Hard drink and Mescal

Hard drink noun - An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented.

Mescal and hard drink are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Mescal" with "Hard drink", this terms are similar.

Mescal noun - A colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant).

Hard drink and mescal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard drink" instead a noun "Mescal".