spirits vs mescal

spirits and mescal both are nouns.

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

As nouns, mescal is a hyponym of spirits; that is, mescal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spirits:

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

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