Editing Mezcal (section)

==Drinking==
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In Mexico, mezcal is generally drunk straight, rather than mixed in a cocktail.<ref name="gooaxaca"/><ref name="saltzstein"/> Mezcal is generally not mixed with any other liquids, but is often accompanied with sliced oranges, lemon or lime sprinkled with a mixture of ground fried larvae, ground chili peppers, and salt called ''sal de gusano'', which literally translates as "worm salt". A saying attributed to Oaxaca regarding the drink is: "{{lang|es|Para todo mal, mezcal, y para todo bien, también; y si no hay remedio, litro y medio}}" ("For everything bad, mezcal, and for everything good, as well; and if there is no remedy, liter and a half").<ref name="gooaxaca">{{cite web |title=Oaxaca Mezcal |url=http://www.go-oaxaca.com/mezcal.html |publisher=Go Oaxaca |access-date=5 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519080634/http://go-oaxaca.com/mezcal.html |archive-date=19 May 2011 }}</ref><ref name="terra">{{cite news |first=Angelica |last=Galicia |title=¡Salud a la mexicana!: el mezcal |url=http://www.terra.com.mx/articulo.aspx?articuloid=396065 |publisher=Terra |location=Mexico City |language=es |trans-title=Health, Mexican Style: Mezcal |date=9 September 2007 |access-date=19 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223160756/http://www.terra.com.mx/articulo.aspx?articuloid=396065 |archive-date=23 February 2012}}</ref>

In the US, Europe, and Japan, mezcal is increasingly becoming a prominent ingredient on many craft cocktail menus, due to its unique combination of smoky and vegetal notes. Often mezcal is swapped for a more traditional spirit, in cocktails such as the "mezcal [[Old fashioned (cocktail)|old fashioned]]" and the "mezcal [[Negroni]]".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-07-05 |title=Whatever the Cocktail, They're Ordering It With Mezcal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/dining/drinks/classic-cocktails-mezcal.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231217051928/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/dining/drinks/classic-cocktails-mezcal.html |author=Robert Simonson |work=The New York Times |archive-date=2023-12-17 |access-date=2024-12-20 |url-status=live}}</ref>