you'll definitely taste the difference between nearly any tequila and mezcal.
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The main difference between tequila and mezcal is the method of production. Mezcal dates back almost 500 years to the arrival of the Spaniards, who brought the art of distillation to Mexico. Tequila came later.
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In Mexico's backcountry, you seldom encounter tequila. Instead, you find bootlegged hooch and the firm belief that it will raise a man's soul to its true height. Mescal is the catchall term for these spirits distilled from varieties of the agave and usually sold in recycled plastic soda bottles. ... Between Portugal. The Man.
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The difference between mescal and tequila is the place in which it is made. Much like the wines of Bordeaux, tequila comes from the Tequila region of the state of Jalisco, Mexico. (Only one cultivar, the Aqul: (Spanish for blue) variety of Agave Tequilana, called blue maguey, is cultivated there.)
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It was only a matter of a few decades before the Spaniards learned to distill the pulque into what is called mezcal (or mescal). ... But the biggest difference between tequila and mezcal has to be the agave. Mezcal can be produced from any of eight species of agave. Tequila can only be produced from one variety of agave,
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