01 na 09
Maguey ko Agave Shuka
Glow Images / Getty Images Mezcal wani ruhu ne da aka bunkasa a cikin 'yan shekarun nan. Kamar tequila , an yi shi ne daga tsire ta agave, amma yayin da ake yin tequila tare da irin nau'in Agave, Blue agave ko Agave tequilana, ana iya yin mezcal tare da agafe daban-daban, ko da yake ana amfani da kayan Agave da yawa. Tun 2005, mezcal ya kasance ƙarƙashin tsarin dokar Mexica wanda ya ƙayyade cewa ruhun Agave kawai za a iya lasafta shi idan yana da 100% agave kuma an yi shi a cikin wani yanki na Mexico wanda ya ƙunshi jihohi 7, amma babban magungunan mai suna Oaxaca . Latsa don ganin yadda aka saba amfani da shi a jihar Oaxaca.
02 na 09
Agave Piñas
Agave tare da spines cire an kira shi piña. Suzanne Barbezat Agave (wanda ake kira "ah-gah-vay"), wanda ake kira maguey ("mah-gay") a cikin harshen Espanya, a wani lokacin ana kiransa "Century plant" a cikin Turanci domin yana iya girma ya zama babba kuma yana da tsawon rayuwa (ba a karni daya ba, fiye da 25 zuwa 30). Wasu lokuta kuskuren wani nau'i na cactus, a gaskiya ma yana cikin iyali dabam, Agavaceae . Fure furanni na Agave sau ɗaya a cikin rayuwarsa, yana fitar da tsayi mai tsayi daga tsakiya, kuma tsire-tsire ya mutu bayan flowering.
Ana amfani da agave a lokacin da yake shekaru bakwai ko takwas. Bayan da aka girbe agave, an yanke katutu na tsire-tsire kuma sauran zuciya, wanda ake kira piña (wanda yake nufin abarba, saboda kama da 'ya'yan itace), zai iya auna har zuwa kilo 100 (220 fam).
03 na 09
Ramin da ake amfani da agave
Agaran piñas suna cinye a cikin rami. Suzanne Barbezat Wannan itace ramin dutse wanda ake amfani da agave piñas . Da farko an fara wuta a gindin rami, tare da duwatsu masu duwatsu a saman. Lokacin da duwatsu suka yi zafi, piñas , waɗanda aka yanke a rabi ko cikin sassan, ana sanya su cikin rami. Dukkan abu an rufe shi da agave ganye da fiber da matsayi na bambaro, an tara su tare da ƙasa kuma sun bar gurasa na kwana hudu.
04 of 09
The Agave Gasa
Gurasawa yana fitar da kayan daji na agave. Suzanne Barbezat Lokacin da isasshen lokacin ya wuce, an cire nau'in piñas gauraya daga rami. Gurasawa yana fitar da kayan daji na agave. Yana da dadi sosai kuma an sayar da ita a kasuwannin Mexico a cikin kullun da za a ci, inda idan aka fizge fiber mai tsanani, sannan a jefar da shi.
05 na 09
Crushing da agave
Laurent Giraudou / Getty Images An shayar da agave gurasa a wata mikiya ta musamman tare da dutsen tagulla wanda doki ko alfadari ya jawo. Yayin da alfadarin ya zubar da dutse mai nauyi, mutum yana amfani da takardun kayan aiki don motsa agave a cikin injin don tabbatar da cewa ya samu ƙasa gaba daya.
06 na 09
Fermentation na agave
A crushed agave an sanya a cikin ganga zuwa ferment. Suzanne Barbezat Bayan an lalata agave, ana sanya shi a cikin katako a cikin katako. Ana ƙara ruwan zafi a cikin ganga kuma ya bar don 'yan kwanaki, to, an cika shi da saman ruwan sanyi kuma ya bar shi don kwanciyar hankali. Lokaci na ainihin zai dogara ne akan yanayin, lokacin da yake zafi, tsari na shuki yana da sauri.
07 na 09
Distillation
A fermented agave Mash ne distilled. Suzanne Barbezat Bayan gurasar, mash ɗin ya bushe. Rarrabawar farko ta haifar da barasa mara kyau. Ana cire suturar daga cikin har yanzu kuma an shayar da barasa daga farko daga distillation a karo na biyu.
08 na 09
Mezcal
Bayan tazarar ta biyu, ana amfani da mazcal don samun daidaito na barasa. Sa'an nan kuma, ana yin salula ne kawai a nan gaba, saboda wani abin da ake kira dabbar da ake kira blanket ko blanco, ko kuma an bar shi a cikin katako na itacen oak.
09 na 09
Bayanin Mezcal
Guillermo Vásquez / Getty Images An sayar da Mezcal a cikin nau'ukan daban-daban:
- Mezcal blanco ko joven yana tsufa ba, ko kuma har zuwa wata biyu.
- Mezcal reposado yana da shekaru tsakanin watanni 6 da shekara guda. Wani lokaci tsutsa, ainihin tsutsa daga cikin tsirrai na agave, an kara da shi a lokacin da aka ba shi kwalba - amma kawai maidoci na da tsutsa - ba za ka sami kututture ba a cikin maido ko gyare-gyare. Wasu mutane sun ce wutsiya ta kara daɗin ƙanshin magungunan, amma wasu sun ce shi kawai sayar da gimmick ne.
- Mezcal añejo ya tsufa a kalla a shekara. Yawancin lokacin da tsofaffi shine tsofaffi, ƙanshi mai daɗin ƙanshi.
Har ila yau akwai cremas de mezcal wanda aka sweetened kuma zo a cikin dama ire-iren, irin su kwakwa, kofi da sofruit.