mezcal

Oaxaca

Mexican state and city

• ZapotecMesoamerican indigenous group
• Día de MuertosMexican holiday honoring the dead
• naranjaSpanish for orange

piña

Tropical spiny fruit

• harvestGathering mature crops
• roastingCooking with dry heat
• fibrousMade of threads

terroir

handcrafted

Made manually, not machined

• traditionalFollowing long-held customs
• small-batchProduced in limited quantities
• maestroDistinguished musical leader

heritage · ancestral · village · denomination · terroir · craft · meticulous · time-honored · authentic

campfire

Outdoor fire for gathering

• roastedCooked uncovered with heat
• charcoalBurned wood residue
• ashCombustion's powdery remains

embers · woodfire · oak · aroma · burnt · leather · tobacco · peat · minerality · charred

distillation

Purification via vaporization

• fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
• proofDemonstration of truth
• alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound

liquor · aperitif · digestif · cocktail · neat · sipper · bartender · tasting · connoisseur · reposado

ceremony

Formal event marking occasions

• ancestorsThose from whom one descends
• offeringSomething presented or given
• sacredWorthy of reverence

indigenous · communion · blessing · curandero · cleansing · earth · gratitude · spirituality · altar · tradition

• beverageswater, coffee, tea, juice, milk
• alcoholbeer, vodka, whiskey, whisky, rum
• Alcoholic Drinksbeer, wine, vodka, rum, whiskey
• drinkscocktail, liquor, cocktails, martini, margarita
• Mexican culturetacos, tortillas, guacamole, mariachi, sombreros
• Mexican HeritageAztec, Maya, Nahuatl, mariachi, tortilla