What is Mezcal and how it is different from tequila?

Both the liquors are of Mexican origin, however, it is only tequila if it has been produced in five designated regions – Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Tamaulipas, and Guanajuato. While mezcal, on the other hand is something that may be produced in nine designated regions: Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas. If we talk about one region where most tequila is made, it is the Jalisco region, while 85 per cent of mezcal is made in the Oaxaca region of Mexico.