A northern Mexican Dasylirion spirit with potentially grassy, earthy, herbal, roasted and fruity character. Smoke can be present but is not obligatory. Good examples retain distinct plant and fermentation expression beneath any roasting or maturation influence, with alcohol proportionate to their aromatic concentration.
A spirit distilled from fruit press residue, most often grape skins and pulp in familiar grappa and marc traditions. It can show grape, floral, herbal, earthy or kernel-like character, with oak contributing additional detail in matured versions. Harshness is not a required feature.
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A western Mexican agave spirit with potentially vivid fruit, herbal, earthy and mineral-like impressions. Its range includes substantial differences among producers and regions. Smoke can be present, but it should not be used as the category's defining sensory requirement.
A broad protected agave-spirit identity and, within the Mexican standard, the name of a particular production category. Its sensory scope is too wide for a single smoke, sweetness or texture target. The guide retains this ADI entry without collapsing it into the two separately listed production categories.
A mezcal category with wide sensory scope: cooked agave, fruit, herbs, earth and smoke can appear in different proportions. A well-described example communicates those proportions rather than relying on “smoky” as a complete tasting note.
A mezcal production category that can offer vivid agave, fruit, earth and fermentation character. Some examples feel especially textured or layered, but the name should not be taught as a guaranteed level of smoke, rusticity or quality.
A Sonoran agave spirit often showing herbal, citrus and peppery character, sometimes accompanied by restrained smoke or earthy depth. It should be introduced through its own regional identity rather than as a nickname for smoky tequila.
A protected juniper-flavoured spirit family ranging from relatively light to richly grain-led.
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A concentrated botanical spirit in which anise and fennel frame wormwood and supporting herbs.
