Tag: Tequila
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Tequila: What To Know
Whether you know it as a salt-and-lime-chased shot, the backbone of a Margarita, or a sipper to rival the finest scotch, one thing is for certain: Not all tequila is created equal.
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Lesser-Known Agave Spirits: What To Know
The agave plant is a source of much more than tequila. In fact, the first recorded agave beverage predates the currently popular spirit by thousands of years. As far back as 1000 CE, the Aztecs fermented the sap of the agave plant, called aguamiel, to produce, quite literally, a nectar of the gods: The plant…
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Tequila Versus Mezcal: What To Know
“All tequila is mezcal, but not all mezcal is tequila.” It’s a statement that gets tossed around a lot, and it is, in spirit, true: Mezcal is any liquor distilled from agave, a succulent plant native to the Americas, and tequila is made with the blue Weber agave species. But for the average drinker, it’s understandably confusing when a…
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