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Tequila from Mexico is made primarily in the area surrounding Tequila, a town in Jalisco, Mexic0. Tequila is made from the blue tequila agave plant, which is native to Mexico. Añejo tequila tend to be darker and reposado tequila slightly less dark.
When you buy cases of any Tequila from Mexico, you get 6 bottles and pay for only 5!
Tequila is a spirit made primarily in the area surrounding Tequila, a town in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, 65 km northwest of Guadalajara and in the highlands of Jalisco, 65 km east of Guadalajara. Tequila made from the blue agave, also known as Agave tequilana azul and also called Maguey by the local people, part of the lily and amaryllis families, which is native to Mexico. Most common tequilas are between 35 and 55 percent alcohol.
Tequila is usually bottled in one of five categories,
* oro, gold, unaged tequila which is joven y abogado, young and adulterated, which means that caramel, fructose, glycerin and wood flavoring can be added to resemble aged tequila
* blanco, white, or plata, silver, not aged white spirit
* reposado, rested, aged a minimum of 2 months but less than a year in oak barrels
* añejo, aged or vintage, aged minimum 1 year but less than 3 years in oak barrels
* extra añejo, extra aged, or ultra aged, aged minimum 3 year in oak barrels
The aging process changes the color of tequila, but the liquid can sometimes be colored with caramel to show a darker color, indicative of a longer aging process, añejo tend to be darker, the reposados slightly less dark, while the platas are not colored at all.
It is a common misconception that some tequilas contain a worm in the bottle. Only certain mezcal, usually from the state of Oaxaca, are ever sold con gusano, and that only began as a marketing gimmick in the 1940s. The worm is actually the larval form of the moth Hypopta agavis that lives on the agave plant. Finding one in the plant during processing indicates an infestation and, correspondingly, a lower quality product. However this misconception continues, and even with all the effort and marking to represent Tequila as a premium, similar to the way Cognac is viewed in relation to brandy, there are some opportunist producers for the shooters and fun market who blur these boundaries.