Agave

A succulent plant with rosettes of narrow spiny leaves and tall flower spikes,native to the southern US and tropical America.With over 200 known species, many of which can be made into myriad byproducts,it is a diverse, multifaceted entity. Perhaps the best-known (and most loved)uses for agave are tequila and mezcal.

One thing to remember is that tequila is a type of mezcal, but mezcal is not a type of tequila.The plants are roasted in the ground under stone and dirt, and then fermented agave juice is distilled in wood-burning clay pots or copper stills.

By law tequila must be made with Tequilana Weber or Blue Weber agave in the Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Tamaulipas, Michoacan, andGuanajuato.To qualify as tequila the resulting spirit requires at least 50 percent agave, but the best tequilas are made with 100 percent agave.

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