Tequila
Tequila is probably the most known and consumed spirit in North America. It is consumed both neat (with no other ingredients) or as part of mixture of ingredients to produce a multitude of cocktails. True tequila is made from blue agave…a succulent plant found in the region surrounding the city of Tequila. Tequila must be made with a minimum blue agave content of 51% to be labeled as tequila, otherwise it is called mezcal. Fine tequilas are made of 100% blue agave.
Tequila is made primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, where it was first produced in the 16th century. The volcanic soil in the region surrounding Tequila is particularly well suited to the growing of the blue agave, and more than 300 million of the plants are harvested there each year.
Tequila is most often made at a 38–40% alcohol content (76–80 proof), but can be produced between 35–55% alcohol content (70–110 proof).
Currently there are over 100 distilleries making over nine hundred brands of tequila in Mexico and over 2,000 brand names have been registered. US based liquor companies and bottlers import bulk tequilas from the Mexico manufacturing plants and bottle and various facilities in the US. Because of this arrangement, the Tequila Bottlers Registry was created to identify approved bottlers of tequila and created an agency to monitor the registry.
Tequila is made primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, where it was first produced in the 16th century. The volcanic soil in the region surrounding Tequila is particularly well suited to the growing of the blue agave, and more than 300 million of the plants are harvested there each year.
Tequila is most often made at a 38–40% alcohol content (76–80 proof), but can be produced between 35–55% alcohol content (70–110 proof).
Currently there are over 100 distilleries making over nine hundred brands of tequila in Mexico and over 2,000 brand names have been registered. US based liquor companies and bottlers import bulk tequilas from the Mexico manufacturing plants and bottle and various facilities in the US. Because of this arrangement, the Tequila Bottlers Registry was created to identify approved bottlers of tequila and created an agency to monitor the registry.
