01 ka 09
Maguey okanye iAgave Plant
I-Mezcal yumoya oye wanda ekuthandeni kwiminyaka yamuva. Njenge-tequila , yenziwa kwisityalo se-agave, kodwa ngelixa i-tequila yenziwe ngoluhlobo olulodwa lwe-agave, i-Blue agave okanye i-Agave tequilana, i-mezcal ingenziwa ngeendidi ezininzi ze-agave, nangona i-Agave espadin isetyenziswa rhoqo. Ukususela ngo-2005, i-mezcal iphantsi kolawulo lomthetho waseMexico ocacisa ukuba umoya we-agave ungabhalwe kuphela nge-mezcal ukuba i-agave eyi-100% kwaye yenziwa kwindawo ethile ethile yaseMexico enamaqela ahlukeneyo angama-7, kodwa umvelisi omkhulu we-mezcal ngu- Oaxaca . Cofa uze ubone indlela i-mezcal eyenziwa ngayo ngokuqhelekileyo kwi-Oaxaca.
02 we-09
IAgave Piñas
I-Agave (ebizwa ngokuthi "ah-gah-vay"), ebizwa nangokuthi maguey ("mah-gay") ngesiSpanish, ngamanye amaxesha ibizwa ngokuba "i-Century plant" ngesiNgesi kuba inokukhula ibe enkulu kwaye ixesha elide lokuphila (kungekudala inkulungwane, ngaphezulu kweminyaka engama-25 ukuya ku-30). Ngamanye amaxesha uphoswa ngohlobo lwe-cactus, ngokuqinisekileyo luyintsapho eyahlukileyo, i- Agavaceae . I-agave kuphela iintyatyambo kwixesha lokuphila kwayo, ukuvelisa umgama omude ukusuka kwiziko, kwaye isityalo sife emva kokuqhakaza.
I-agave idla ngokuvuna xa i-7 okanye iminyaka eyisibhozo ubudala. Emva kokuba i-agave ivunyiwe, iintlobo zesityalo ziyacinywa kwaye intliziyo eseleyo, ebizwa ngokuba yi- piña (oko kuthetha itayinapple, ngenxa yokufana kwayo nesityalo), inokulinganisa ukuya kwi-100 kg.
03 ka 09
Umgodi apho i-agave igalelwe khona
Lo ngumgodi okhitywe ngamatye apho igave piñas igosiwe . Okokuqala umlilo uqaliswe kwisiseko somgodi, ngamatye omlambo abekwe phezulu. Xa amatye ewubomvu , i- piñas , enqunywe kwisiqingatha okanye kwiigumbi, ifakwa emgodini. Yonke into ihlanganiswe ngamaqabunga e-agave kunye ne-fiber kunye namacu e-straw, ahlanganiswe kunye nomhlaba aze ahambe ahlambe iintsuku ezine.
04 we-09
I-Agave egawuliweyo
Xa ixesha elaneleyo lidlulile, i- piñas ebusiweyo isuswa emgodini. Ukuhluthwa kukuvelisa ushukela wendalo wegave. Kuhle kakhulu kwaye kuthengiswa kwiimarike zaseMexico kwiindawo zokudliwa, apho i-fiber ekhuni ihlafunywayo, ilahlwe.
05 ka 09
Ukuchoboza igave
I-agave ebisiweyo ichithwe ngetye lokutshiza elikhethekileyo ngevili elityelelwe ngamahashe okanye i-mule. Nangona i-mule ikrazula ilitye elinzima, umntu usebenzisa iforki ukuhambisa igave kwisirya ukuze aqiniseke ukuba ihlala ihlala ngokuqhubekayo.
06 ka 09
Ukutsalwa kwe-agave
Emva kokuba i-agave ityhidiwe, ifakwe kwimibhobho yomthi yokucoca. Amanzi ashushu adibaniswa kumbhobho kwaye ashiye iintsuku ezimbalwa, ngoko uzaliswe phezulu phezulu ngamanzi abandayo kwaye ushiywe ukucima iintsuku eziliqela. Ixesha elichanekileyo lexesha liya kuxhomekeka kwisimo sezulu, xa kushushu, inkqubo yokuvumba iyashesha.
07 ka 09
Izixhobo zokuphunga izixhobo
Emva kokuvumba, i-mash ikhutshwe. I-distillation yokuqala ivelisa utywala obuncinane. Iifayili ziyakususwa kwimihla kwaye utshwala kwi-distillation yokuqala lukhutshwe okwesibini.
08 ka 09
Mezcal
Emva kwesidlo sesibini, i-mezcal idibeneyo ukuze ithole i-grade of alcohol. Emva koko, i-mezcal ibhotile ngokukhawuleza, ngokuba i-mezcal engaboniweyo ebizwa ngokuba yijoven okanye i-blanco, okanye ishiywe ukudala kwimibhobho ye-oki.
09 we 09
Iintetho zeMezcal
I-Mezcal ithengiswa ngeefomathi ezahlukeneyo:
- I-mezcal blanco okanye i-joven ayineminyaka yonke, okanye kwiinyanga ezimbini.
- I-reposado yaseMecal iphakathi kweminyaka eyi-6 kunye nonyaka. Ngamanye amaxesha i-worm, ngokwenene i-larva ephuma ngaphakathi kwitshalo ye-agave, ifakwa kwi-mezcal ngeli xesha ityityiti-kodwa kuphela i-mezcal reposado ine-worm-awuyi kufumana imbongolo kwi-mezcal joint or reposado. Abanye abantu bathi i-worm iyongeza kwi-flavour ye-mezcal, kodwa abanye bathi bangumngcipheko wokuthengisa.
- I-Mezcal añejo ikhulile ubuncinane ngonyaka. Sekude ixesha i-mezcal likhulile, i-smoother flavor.
Kukho i- cremas de mezcal eyancwisayo kwaye ifikelele kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo zamehlo, afana nekakhukhunathi, ikhofi kunye ne-passionfruit.