what iS teqUila?

What is tequila?
Tequila is a spirit made from the weber blue
agave plant.
What is agave?
Agave is a succulent (not a cactus) that
grows wild all over Mexico and Central
America. The weber blue agave is a specific
type of agave that must be used to make
tequila. While all tequila must be at least
51% blue agave, most quality distillers
use 100%.
Are tequila & mezcal
the same thing?
Yes and no. All tequila is mezcal, but not
Where is tequila made?
all mezcal is tequila. Mezcal is a general term
Tequila must be distilled and bottled in one of five states
for any spirit made from the agave plant.
in Mexico (Jalisco, Nayarit, Guanajuato, Michoacan,
Officially, mezcal can be made from any of
Tamaulipas). Tequila is strictly regulated by a branch of the
the 28 different types of agave plants, in one
mexican government known as The CRT (Tequila Regulatory
of six different counties, in three different
Council). The majority of the tequila that is imported into
states. Most mezcal produced for export
the United States is produced in or around the town of
is made in the southern state of Oaxaca
Tequila, in Jalisco.
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and is made from espadin agave. The major
difference between tequila and mezcal,
other than the type of agave used, is in the
Why is it called tequila?
production. In tequila production, agave is
The word tequila itself is shrouded in mystery. Some sources
steam baked in ovens. In mezcal, the agave
say it’s a rough translation of an ancient Nahuatl word that
is fire roasted in in-ground pits, which is
means “the place of harvesting plants,” or “the place of wild
where the smoky earthy flavor of mezcal
herbs.” According to Jose Maria Muria, tequila comes from
comes from.
the Nahuatl words tequilt (work, job, duty, task) and tlan
(place). Still, other sources say it is a corruption of the name
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tequila is the name of the spirit, the town, and the valley.
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Mezcal is the broad term for any spirit distilled from the agave, or in Mexico,
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or containers with a maximum capacity of 600 liters. With this extended amount of aging, the
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11
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Avión
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Herradura
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Azunia
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Milagro
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Ocho
Cazadores
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Chinaco
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Corralejo
9
9
7
9
14
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11
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‘Orgullo’
Don Camilo
12
9
13
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Don Eduardo
9
10
Sauza
‘Tres Generaciones’ 9
Semental
10
Don Julio
11
Siete Leguas
10
Don Julio ‘1942’
19
Stallion
10
Don Valente
11
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11
11
Dos Manos
7
Trago
El Jimador
7
Tres Agaves
8
El Mayor
8
Tres Tonos
10
El Tesoro
11
1800
8
Excellia
14
1921
11
Gran Centenario
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Herencia Mexicana 12
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Asom Broso
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Herencia Mexicana 10
Avión
9
Herradura
7
Azunia
8
Mar Azul
8
Casa Noble*
9
Milagro
7
Cazadores
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Chamucos
8
Milagro
‘Select Barrel’
Chinaco
9
Clase Azul
11
Corralejo
7
Corrido
8
Corzo
9
Jose Cuervo
‘Reserva Platino’
De Leon
9
18
Don Eduardo
8
Don Julio
9
Don Valente
9
Dos Manos
5
El Charro
5
El Jimador
7
El Mayor
6
El Tesoro
8
Espolon
6
Excellia
10
Gran Centenario
9
8
11
Ocho
9
Olmeca Altos
8
Oro Azul
7
Partida
9
Patrón
9
Proximus
9
Pueblo Viejo
5
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8
Sauza
‘Tres Generaciones’ 7
Semental
8
Siete Leguas
8
Trago
9
Tres Agaves
6
Tres Tonos
8
Zapopan
6
1800
6
1921
9
30/30
5
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Partón
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10
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El Charro
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Azunia
9
El Jimador
7
Republic*
*Casa Noble
9
El Mayor
7
Suaza ‘Hornitos’
Cazadores
8
El Tesoro
10
Chamucos
10
8
Asom Broso ‘Rosa’ 12
Avión
Jose Cuervo
‘Tradicional’
7
Don Valente Espolon
7
Excellia 12
Gran Centenario
9
8
Chinaco
10
Gran Jubileo
Clase Azul
16
Herencia Mexicana 11
Corralejo
8
Corralejo
‘Triple Distilled’
9
Corrido
9
Herradura
9
Mar Azul
9
Milagro
8
6
8.5
7
Sauza
‘Tres Generaciones’ 8
San Matias
‘Carmessi’
9
Semental
9
Siete Leguas
9
Tenoch
10
Tonala
10
Trago
10
Tres Agaves
7
13
Tres Tonos
9
11
1800
7
Corzo
10
Milagro
‘Select Barrel’
De Leon
20
Ocho
Don Camilo
11
Olmeca Allos
9
1921
10
Oro Azul
8
30/30
6
Pancho Pistoles
9
Don Eduardo
Don Julio
9
10
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