Definition:
[mehs-KAL] Called "the nectar of the (Aztec) gods" by Cortez, mescal is a liquor distilled from agave. It has a bitter-almond flavor and is often sold with an agave worm in the bottle.
--Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst
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