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Blue agave fields near Tequila. Tequila (/ t ə ˈ k iː l ə /; Spanish: ⓘ) is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila 65 km (40 mi) northwest of Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands (Los Altos de Jalisco) of the central western Mexican state of Jalisco.
The Tequila Route as a tourist destination was created in 2006 [15] and the Tequila Express were created with the aim of promoting the tourism of Tequila into the neighboring municipalities of El Arenal, Amatitán, Magdalena and Teuchitlan, which also contain important tequila facilities, as well as cultural and archeological attractions. Both ...
Tequila and mezcal come from entirely different regions of Mexico. The two drinks are different because of the regions they come from. Tequila is made in the Jalisco, Guanajuato, Michoacán ...
By 1880, the Cuervo family had begun individually bottling tequila for commercial distribution. [9] Cuervo was the first distiller to bottle tequila, at a time when other distillers were still using barrels. [10] Tequila was known as "mezcal de tequila" until 1893, when tequila makers and the Mexican government dropped "mezcal" from the name. [8]
Joven is a mix of the clear tequila and an aged tequila that also has a golden color. Añjeo is aged for at least one year and has a distinctly dark color. For an even darker and richer option ...
Añejo Tequila: Añejo—translated to ‘old’—tequila is a premium-sipping tequila. It’s aged in oak barrels between one and three years. Because the booze sits in the barrels longer, it ...
1800 Tequila is a Mexican brand of tequila owned by the Beckmann family, who also own the Jose Cuervo tequila brand. [1] The 100% blue agave tequila is bottled in Jalisco, Mexico . [ 2 ] 1800 is named after the year tequila was first aged in oak casks , [ 3 ] and is sold throughout the world.
The original Patrón Tequila was produced by Casa 7 Leguas, one of the oldest Mexican distilleries. [2] St. Maarten Spirits (owners John Paul DeJoria and Martin Crowley) purchased the brand rights in 1989 and in 2002 production moved to a new distillery. [3] In 2000, Ed Brown, co-founder of Patrón and former Seagram executive, took over as CEO.