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a desert plant that took a decade to grow and three seconds to ruin your night
means A Mexican distilled spirit made from the fermented and distilled juice of the blue agave plant, produced mainly around the town of Tequila in the state of Jalisco.
from Named for the town of Tequila in Jalisco, Mexico, where the spirit was first made on a large scale. The place-name itself comes from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs — though its exact meaning is debated, with suggestions ranging from 'place of tribute' to 'place of cutting,' a fitting nod to the harvesting of the agave's spiky heart. So the drink carries its birthplace in its name, the way Champagne and Cognac do.
- origin
- only from blue agave grown in Mexico
- slow grower
- agave matures 7 to 10 years before harvest
- jimadores
- harvesters hand-cut plants weighing up to 200 pounds
- protected name
- legally tequila only if made in Mexico
- NASA link
- agave studied for diamond film production
jose cuervo — oldest tequila brand, established in 1758 in jalisco, mexico
casa dragones — ultra-premium single barrel tequila from san luis potosí, launched 2008