By Lydia Schrandt December 29, Photo courtesy of Guadalajara CVB. Tequila is known around the globe as an iconic spirit, made from blue agave. Come along as we explore sun-baked Tequila through photos. A favorite way to arrive in Tequila is aboard the Jose Cuervo Express. The ride typically includes mariachi music mariachi originated in Jalisco and tequila tastings.
The town of Tequila has been granted Pueblo Magico Magical Town status by the Mexican government for its cultural richness, historical relevance and other travel-worthy qualities.
The program began in , and today, Mexico has more than Pueblos Magicos. The blue agave grown in the region has shaped the culture of the region, as well as Mexico as a whole. The 18th-century Baroque structure features a bell tower, Doric columns to either side of the entrance, and a Neoclassical main altar inside. In it was elevated from a village to a city by the State Congress in honor of the heroic effort of its citizens in resisting Manuel Lozada, El Tigre de Alica, a bandit and insurgent who was formerly a general in the service of Emperor Maximiliano I during the French intervention in the s.
Since that time numerous distilleries were established along the banks of the Atizcua River, also known as La Tuba, which flows by the city. In a description was published by Antonio Garcia Cubes:.
On the west side of town are found the majority of the historic industrial facilities of what was originally known simply as mezcal wine. Their old chimneys are part of the urban landscape. The historic urban landscape also includes important buildings of colonial and neoclassic styles that co-exist with buildings of humble construction. Science and Cultural Organization when they were listed on July 12, , based on several unique criteria, including:.
There are different ways to enjoy this tour, either by train the Tequila Express or special tours by land. There are special tour buses that leave Guadalajara, a large colorful city less than one hour from Tequila city. However, if you are a free spirit, you could take your own trip. The drive to Tequila itself is a journey in time and just walking along the cobblestone streets, the main square and smaller side streets will take you on a discovery of this land full of culture and tradition.
From Puerto Vallarta there are tours that take you there, contact us for options, you can also rent a car and drive there, not too complicated either.
The town of Tequila is full of events, fiestas, and festivities. One of the most important festivals is the National Tequila Fair, held from approx. In other words, all tequilas are mezcals, but not all mezcals are tequila. Just like all bourbons are whiskeys but not all whiskeys are bourbons. Read More 10 things you didn't know about Kentucky and bourbon.
How is tequila made? The fructose-rich pina — or heart — of the agave succulent, which resembles a pineapple, is roasted or steamed to release sugars for fermentation.
Mezcals and tequilas are both agave-based distilled spirits. How is it harvested? A pina can weigh up to pounds and take 12 years to reach maturity.
The harvesters, called jimadores or campesinos, will procure a pina with a tool called the coa de jima, a circular blade and wooden handle. A well-coordinated and skilled crew of jimadores can move through a plantation and harvest between three and four thousand kilograms of agave over six hours of hard labor. How do I know it's tequila?
Look for percent agave tequila printed on your bottle label. This designation is allowed only to those bottles containing tequila with no added sugars. When sugar or corn syrup is added to a fermentation tank along with the agave, the tequila style is called a mixto. What does "anejo" mean? It means old, so when you see anejo or extra anejo listed on the bottle, expect deeper, woodier, tannic notes like black tea and chocolate layered over the agave flavors.
These tequilas have spent more time in casks. What does "reposado" mean? That means rest. A bottle of reposado tequila is spirit that has matured in a cask between two and eleven months, gathering some slight vanilla, caramels, and other wood-associated flavors.
What does "blanco" mean? Blanco or silver tequila is arguably the most popular with aficionados "back home," according to Valencia. Blanco tequila is unaged tequila — it never hits wood, and thus delivers the purest notes of agave.
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