Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
mescal .
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- noun Alternative form of
mescal .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
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Examples
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Tradition dictates that once the oven and its contents are sealed for baking, a bottle of mezcal is placed within the hill of earth.
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Tradition dictates that once the oven and its contents are sealed for baking, a bottle of mezcal is placed within the hill of earth.
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However, about 90% of mezcal is made with the espadín agave, perhaps 5% uses tobalá, and the remaining types, found predominantly in the wild, comprise the balance.
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After several minutes, we prop ourselves up with pillows, and a tray with cups of lemongrass tea and glasses of mezcal is placed before us.
Temazcal In Oaxaca 2007
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Similar to the citrus mezcal is cedrón, a local herb producing a pleasant lime-like aroma.
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Similar to the citrus mezcal is cedrón, a local herb producing a pleasant lime-like aroma.
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However, about 90% of mezcal is made with the espadín agave, perhaps 5% uses tobalá, and the remaining types, found predominantly in the wild, comprise the balance.
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After several minutes, we prop ourselves up with pillows, and a tray with cups of lemongrass tea and glasses of mezcal is placed before us.
Temazcal In Oaxaca 2007
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Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it adds a distinct and appealing flavor to the mezcal as well as smoothness, particularly crucial if the mezcal is otherwise not particularly suave or has not yet been aged in wood.
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Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it adds a distinct and appealing flavor to the mezcal as well as smoothness, particularly crucial if the mezcal is otherwise not particularly suave or has not yet been aged in wood.
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