Manuel Alcocer removes the spiny leaves of the maguey plant in preparation for distillation into mezcal.
Mezcal production from the maguey agave cupreata cactus in rural Mexico Manuel Alcocer is a farmworker who cuts and prepares the heart of the maguey for fermentation The process involves removing all the spiney leaves of the plant and exposing the round center or heart
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