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Outside Mexico, a single shot of tequila is often served with salt and a slice of lime or lemon. This is called tequila cruda and is sometimes referred to as "training wheels", "lick-sip-suck", or "lick-shoot-suck" (referring to the way in which the combination of ingredients is imbibed). The drinkers moisten the back of their hands below the ...
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 ...
The Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mexico. [1] The 35,019-hectare site is part of an expansive landscape of blue agave, shaped by the culture of the plant used since the 16th century to produce the spirit known as tequila and for at least two millennia to make fermented drinks (such as pulque) and cloth. [1]
The National Museum of Tequila (MUNAT) located in the City of Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico, is a Museum about the history of Tequila (the drink) and an art center. The museum counts six individual spaces representing aspects about the evolution of the alcoholic beverage Tequila and its origins, displaying objects in relation to its production as well as a major collection of tequila containers and ...
First, here's a little history lesson about tequila and mezcal. Before either of these modern spirits became a hit, there was another agave-based drink that was produced in Mexico by the ancient ...
Los Guachimontones is the largest Late Formative to Classic period (300 BCE to 450/500 CE) pre-Columbian archaeological site in the state of Jalisco. [1] Situated in the hills above the town of Teuchitlán that provides the namesake for the culture that built the site, Los Guachimontones is part of the Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila UNESCO world heritage site and ...
Nothing says Mexico like a bottle of tequila. Made from the ancient blue agave plant, the spirit is so much more than a drink. For a true tequila fan, there's no better way to learn about the rich ...
A look into the labor and politics behind producing the Mexican spirit.