01 ka 09
I-Maguey noma i-Agave Plant
Shanyisa Izithombe / Getty Izithombe I-Mezcal ingumoya ekhulile ekudumeni eminyakeni yamuva. Njenge-tequila , yenziwa esitshalweni se-agave, kodwa ngenkathi i-tequila yenziwa ngohlobo olulodwa lwe-agave, i-Blue agave noma i-Agave tequilana, i-mezcal ingenziwa ngezinhlobonhlobo eziningi ze-agave, nakuba i-Agave espadin isetshenziswa njalo. Kusukela ngo-2005, i-mezcal ibilokhu ilawulwa ngumthetho waseMexico onquma ukuthi umoya we-agave ungabizwa ngokuthi i-mezcal kuphela uma i-agave engu-100% futhi yenziwa endaweni ethile yaseMexico equkethe ama-7 ahlukene, kodwa umkhiqizi omkhulu we-mezcal ngu- Oaxaca state . Chofoza ukuze ubone indlela i-mezcal eyenziwa ngayo ngokujwayelekile e-Oaxaca.
02 ka 09
I-Agave Piñas
I-agave enezikhukhula zisuswe kuthiwa i-piña. Suzanne Barbezat I-Agave (ebizwa ngokuthi "ah-gah-vay"), ebizwa nangokuthi maguey ("mah-gay") ngesiSpanishi, ngezinye izikhathi ibizwa ngokuthi "i-Century plant" ngesiNgisi ngoba ingakhula ibe enkulu kakhulu isikhathi eside sokuphila (hhayi ikhulu leminyaka, ngaphezulu kweminyaka engu-25 kuya kwezingama-30). Ngezinye izikhathi ukuphutha ngohlobo lwe-cactus, empeleni kungokomndeni ohlukile, i- Agavaceae . I-agave kuphela izimbali ngesikhathi esisodwa sokuphila kwayo, iveza isitshalo eside phakathi nendawo, kanti lesi sitshalo sifa ngemva kokuchichima.
I-agave ivame ukuvuna uma kuneminyaka eyisikhombisa noma eyisishiyagalombili ubudala. Ngemuva kokuthi i-agave ivunwe, izimpande zesitshalo zinqunywe futhi inhliziyo esele, ebizwa ngokuthi i- piña (okusho ukuthi i-ananas, ngenxa yokuthi ifana nesithelo), ingaba isisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-220.
03 ka 09
Umgodi lapho i-agave igosiwe khona
I-piña e-agave igwetshwe emgodini ongaphansi komhlaba. Suzanne Barbezat Lona ngombala oqoshiwe ngamatshe lapho i-agave piñas egosiwe khona. Okokuqala umlilo uqalwe phansi emgodini, ngamatshe omfula abekwe phezulu. Lapho amadwala eshisa, ama- piña , anqunywe ngesigamu noma e-quarters, afakwa emgodini. Yonke into ihlanganiswa amaqabunga e-agave kanye nama-fiber kanye namagagasi otshani, ahlanganiswe nomhlaba futhi ashiye ukugcoba izinsuku ezine.
04 ka 09
I-Agave ehlatshiwe
Ukugoqa kuveza ushukela wemvelo we-agave. Suzanne Barbezat Lapho sekudlule isikhathi esanele, i- piñas ebusiwe isuswa emgodini. Ukugoqa kuveza ushukela wemvelo we-agave. Kuyinto enhle kakhulu futhi kuvame ukuthengiswa ezimakethe zaseMexico ngezinhlanzi okumelwe zidliwe, lapho kwenzeka ukuthi i-fibre enzima ifunwa, ilahlwe.
05 ka 09
Ukuchoboza i-agave
U-Laurent Giraudou / Getty Images I-agave egosiwe yachotshozwa endaweni yokugaya okhethekile enevili elitshelwa ihhashi noma i-mule. Ngenkathi i-mule idonsa itshe elinzima, umuntu usebenzisa iforkki ukuhambisa i-agave egayini ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi uhlala phansi njalo.
06 ka 09
Ukuvuthwa kwe-agave
I-agave echotshoziwe ifakwa emabhaleni okuyosikwa. Suzanne Barbezat Ngemva kokuba i-agave ichotshoziwe, ifakwa emiphongolweni yokhuni ukuze kutholakale. Amanzi ashisayo afakwa emgqonyeni bese ehamba ngezinsuku ezimbalwa, khona-ke igcwele phezulu ngamanzi abandayo bese ushiywa ukuvunywa izinsuku ezimbalwa. Isikhathi esiqondile sesikhathi sizoxhomekeka ngesimo sezulu, uma kushisa, inqubo yokuvutshelwa iyashesha.
07 ka 09
I-distillation
I-agave yama-ferment yenziwe nge-distilled. Suzanne Barbezat Ngemuva kokuvutshelwa, i-mash ikhutshaziwe. I-distillation yokuqala iveza ubuthi obuncane. Lezi fiber zisuswe kusukela kusasa kanti utshwala obuvela esiqandisini sokususa izidakamizwa luyisikhathi sesibili.
08 ka 09
I-Mezcal
Ngemuva kokuphuza izidakamizwa zesibili, i-mezcal ihlangene ukuze ithole utshwala obuqhubekayo. Khona-ke, i-mezcal ingabe ibhodlela ngokuqondile, ngoba i-mezcal engasebenziyo ebizwa ngokuthi i-joven noma i-blanco, noma ishiywe kuze kube yiminyaka emibhaleni yama-oki.
09 ka 09
Izethulo ze-Mezcal
UGuillermo Vásquez / Getty Images I-Mezcal ithengiswa emafomethi ahlukahlukene:
- I-Mezcal blanco noma i-joven ayineminyaka engakapheli, noma izinyanga ezimbili.
- I-Mezcal reposado iphakathi kweminyaka engu-6 nonyaka owodwa. Ngezinye izikhathi imbungu, empeleni i-larva evela ngaphakathi kwesitshalo se-agave, ifakwe ku-mezcal ngenkathi ibhalwa ibhodlela - kodwa kuphela i-mezcal reposado ine-worm - awutholi isidumbu ku-mezcal joint or reposado. Abanye abantu bathi i-worm ingeza ukunambitheka kwe-mezcal, kodwa abanye bathi i-gimmick ye-marketing kuphela.
- U-Mezcal añejo usekhulile okungenani ngonyaka. Uma isikhathi eside i-mezcal isisebekhulile, i-sweet flavor.
Kukhona futhi i- cremas de mezcal eyanuka futhi ifike ezinhlobonhlobo zama flavour, njengekakhukhunathi, ikhofi kanye ne-passionfruit.