Mezcal Production in Mexico: Between Tradition and Commercial Exploitation

Mezcal is a traditional iconic Mexican distilled beverage obtained from varied species of agaves. Regardless of the area of production, the process always consists of five stages: harvesting the agaves, cooking, crushing, fermentation, and distillation. It is produced in a large area of Mexican terr...

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Main Authors: Melchor Arellano-Plaza, Jesús Bernardo Paez-Lerma, Nicolás Oscar Soto-Cruz, Manuel R. Kirchmayr, Anne Gschaedler Mathis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2022.832532/full