mezcalero

English

Etymology

From Spanish mezcalero.

Noun

mezcalero (plural mezcaleros)

1. A person who distills mezcal.
   • 2009 April 22, Dan Saltzstein, “Hoping Mezcal Can Turn the Worm”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But mezcaleros roast the piñas in earthen mounds over pits of hot rocks.