Tequila

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In order to bear the name “tequila”, the drink must at least 51% percent consist of alcohol derived from blue agave. it is grown for 5-12 years, after which the agadh collectors of the tequila separate its piny (the base of the plant) from the leaves, and it is the piny that will be used to make the drink. According to this principle, tequila is divided into 2 groups:

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The drink, named after the city located in the Mexican state of Jalisco, tequila is a distillate from fermented agave juice, as well as the national drink of this country

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Mixto - mixed tequila. This means that the basis of the alcohol will consist of at least 51% of blue agave, the rest can be alcohol from other natural raw materials. This is a more democratic type of tequila.

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100% Agave - this term is used to refer to tequila produced only from agave, without the participation of other sugars in the fermentation process. Such tequila should be fully produced and bottled in the region of production and these are the best tequila on the market.Patron Silver , Milagro , 818

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5-818

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818 Tequila is founded by model Kendall Jenner, and has taken off all over social media and in bars everywhere. 818 stands for the California area code where the Jenners are from, but the tequila is made from family-owned farms in Jalisco with 100% blue agave

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Blanco

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Blanco / Silver / Plata - the youngest tequila, its aging period is from 0 to 2 months. During this time, tequila does not have time to gain a lot of additional taste and change color, exposure-экспошур has more effect on the stabilization of alcohol.

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Gold

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Gold / Oro - this category is a mixture of seasonedсиззоннд and seasoned tequila (eg, Olmeca Gold), or seasoned tequila, tinted-Тинтед with caramel.

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Reposado

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Reposado must be aged in oak barrels from 2 to 11 months

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Anejo

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Añejo is aged a minimum of one year in oak barrels.

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Extra Anejo

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Extra Añejo is aged in oak barrels for a minimum of three years

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Mezcal

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Mezcal: The general category of which tequila is a subcategory. To be clear all tequila is mezcal but all mezcal is not tequila. Mezcal is made primarily in, Mexico, from the species-спешис of agave, and it has a smoky quality from the slow baking of the agave piña in clay-клей-глина ovens over hot rocks

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History

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Tequila first came into existence in 250-300 A.D. when the Aztec Indians produced a fermented juice of the agave for their ceremonial wine, ‘plaque’. This liquid was very important to Aztec culture as they worshipped two Gods – Mayahuel (the goddess of the Maguey) and her husband PatecatlПатекал .

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Don Hulio history

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He learnt his trade as a young man making mezcal in underground ovens and at the tender age of 15, Julio was distributing Tequila on horseback to provide for his family after his father’s death-деаф . In 1942, at just 17 years of age, he bought his first distillery – La Primavera (meaning ‘spring’) – using money lent to him by a wealthy local gentleman. Он научился своему ремеслу в молодости, готовя мескаль в подземных печах, а в нежном возрасте 15 лет Хулио раздавал текилу верхом на лошади, чтобы обеспечить свою семью после смерти отца. В 1942 году, когда ему было всего 17 лет, он купил свою первую винокурню — La Primavera (что означает «весна») — на деньги, одолженные ему богатым местным джентльменом.Full production lunched-ланчт in 1943

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Aneho

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Añejo – Tequilas aged between 1-3 years in oak barrels. Extra Añejo is aged 3 years or more. Mixto – Tequila containing less than 100% blue agave, usually mixed with sugars or other spirits.