It is impossible to think of Mezcal without worms, as the Mezcal producing in Oaxaca community depends on these little aphrodisiacs. Derived from the cactus agave this is what gives the wine its flavor and originality. The current status of the Mezcal wine is that the their greatest marketing technique – worm will be stripped off from the bottle.
According to Graciela Angeles it is like stripping them off their identity. Nick Vagnoni can post this as the happy hour gone, Mezcal spirit stands spiritless.
