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Recent Examples of mescal
Diners can choose from a wide selection of Mexican tequilas, mescals, and beers, as well as wines from around the globe and innovative cocktails like the Avocado Margarita and Oaxacan Old Fashioned.
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Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
After the firing squad finished its work, victorious Mexican troops reportedly removed Crabb's head and shipped it to Mexico City in a jar of mescal.
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The Arizona Republic,
11 Apr. 2024
Lance Darrow was behind the bar, serving tequilas and mescal, and using talent and creativity to prepare the latest trendy mixed drinks.
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Arcelia Martin,
Dallas News,
9 July 2023
Diners can opt for other alcohol as well; one group recently chose to do it with a smoky mescal.
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Alina Dizik,
WSJ,
27 Aug. 2018
The bar will feature a large selection of tequilas and mescals.
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Todd A. Price,
NOLA.com,
31 Oct. 2017
Like at Barrio, Pablo y Pablo also boasts a big agave spirits list, around 70 different mescals and tequilas.
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Tan Vinh,
The Seattle Times,
31 July 2017
Upscale mescal has become the hip drink of sophisticated young Mexicans who wish to celebrate their national or pre-Colombian roots.
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Chantal Martineau,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Oct. 2015
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
After the firing squad finished its work, victorious Mexican troops reportedly removed Crabb's head and shipped it to Mexico City in a jar of mescal.
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The Arizona Republic,
11 Apr. 2024
Lance Darrow was behind the bar, serving tequilas and mescal, and using talent and creativity to prepare the latest trendy mixed drinks.
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Arcelia Martin,
Dallas News,
9 July 2023
Diners can opt for other alcohol as well; one group recently chose to do it with a smoky mescal.
—
Alina Dizik,
WSJ,
27 Aug. 2018
The bar will feature a large selection of tequilas and mescals.
—
Todd A. Price,
NOLA.com,
31 Oct. 2017
Like at Barrio, Pablo y Pablo also boasts a big agave spirits list, around 70 different mescals and tequilas.
—
Tan Vinh,
The Seattle Times,
31 July 2017
Upscale mescal has become the hip drink of sophisticated young Mexicans who wish to celebrate their national or pre-Colombian roots.
—
Chantal Martineau,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Oct. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mescal
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Cocktails take similar inspiration, including a cucumber vesper with California and French vermouths and Drop the Beet, a tart, garden-forward tequila drink with beets, raspberry and lime.
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Reese Witherspoon's watermelon margarita combines tequila, watermelon juice, lime, agave, and mint.
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Lost Lantern’s passion for sourcing whiskey from every corner of this great land of ours has reached its apotheosis with its tribute to America on its 250th birthday, The United States Of Bourbon.
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Despite its name, anyone can – and will – enjoy this refreshing cocktail, with an ingredient list that includes orange juice, gin, whiskey, and amaretto.
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Combine gin, lime juice, syrup, Aperol and dry Curaçao in a shaker filled with ice.
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Despite its name, anyone can – and will – enjoy this refreshing cocktail, with an ingredient list that includes orange juice, gin, whiskey, and amaretto.
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Ask about the rakia selection too, as the national spirit (a potent fruit brandy) is available in a few flavors at Terra, and the team will happily arrange a tasting.
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Enjoy this one at room temperature out of a brandy snifter in order to maximize those complexities.
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That’s what the Coco de Agua with vodka tastes like to me.
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Specialty drinks include the Phoebe Jane ($15), which has vodka, black cherry and lemon-lime soda — the bar’s take on a Dirty Shirley.
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This summery twist on the decadent Italian dessert swaps out espresso and marsala for homemade berry syrup and fruit liqueur.
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The drink balanced bright citrus notes with tropical sweetness from passion fruit liqueur, showcasing how a 100% blue agave tequila creates a smooth and balanced cocktail.
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Or swap out the peach schnapps for bourbon or light rum.
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The cocktail, a staple of the Preakness, is equal parts bourbon, vodka and peach schnapps.
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Sarris hopes that the novel illuminates an uncomfortable history of Sonoma County that remains largely invisible, looming beneath the soil of wine country.
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Frenchie's Owner Morgan Gray, a sommelier who has worked in the wine and hospitality industry for years, said downtown Santa Rosa offered the right mix of affordability and character for her first small business.
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“Mescal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mescal. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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