The drink distilled from pulque is tequila or mescal Mezcal. Alcoholic beverages from Mexico include tequila, pulque, aguardiente, mezcal and charanda. Like tequila, mezcal is distilled twice. Maguey is used for the making of pulque as well as mezcal. Sotol is now beginning to achieve international recognition like its cousins, mezcal and tequila. They also grow maguey mezcal, sugar, pepper and coffee. Mexico has about 330,000 hectares cultivating agave for mezcal, owned by 9,000 producers. Of many agave species that can be used to make mezcal, seven are particularly notable. The word "mezcal" comes from Nahuatl , which means "oven-cooked agave", from and . About 30 species of agave are certified for use in the production of mezcal. The mezcal agave has very large, thick leaves with points at the ends. Mezcal and several craft beers are produced in Morelos. In the last decade or so, mezcal, especially from Oaxaca, has been exported. To truly be called mezcal, the liquor must come from certain areas. Unaged mezcal is referred to as "joven", or young.