{"id":2205,"date":"2019-08-09T19:16:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T00:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visit-mexico.mx\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2023-03-29T21:45:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T03:45:07","slug":"mezcal-oaxaca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visit-mexico.mx\/es\/oaxaca\/mezcal-oaxaca\/","title":{"rendered":"Mezcal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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M\u00e9xico<\/a> \u00bb States<\/a> \u00bb Oaxaca<\/a> \u00bb Mezcal<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The name mezcal has its roots in one of the ancient native languages of the area and translates as ‘agave (also known as maguey) cooked’. Although pre-Hispanic Oaxaque\u00f1os used maguey to make pulque (an undistilled alcoholic beverage), it seems that the real advances in mezcal production occurred when the Spanish arrived in Oaxaca; by bringing with them their knowledge of distillation processes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mezcal is a rich, handcrafted flavored drink that requires considerable attention to be produced. Mezcal production today remains more or less as it was when the Spanish arrived hundreds of years ago. Each “recipe” is transmitted from generation to generation within the families that care about its production; Because each family has its own approach to mezcal production, there are an enormous number of different flavors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It is also in this way that the rich diversity of flavors and traditions are preserved for all to enjoy. Mezcal is normally served with white salt or worm salt (salt mixed with a cooked larva and ground chili), lemon or orange.
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There are different types of maguey, and each produces a different version of mezcal; one of the best known, although it does not correspond exactly to the traditional definition of mezcal, is tequila. Simply put, tequila is actually a type of mezcal. The production of mezcal is regulated by the Official Mexican Standard NOM-070-SCFI-1994. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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