Accustomed to having alcoholic beverages with their meals, the Spaniards soon began to distill agave juice into something stronger, called mescal.
Hispaanlased, kes olid harjunud toidu kõrvale alkoholi tarbima, hakkasid peagi agaavimahlast kangemat kraami destilleerima. Uus jook sai nimeks mescal.