Tequila is a Mexican distilled beverage. It is commonly served neat in Mexico and as a shot with lime and salt elsewhere.
After the Spaniards introduced distillation to Mexico in the 16th century, the Mexicans developed tequila, which is distilled from the agave plant. A longer lasting version of the Aztec drink, pulque it is named after the town of Tequila near Guadalajara, where it is produced.
Pulque was an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the agave plant. It has been produced for millennia, has the color of milk and a sour yeast-like taste.
The Aztecs had a goddess of pulque, Mayahuel, who was followed around by her children - a bunch of 400 drunk rabbits.
Tequila is made of blue agave Jalisco which is produced in select states in Mexico, including: Guanajuato, Michoacán, Nayarit, and Tamaulipas.
Without bats there would be no tequila. The agave plant is pollinated by bats.
It takes at least eight years for the Blue Agave plant to mature enough to be used to make tequila.
Tequila contains about 40 percent alcohol.
The United States officially recognizes that spirits called "tequila" can only be produced in Mexico, although by agreement bulk amounts can be shipped to be bottled in the U.S.
Tequila heated to 800 degrees centigrade can be made into diamonds.
Tequila is Mexico's national drink. While Mexico is where tequila originated, the United States consumes twice as much tequila. On average, Americans purchase 12.3 million cases of tequila a year.
Tequila is traditionally drunk in Mexico by slowly sipping it neat or with ice and is sometimes included in long drinks and cocktails
The popular tequila-based cocktail called the Margarita was named after the Hollywood film star Rita Hayworth. (Her real name was Margarita Carmen Cansino.)
The most expensive tequila is the Ultra-Premium Ley .925 Pasion Azteca, whose price ranges from $225,000 to a huge $3,500,000. The "cheaper" version of this brand comes in a hand crafted platinum and white gold bottle. The higher end is similar, but with more diamonds.
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After the Spaniards introduced distillation to Mexico in the 16th century, the Mexicans developed tequila, which is distilled from the agave plant. A longer lasting version of the Aztec drink, pulque it is named after the town of Tequila near Guadalajara, where it is produced.
Pulque was an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the agave plant. It has been produced for millennia, has the color of milk and a sour yeast-like taste.
The Aztecs had a goddess of pulque, Mayahuel, who was followed around by her children - a bunch of 400 drunk rabbits.
Tequila is made of blue agave Jalisco which is produced in select states in Mexico, including: Guanajuato, Michoacán, Nayarit, and Tamaulipas.
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| Agave field. Wikipedia |
Without bats there would be no tequila. The agave plant is pollinated by bats.
It takes at least eight years for the Blue Agave plant to mature enough to be used to make tequila.
Tequila contains about 40 percent alcohol.
The United States officially recognizes that spirits called "tequila" can only be produced in Mexico, although by agreement bulk amounts can be shipped to be bottled in the U.S.
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| Examples of plata, reposado and añejo tequila. By Ralf Roletschek |
Tequila heated to 800 degrees centigrade can be made into diamonds.
Tequila is Mexico's national drink. While Mexico is where tequila originated, the United States consumes twice as much tequila. On average, Americans purchase 12.3 million cases of tequila a year.
Tequila is traditionally drunk in Mexico by slowly sipping it neat or with ice and is sometimes included in long drinks and cocktails
The popular tequila-based cocktail called the Margarita was named after the Hollywood film star Rita Hayworth. (Her real name was Margarita Carmen Cansino.)
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| Margarita Pixiebay |
The most expensive tequila is the Ultra-Premium Ley .925 Pasion Azteca, whose price ranges from $225,000 to a huge $3,500,000. The "cheaper" version of this brand comes in a hand crafted platinum and white gold bottle. The higher end is similar, but with more diamonds.
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