Mescal (noun)

A distilled alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of various agave plants, especially the maguey.

Origin:

From spanish mezcal, from nahuatl mexcalli ("cooked maguey"), from metl ("maguey") + ixcalli ("cooke.d")

Examples:

1. Mescal is a traditional Mexican spirit that is similar to tequila, but is made from different types of agave.
2. Mescal is often served straight, with a slice of orange and a sprinkle of salt.
3. Mescal has a smoky flavor that comes from the roasting process used to cook the agave.
4. Mescal is often considered a more refined and complex spirit than tequila.
5. Mescal is made from the fermented juice of the maguey plant, which is a type of agave.