IMezcal, isiphuzo esidala kangangoba okwazalwa manje iMexico, icwile ezimfihlakalweni nasemilingweni yezimpucuko zasendulo ezazichuma endaweni yethu. Ukukhulunywa kwayo nje kusibhekisa emasikweni ezinye izinsuku.
Izazi zichaza i-mezcalero maguey njengesitshalo esinamaqabunga amakhulu futhi anenyama enemikhonto ekugcineni. Phakathi nendawo kulapho okwakhiwa uphayinaphu noma uhlobo olusetshenziselwa ukukhipha uketshezi oluzoba yi-mezcal.
Ama-mezcaleros asebenzisa isilulumagama esiyinkimbinkimbi; Yingakho kungavamile ukuzwa bethi i-maguey manso iyona ekhiqizwa kakhulu emazweni ase-Oaxacan.
Ukukhula kwesiqu kulindwe ngesineke ngabalimi, ngoba kuzothatha cishe iminyaka eyisikhombisa ukuthi isitshalo sikhule.
E-Oaxaca, lapho isiko lokwenza i-mezcal ehamba phambili lichuma, amagama amathathu ayisihluthulelo sokusondela kumvelaphi wesiphuzo: i-espadin, i-arroquense ne-tobalá. Ngazo ezintathu zezinhlobo zama-agave zibekiwe ezikhiqizayo futhi ezi-distilled ezikhiqiza izinhlobo eziningi zemezcal.
I-espadín ne-arroquense kungumkhiqizo wesitshalo, kuyilapho i-tobalá iyi-agave yasendle.
Inqubo iqala lapho umlimi ehlukanisa uphayinaphu neziqu, amaqabunga nezimpande ezizungezile. Uma uphayinaphu selutholakele, luyaphekwa bese luyagaywa. I-bagasse evelayo ishiye ukuphumula emavodini amakhulu, anephunga elimnandi. Kakade lapha, inqubo idinga ukuzola nokubekezela ukulinda i-bagasse ukuthi ibile; kuleli qophelo uketshezi ludlulela kumatoti.
Lesi yisikhathi lapho, sizungezwe i-halo yemfihlakalo, ingcweti, ngendlela yabelaphi basendulo abakha imishanguzo ezonikeza impilo noma impilo yaphakade, ithuthukisa indlela yayo ethile yokunikeza i-mezcal yesikhathi esizayo nokunambitheka kwayo.
Iresiphi yakudala u-Oaxaqueños ayigcina ngenhlonipho, iqinisekisa ukuthi ukuze kutholakale i-mezcal yamabele edumile, amabele amabili enkukhu kanye nelinye le-turkey kufanele lifakwe ngaphakathi komgqomo, noketshezi, okuthi uma selubhuciwe kahle, lunikeze i-mezcal iphunga elimnandi. . Abanye abakhiqizi bendawo bathanda ukuthi isifuba kube ngesenkukhu ye-capon, futhi kusekhona labo ababilisa i-mezcal ngesinamoni, uphayinaphu osikiwe, ubhanana, izihlahla zama-apula noshukela omhlophe. Konke lokhu kuya ezansi kwe-alembic, kunikeza i-mezcal ukuguquguquka nokuhluka okuhlukile.
Ukujabulela i-mezcal enhle ye-Oaxacan, kuyadingeka ukwazi ukuthi kufanele uhlukanise phakathi komhlophe ne-tobalá. Kwabamhlophe, inqwaba yezinhlobonhlobo ziyaziwa, okubizwa ngokuthi leyo ebizwa ngokuthi i-minero, ngoba yenziwa eSanta Catarina de Minas futhi lapho kulungiswa khona uphayinaphu ovela ku-agave yasendle owaziwa nge-cirial.
Ekuchazeni i-mezcal de tobalá eyiqiniso, kubalulekile ukuthi inqubo yenzeke ezimbizeni zobumba.
Abalandeli balesi siphuzo bahlukanisa kalula uma sebephambi kwe-mezcal yasefektri, futhi uma singesinye esitholwe ngobunono, ngendlela yendabuko, ngabakhiqizi basekhaya.
Ingxenye enhle yama-mezcals emakethe inesibungu se-maguey ngaphakathi kubo. Njengomthetho ojwayelekile, isibungu siyangezwa ku-mezcal lapho sifakwa ebhodleleni futhi ochwepheshe bathi basinikeza ukunambitheka okusawoti kancane. Leli siko lesibungu liholele, eminyakeni eminingi, ukudala usawoti otholakala ngokuchoboza izibungu ezinamandla.
Isidakwa esidala singitshele ukuthi i-mezcal ene-distilled ine-flavour ephezulu yazo zonke iziphuzo.
Kodwa konke lokhu bekungeke kwenzeke uma i-mezcalero maguey ingakhulanga e-Oaxaca, ebeka inothi elihle nelobuciko kuzwe.
Umthombo: I-Aeroméxico Tips No. 1 Oaxaca / Fall 1996
