The Family of Agave Spirits: tequila & mezcal in 9 Chapters

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The Family of Agave Spirits

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The Family of Agave Spirits

One plant world, many drinks: territory, plant, and process decide who gets to call their spirit Tequila, Mezcal, or neither—not the taste.

Chapter 1"Every Tequila is a Mezcal"A True Statement, With Limits
Chapter 2Mezcal: Many Agaves, One TerritoryMany Agaves
Chapter 3The Three Tiers of MezcalThree Production Tiers
Chapter 4Raicilla: The Mountain Spirit From JaliscoJalisco's Mountain Spirit
Chapter 5Bacanora: the once-banned spiritOnce forbidden
Chapter 6Sotol: related, but not an agaveRelated, not an agave
Chapter 7Cocuy and Miske: the relatives in South AmericaTwo relatives
Chapter 8Destilado de Agave: the voluntary renunciationVoluntary renunciation
Chapter 9Pulque: the same plant, no distillationFermented, not distilled

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