Tequila
Tequila is a Latin American drink from Mexico that contains alcohol. It is made from a plant called agave. It contains about 40 percent alcohol, and is often used in bars and nightclubs to make mixed drinks such as the tequila sunrise or the Margarita.
Tequila Media
Blue agave fields near Tequila
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A distillery oven loaded with agave piñas or "pineapples", the first step in the production of tequila post harvest
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A tahona, large stone wheel, at the Hacienda Doña Engracia that was used to crush the piña. Large, modern distilleries commonly complete this process mechanically.
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A jimador or a worker who harvests the agaves and cuts off the sharp leaves
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Tequila fermentation vessel, National Museum of Tequila
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae, under a microscope
White (left), reposado (centre) and añejo (right) tequila, showing the difference in color
Foto de un establecimiento en el que se vende tequila
Barrel room for aged (añejo) tequila
Tequila being rested or aged in oak barrels
