cactus juice

Succulent plant extract

Cactus juice is liquid extracted from cacti, particularly agave or prickly pear.

The term often refers casually to tequila or mezcal, which are distilled from agave: We did shots of cactus juice all night.

In the American Southwest, it may mean agua de nopal or other beverages made from prickly pear.

The phrase sometimes appears in fiction as a mysterious or intoxicating desert elixir.

Related

desert · prickly · prickly pear · tequila · mezcal · drink · agua fresca · fermented · nopal · spine · water · Arizona · southwest · thirst · survival · extract · sap · medicinal

Categories
Opposites
plant source environment

cactus juicecoconut water

Liquid from young drupes

coconut milk · palm wine · maple syrup · birch sap · swamp water

beverage rarity/accessibility

cactus juicetap water

Plumbed household drinking source

plain water · orange juice · apple juice · milk · cola

liquid source

cactus juicemilk

Mammalian nursing fluid

animal blood · mineral water · spring water

Family

cactus, juice, cacti, cactuses, juices, juiced, juicing, juicer, juicy

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G