mescal vs spirits

mescal and spirits both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mescal	Yes	No	No	No
spirits	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spirits is a hypernym of mescal; that is, spirits is a word with a broader meaning than mescal:

mescal: a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
spirits: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

Other hypernyms of mescal include booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, strong drink.

mescal (noun)	spirits (noun)
a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons