Mezcal myths

 Mezcals Myths 

Oaxaca the southern heritage town of Mexico is also called as the capital of MEZCAL a drink becoming quite popular these days with lot of hyphe ,

Its similarity in sounding  to Mescaline a hallucinatory drug adds to it unnesscary labels too .

Mezcal is just another alcoholic spirit from Cactus plant .

Well thats Tequila right ?

Yes you are right but wrong !!

Tequila dear people is the liqour distilled only from Blue Agave and in select distilleries in Mexico .

Tequila usually is taken as shots with lime and salt in hand for a lick .

In fact one smears lime and salt in forearm and gives it a lick and one shoots Tequila .

Mezcal is mother of Tequila .

The old Aztec ancestry of Oaxacan region brought out Mezcal which is liqour distilled from so many varieties of cactus which are preserved for long fermented in underground vats and then distilled .

Its supposed to have a smokier fruitier flavour and generally advised to be taken straight .

In fact Mezcal unlike Tequila has to be sipped not shot  like tiny kisses to your beloved, sip in tiny teeny weeny bits with mezcal snacks like carrots sprinkled with salt and lime and drink some warer in between .

Shooting a Mezcal may just be a fiery experience .

Is Mezcal strongest drink in world and does one go high after a small take ?

No itsnt it has ABV 49 % which most self respecting Vodka or Rum do have .

Another famous Mezcal story is about the Mezcal worm .

The worm is actually a larvae called Gusano and the one with a gusano is cslled Con Gusano ,

If it wasnt dunked in a Mezcal bottle the poor moth would have flown off as a beautiful butterfly .

It all started in 1950 when a Mezcal maker in Mexico discovered a larvae floating in his prepared bottle and decided to leave it alone and the lil guy became a superstar .

Myths abound on Gusanos some say it could make you blind 

no way if its crudely made cheap mezcal with more methanol it could ,

not the poor worm soaked in liqour would give you a better high as it has soaked enough to if you are brave enough to give it a chew .

Mexican Govt banned use of Gusanos to keep up with international guidelines but allowed them back due to protests from manufacturers and users .

So if you are ok with it go for Con gusano its just the novelty of it 

I wouldnt take creepies fried or dunked but ..

In Oaxaca there are many Mescaltinos where mezcal creators serve you thier fare .

But on day one I opted for a safe Margurieta my favourite cocktail with tons of ice and rimmed with salt and lime .

It was more like a tangy lime juice maybe the Tequila portion was tiny .

Mezcal is waiting 😁