2006-08-31 14:13:38 · 15 answers · asked by midget 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Worms are put into Mescal to show alcoholic strength. If it's bad mescal, it will be low in alacohol and the worm will rot away. If it's the good stuff, there will be enough alcohol to preserve the worm.
Point me!
2006-09-01 02:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by dogglebe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"There is no worm in Mexican-bottled tequila. Yes, some American-bottled brand(s) put one in their bottle to impress the gringos and boost sales, but it's only a marketing ploy and not a Mexican tradition. There is a worm - called a gusano, properly a butterfly caterpillar (Hipopta Agavis) - in some types of mezcal (but not all). You may also get a small bag of 'worm salt' - dried gusano, salt and chile powder tied to a mezcal bottle.
The worm-in-the-bottle myth is old and tired. The truth has been broadcast and expounded for years by the cognoscenti of tequila, in newspapers, magazines and on the Net. There should be no need to defend tequila; we should not have to dispel this myth further. It is merely an urban legend.
Is the worm even a traditional element in mezcal production? Not according to Del Maguey Mezcal producers: they say it's a recent development, a marketing ploy that appeared only in the 1940s to try and get more attention on mezcal - and they should know. It's worth reading their story at: www.mezcal.com/worms.html."
2006-09-01 19:29:56 · answer #2 · answered by agavemark 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which letter would you prefer????
Tequile?
Tequils?
Tequilz?
Tequilu?
But, it is named after the town; Tequila, a town in the western Mexican state of Jalisco.
As for the "worm", It is a common misconception that some tequilas contain a 'worm' in the bottle. Only certain mezcals, 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 Hipopta agavis that lives on the agave plant. Finding one in the plant during processing indicates an infestation and, correspondingly, a lower quality product.
2006-08-31 21:23:04 · answer #3 · answered by ICG 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BTW, 'Tequila' is spelled with only one 'l'. Look it up!
Something else that bugs me:
Everybody pronounces Tijuana, 'Tee-a-wanna'. Wrong! Ir's Tee-wanna', as you can see, and now you know more than most!
2006-08-31 22:54:01 · answer #4 · answered by Freesumpin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because otherwise it would just be tequill. Which is actually a lot more acurate of a name.
2006-08-31 21:18:05 · answer #5 · answered by kay S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because every word in the spanish language ends in a vowel. if it ends in o it is masculine and if it ends in a it is feminine
2006-08-31 21:55:38 · answer #6 · answered by Cherie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
la
it would soud like tekill with out
2006-08-31 21:19:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause then it would be tequillo, and thats just not happening
2006-08-31 21:18:05 · answer #8 · answered by Alex 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You mean why is there a worm?
2006-08-31 21:16:43 · answer #9 · answered by eddie9551 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The____ is in the tequila so that when the liquor has enough liquor in it, the ____ dies.
2006-08-31 21:18:31 · answer #10 · answered by DMBthatsme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋