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Mezcal Can Be Made From (A Lot) More Than 40 Kinds of Agave

Mezcal Can Be Made From (A Lot) More Than 40 Kinds of Agave

Episode 100 Published 4 years, 1 month ago
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How many different kinds of agave can be used to make mezcal? Well, heck, that’s easy: the regulations allow you to use any of them. So why have there been so many articles saying it’s “more than 40”? When 159 species … species … have been identified in Mexico?! We take the media to task in this episode of Agave Road Trip!

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