Mezcal Quiz: questions and answers
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1. What is mezcal?
An alcoholic beverage
2. Where was mezcal invented?
Mexico
3. What is the meaning of the former name of mezcal, aguardiente?
"fire water'
4. How many species of agave are used to make mezcal?
30
5. What is the name of the most famous wild agave used for making Mezcal?
Tobalá
6. How old are the techniques of making mezcal?
200 years old
7. How many countries does Mexico export mezcal to?
27
8. How many production facilities are in Oaxaca?
570
9. When was the International Mezcal Festival started?
1997
10. How is mezcal usually consumed?
Straight