The Process for Making Mezcal
By Suzanne Barbezat, About.com
Crushing the agave
Crushing the roasted agave
© 2006 Suzanne Barbezat, licensed to About
The roasted agave is crushed at a special grinding mill with a stone wheel pulled by a horse or mule.
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- Maguey or Agave Plant
- The Agave Piņas
- The pit in which the agave is roasted
- The Roasted Agave
- Crushing the agave
- Fermentation of the agave
- Distillation
- Mezcal
- Mezcal Presentations
Mezcal and Tequila
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