01 ya 09
Mitengo ya Maguey kapena Agave
Sungani Zithunzi / Getty Images Mezcal ndi mzimu umene wakhala ukukula muzaka zaposachedwapa. Monga tequila , imapangidwa kuchokera ku plant agave, koma pamene tequila imapangidwa ndi mtundu umodzi wa agave, Blue agave kapena Agave tequilana, mezcal ikhoza kupanga ndi mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya agave, ngakhale kuti Agave espadin imagwiritsidwa ntchito nthawi zambiri. Kuchokera mu 2005, mezcal yakhala ikulamulidwa ndi malamulo a Mexico omwe amatsimikizira kuti mzimu wa agave ukhoza kutchedwa mezcal ngati ndi 100% agave ndipo wapangidwa kudera lina la Mexico lomwe liri ndi mayiko 7, koma wolemba wamkulu wa Mezcal ndi Oaxaca . Dinani kudutsa kuti muwone momwe mezcal imapangidwira mu dziko la Oaxaca.
02 a 09
Agave Piñas
The agave ndi spines kuchotsedwa amatchedwa piña. Suzanne Barbezat Agave (kutchulidwa kuti "ah-gah-vay"), yomwe imatchedwanso maguey ("mah-gay") m'Chisipanishi, nthawi zina imatchedwa "Century Plant" mu Chingerezi chifukwa imatha kukula ndikukula nthawi yayitali (osati kwenikweni zaka, zambiri monga zaka 25 mpaka 30). Nthaŵi zina ndikulakwitsa mtundu wa cactus, kwenikweni ndi wa banja losiyana, Agavaceae . The agave ndi maluwa kamodzi mu moyo wake, kutulutsa tsinde lalitali kuchokera pakati, ndi zomera amamwalira pambuyo maluwa.
A agave nthawi zambiri amakolola pamene ali zaka zisanu ndi ziwiri kapena zisanu ndi zitatu. Pambuyo pokolola agave, mphukira za mbeu zimadulidwa ndipo mtima wotsala, womwe umatchedwa piña (kutanthauza chinanazi, chifukwa chofanana ndi chipatso), ukhoza kulemera makilogalamu 220.
03 a 09
Gombe limene agave linawotcha
Piñas ya agave idzawotcheredwa mu dzenje lakuya. Suzanne Barbezat Iyi ndi dzenje lokhala ndi miyala imene agave piñas yophika. Choyamba moto umayambira pansi pa dzenje, ndi miyala yamtsinje yomwe ili pamwamba. Pamene miyala ikutentha kwambiri, piñas , omwe adadulidwa pakati kapena m'magawo, amaikidwa mu dzenje. Chinthu chonsecho chimakhala chophimba ndi masamba a agave ndi mitsuko ndi udzu wa udzu, wozungulira ndi dziko lapansi ndi kuchoka kuti akawotchedwe masiku anayi.
04 a 09
Magawo Othokidwa
Kuwotcha kumatulutsa shuga zachibadwa za agave. Suzanne Barbezat Nthawi yokwanira itatha, mapiraya othosidwa amachotsedwa m'dzenje. Kuwotcha kumatulutsa shuga zachibadwa za agave. Ndizokoma kwambiri ndipo nthawi zambiri zimagulitsidwa m'misika ku Mexico mu zakudya zomwe zimadyedwa, pomwe zimakhala zowonongeka, kenako zimatayidwa.
05 ya 09
Kuphwanya agave
Laurent Giraudou / Getty Images Nkhuta yokazinga imaphwanyidwa pa mphero yapadera yokhala ndi gudumu lamwala lomwe linakoka ndi kavalo kapena nyulu. Pamene nyulu imakoka mwala wolemetsa, munthu amagwiritsa ntchito foloki kuti asunthire agave pamphero kuti atsimikizidwe kuti imayamba nthawi zonse.
06 ya 09
Kutentha kwa agave
Njovu yoswekayo imayikidwa mu barre kuti idye. Suzanne Barbezat Pambuyo pa agaveyo, iyo imayikidwa mu mbiya zamatabwa kuti azipaka. Madzi otentha amawonjezeredwa ku mbiya ndipo amasiya masiku angapo, kenako amadzazidwa pamwamba ndi madzi ozizira ndipo amasiyidwa kuti adye kwa masiku angapo. Nthaŵi yeniyeni idzadalira nyengo, pamene kutentha, ndondomeko yotentha imakhala yofulumira.
07 cha 09
Distillation
Madzi ophikawo amachotsedwa. Suzanne Barbezat Pambuyo pa nayonso mphamvu, phala ili losungunuka. Distillation yoyamba imabweretsa mowa wosachepera. Nsaluzo zimachotsedwa pakali pano ndipo mowa kuchokera ku distillation yoyamba imachotsedwa kachiwiri.
08 ya 09
Mezcal
Pambuyo pa distillation yachiwiri, mezcal ikuphatikizidwa kuti amwe mowa wambiri. Kenaka, mezcal ili ndi botolo pomwepo, chifukwa cha mezcal yosagwedezeka yotchedwa joven kapena blanco, kapena yatsala mpaka zaka mu migodi ya thundu.
09 ya 09
Zolemba za Mezcal
Guillermo Vásquez / Getty Images Mezcal imagulitsidwa m'njira zosiyanasiyana:
- Mezcal blanco kapena joven ndi wokalamba, kapena miyezi iwiri.
- Mezcal reposado ili pakati pa miyezi 6 ndi chaka chimodzi. Nthawi zina mphutsi, makamaka mphutsi yochokera mkati mwa plant agave, imaphatikizidwira ku mezcal panthawi yomwe imatchulidwa - koma mezcal reposado yokha ili ndi nyongolotsi - simungapeze nyongolotsi mu mezcal joven kapena reposado. Anthu ena amanena kuti nyongolotsi imapangitsa kuti mezcal ikhale yosangalatsa, koma ena amati imangokhala malonda.
- Mezcal añejo ndi wokalamba kwa chaka chimodzi. Pamene mezcal yayitali, imatulutsa kununkhira.
Palinso cremas de mezcal zomwe zimatulutsa zokoma komanso zimakhala ndi zokometsera zosiyanasiyana, monga kokonati, khofi ndi chipatso chamakono.