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mezcal

British  
/ mɛˈskæl /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of mescal

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For mezcal producers and harvesters, that could make sustainable production more complicated.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

Its large, whitish larvae seemed like a strong match for many of the pale gusanos seen in mezcal bottles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

They order $18 mezcal cocktails infused with shiitake mushrooms, red onion and jalapeño herb oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

But pharmacists gave me a powder that made it taste and smell like citrus blossom water — I think it would pair well with mezcal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

From the latter plant the natives make the pulque, mezcal and agua-diente; and the petahaya or cereus, produces a fruit from which is made a very pleasant preserve.

From Memoir of the Proposed Territory of Arizona by Mowry, Sylvester