I-Tequila ne-mezcal yimimoya eyenziwa eMexico kusukela esitshalweni se-agave. Kodwa-ke, kunezinye izinto ezihlukile phakathi kweziphuzo ezimbili. Ekuqaleni, i-tequila yayibhekwa njengehlobo lwe-mezcal. Kwakubizwa ngokuthi "Mezcal de Tequila" (Mezcal de Tequila), ebhekisela endaweni okwakhiqizwa ngayo, okungukuthi, edolobheni laseTequila, esifundazweni saseJalisco . Igama elithi "mezcal" lalibanzi, elihlanganisa i-tequila nezinye iziphuzo eziphuzwayo esitshalweni se-agave.
Uhlobo olufana nokuhlukana phakathi kwe-scotch ne-whisky, yonke i-tequila yayingu-mezcal, kodwa akuyona yonke i-mezcal eyayiyi-tequila.
Njengobe imithethonqubo ekukhiqizeni lezi ziphuzo yabekwa, izincazelo ezicacile zamagama ziye zashintsha esikhathini esithile. Lezi zinhlobo ezimbili zomoya zenziwa kokubili esitshalweni se-agave, kodwa zenziwa ngezinhlobonhlobo ze-agave, futhi zakhiwe ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene.
Ukubizwa kwesiqu se-Tequila
Ngo-1977, uhulumeni waseMexico wakhipha umthetho owaqaphela ukuthi isiphuzo sasibizwa ngokuthi i-tequila kuphela uma sakhiwa endaweni ethile yaseMexico (esifundazweni saseJalisco kanye nomasipala abambalwa esifundazweni saseGuanajuato, eMichoacán, e-Nayarit, ne-Tamaulipas) futhi yenziwa kusukela ku- Agave Tequilana Weber , eyaziwa ngokuthi "i-agave eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka." Uhulumeni waseMexico uphikisana ngokuthi i-tequila ingumkhiqizo wamasiko okumele ube negama elilodwa kuphela uma lichithelwa esitshalweni se-blue agave lendabuko esifundeni esithile esiphezulu saseMexico.
Iningi liyavuma ukuthi yilokho, futhi ngo-2002, i-UNESCO yaqaphela i-Agave Landscape ne-Ancient Industrial Facilities ye-Tequila njengendawo yeGugu loMhlaba .
Inqubo yokukhiqiza ilawulwa ngokuqinile nangomthetho: i-tequila ingabhalwa kuphela futhi idayiswe yilo gama uma i-agave eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ingaphezu kwengxenye yeshukela elivuthiwe esiphuzweni.
Ama-tequilas e-premium ayenziwe nge-agave ye-100% eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, futhi abizwa njengaleyo, kodwa i-tequila ingabandakanya kuze kufike ku-49% umoba noma ushukela omuncu, lapho kwenzeka khona kubhalwe "i-mixto" noma ixutshwe. Umkhandlu olawulayo uvumela la ma-tequila ezingeni eliphansi ukuthi athunyelwe ngaphandle kwemigodi kanye nebhodlela ngaphandle. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ama-tequilas we-premium, kufanele abe amabhodlela eMexico.
Umthetho we-Mezcal
Ukukhiqizwa kwe-mezcal kwakulawulwa kamuva nje. Kwakuvame ukubonakala njengesiphuzo somuntu ompofu futhi kwenziwa kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezimo, nemiphumela yekhwalithi ehlukahlukene kakhulu. Ngo-1994, uhulumeni wasebenzisa umthetho we-Appellation of Origin kuya ekukhiqizeni i-mezcal, okwenqabela indawo lapho ingahle yenziwe khona ezindaweni ezihlala e- Ocaaca , Guerrero, Durango , eSan Luis Potosí naseZacatecas.
I-Mezcal ingenziwa ezinhlobonhlobo ezahlukene ze-agave. I-Agave Espadin yiyona ejwayelekile kakhulu, kodwa ezinye izinhlobo ze-agave nazo zisetshenziswa. I-Mezcal kumele ibe nama-sugar angu-80% we-sugarve, futhi kufanele ibhaliswe eMexico.
Ukuhlukahluka kwenqubo yokukhiqiza
Inqubo lapho i-tequila yenziwe nayo ihluke kanjani nendlela i-mezcal eyenziwa ngayo. I-tequila, inhliziyo yesitshalo se-agave (esibizwa ngokuthi i- piña , ngoba uma izikhukhula zisuswe kufana ne-ananas) i-steamed ngaphambi kwe-distillation, futhi iningi lama-mezcal ligajwe emgodini ongaphansi komhlaba ngaphambi kokuba livutshe futhi livuzwe, linike kuyinambitheka e-smokier.
I-Mezcal noma iTequila?
Ukuthandwa kukaMezcal kuye kwanda eminyakeni yamuva, futhi abantu babonisa ukwazisa ngokuhlukahluka komoya we-flavour kuye ngokuthi uhlobo lwe-agave elisetshenzisiwe, lapho luhlwanyelwe khona kanye nomthinta okhethekile womkhiqizi ngamunye. Ukuthengiswa kwe-mezcal kuye kwaphindwe kathathu eminyakeni yamuva, futhi manje kubhekwa njengento ehambisana ne-tequila, nabanye abantu baze bayigxile nge-tequila ngenxa yezinhlobonhlobo zama-flavour ezingabandakanya.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukhetha ukuphuza i-mezcal noma i-tequila, khumbula lokhu: lezi zomoya zihloselwe ukusikwa, hhayi ukudubula!