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Originally Posted by Legend  As in actual worms?? SO do they preserve the worms or something to get the taste or what is it for?? |
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The Worm
Unlike Tequila, some Mezcal Brands have a worm inside their bottles. The belief that the worm grants aprhodisiac powers comes from prehispanic cultures. The worm lives inside the agave plant and it can be of two types: white or red depending on the place of the plant from which is obtained.
The worms live in the agave plant and are hand-harvested during the rainy summer season. They are stored in mezcal, drained and sorted, and placed in bottles near the end of the process. The worm is what makes mezcal unique; it is added as a reminder that it comes from the plant from which the alcohol is made. Like the drink itself, the worm is something of an acquired taste.
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Legend, you never heard of the worm?? It's been a while since I've seen one in the bottle, but I recall them being long and thin, kind of gross looking.