Things you didn't know about Tequila

Here are some facts and curiosities that you did not know about tequila ; Emblematic drink of Mexico and famous throughout the world.

Tequila curiosities

1. Tequila is one of the few things foreigners recognize as purely Mexican. However, in China a “pirate” drink is produced that is sold under the name of tequila and is marketed in several countries around the world.
2. The "caballito", the characteristic glass for drinking tequila, is believed to have originated from bull horns that were used in factories to taste tequila fresh from the alembic.
3. La Rojeña , which was the first distillery to produce the famous José Cuervo Tequila , still operates today, making it the oldest distillery in America.
4. Tequila, Jalisco, the town that gives this drink its name, was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.
5. “Pasión Azteca” is the name of the most expensive bottle of tequila that has been sold in the world; It had a cost of one million dollars and was composed of 4 kilos of pure platinum and 4 thousand embedded diamonds.
6. A good quality tequila , that is, one that does not go through any chemical or industrial process does not generate a hangover in people.
7. One of the legends about the origin of tequila tells that one day lightning struck an agave plantation, which made these plants burn for several seconds; When the inhabitants realized that an aromatic nectar was pouring from the interior, they drank with fear and reverence, which is why it is said that this is a drink given by the gods.
8. Technically, all tequilas are mezcal, since any distillate derived from the agave plant is a mezcal; Only that mezcal that contains more than 51% blue agave can be called tequila.