1. an alcoholic beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain agave plants, especially in Mexico
2. a small cactus containing the hallucinogenic drug mescaline, also called peyote
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The bartender served mescal with lime and salt.
• Traditional mescal production involves roasting agave hearts in underground pits.
• The bottle of mescal had a worm at the bottom.
• Mescal has a smoky flavor that distinguishes it from tequila.
• The mescal cactus grows in the deserts of Mexico and the southwestern United States.
• Indigenous peoples have used mescal in religious ceremonies for centuries.