Alcoholic drink from about 8% ABV to more than 20%. The defining characteristic of mead is that the majority of the drink's fermentable sugar is derived from honey. Pulque is the Mesoamerican fermented drink made from the "honey water" of maguey cacti. The drink distilled from pulque is tequila or mescal. Wine is a fermented beverage produced from grapes and sometimes other fruits. Wine involves a longer fermentation process than beer and a long aging process (months or years), resulting in an alcohol content of 9%–16% ABV. "Fruit wines" are made from fruits other than grapes, such as plums, cherries, or apples.
Agave × arizonica Agave × arizonica Agave" × "arizonica is a rare plant, endemic to Arizona. It is a hybrid between two species of "Agave" in the family Asparagaceae, "A. chrysantha" and "A. toumeyana" var. "bella". It was discovered in the 1960s near a summit of the New River Mountains, near the Maricopa-Yavapai county line north of Phoenix, Arizona. "Agave" × "arizonica" is a small plant about 30 cm high and 40 cm broad. Although similar to "Agave utahensis", it has distinct differences in suckering more sparingly, in not forming a large dense clump, having leaves with a distinct dark brown margin and