Probably the most famous alcoholic beverage in Mexico is tequila. And only a few heard about mezcal. But he appeared much earlier. Thus, tequila is one of the varieties of mezcal. Below we will tell you about all the subtleties of this drink.
How to drink mescal?
Before telling how to drink mescal, we will tell you how to store this drink correctly.
So, if the bottle of mescal is planned to be stored for a long time (a year, two or more), it will be advisable to fill the bottle cap with hot wax. And if it turned out that the part was drunk, and some were sent for storage, then keep in mind that you can keep the bottle with this drink only in a dark and cool place.
Finally, we will tell you how to drink mescal properly. Serve this drink chilled should not be better if it will be room temperature. Well, you can drink it in two ways - like a liqueur , slowly, savoring every drop of a drink. Or the second way - mescal poured into special glasses, put a small pinch of salt on the palm, take a piece of lime. First, we lick the salt, drink the drink in one gulp and eat it with lime. But in Mexico there is also a third way, it is called Rapido. To drink a drink in this way, pour it into a glass of only 2 cm, then pour in 2 cm of tonic, cover the glass with a palm and beat it on the table. This is done so that the bubbles appear in the drink. After that, the drink is drunk. The first of the ways is good because you can get a good taste of all the notes of the drink, but the other 2 ways are more suitable for a cheerful feast.
What is the difference between mescal and tequila?
As already mentioned, tequila is a type of mezcal drink. So what is the difference between them? About this now and talk:
- In the production of mescal, 4 varieties of agave are used. In the production of tequila, only blue agave is used;
- in many kinds of mescal, sugar is added, but in the tequila of the sweetener there is no sugar;
- mezcal produce in all of Mexico, but tequila is a drink that is prepared exclusively in the state of Jalisco;
- The taste of mescal is more pronounced and pronounced than in tequila.
Mescal with caterpillar
At the bottom of bottles with mescal is sometimes placed a worm, which in the homeland of the drink is called "Juanito". It is nothing but the caterpillar of a butterfly living on an agave. The caterpillar is red and white. The redest caterpillar is added to the most expensive and prestigious beverage varieties. Thus, the producers drew attention to their products, and also they wanted to prove the high quality of their drink, because the insect will not decompose in good alcohol.
Later, even some of the medicinal properties were attributed to these caterpillars in mezcal. The drink was a huge success, and tequila producers let out a rumor that these caterpillars are capable of causing hallucinations. But this is nothing more than rumors. Juanito is completely harmless, grown on young agaves, they are aged for another year in alcohol, so that all pathogenic bacteria perish. Thus, mezcal with a caterpillar is absolutely safe for consumption and to a word, it does not differ from a similar drink without a worm. By the way, Mexicans have a tradition - to snack a drink caterpillar from a bottle. But if someone
Variety of mescal
The drink has differences in exposure:
- without aging is Blanco or Natural;
- Exposure 6 months - 1 year - this is Reposado:
- an exposure of 1-3 years or more is Aniejo.
Mescal with pear
Mescal Divino with a pear is, perhaps, the only drink in which you can find a fruit placed entirely in a bottle. Prepare it for technology, which is kept in the strictest secrecy. According to one version, the shoot with the fruit's ovary is lowered into the bottle and already there it ripens. Then it is carefully cut and poured mescal. As a result, a unique drink with pear flavor comes out.