mescal vs strong drink

mescal and strong drink both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mescal	Yes	No	No	No
strong drink	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, strong drink is a hypernym of mescal; that is, strong drink 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)
strong drink: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

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

mescal (noun)	strong drink (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