2006-10-23 18:59:02 · 49 answers · asked by primamaria04 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Tequila does NOT have a worm in it.
Mezcal is the drink with the worm.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezcal
2006-10-23 19:46:59 · answer #1 · answered by Trid 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There is no worm in Tequila, or at least there isn't supposed to be. Purists say the worm belongs only in a related product called Mescal. Strictly speaking Mescal is a generic term meaning any distillate of the many species of Agave (or Maguey) plant, of which Tequila is included. Today however Mescal is popularly understood to mean a product bottled in the region around the city of Oaxaca.
The worm in question is the Agave worm, which is actually a butterfly larva. It's bright coral colour turns to pink in the Mescal and some producers say that it enhances the flavour and colour of the drink. Occasionally you will see a white worm in Mescal this is a worm that lives in the leaves of the Agave and is often used as a substitute to the butterfly larva by some producers however connoisseurs complain that the white worm is not as tasty as the red one!
2006-10-23 21:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Specifically it is MezCal Tequila. Usually produced by Monte Alban. It comes with a salt flavor packet attached to it. Be careful this stuff is not Jose Cuervo. The bottles have a gold and red label.
2006-10-23 23:14:32 · answer #3 · answered by salty03marine 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mezcal Tequila
2006-10-24 01:03:19 · answer #4 · answered by Jim C 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Muscatale Tequila
2006-10-23 23:28:13 · answer #5 · answered by David G 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It is mezcal, not tequila as everyone keeps saying. Difficult to find, but a good drink if memory serves correctly.
2006-10-24 02:43:58 · answer #6 · answered by Pope my ride! 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tequila
2006-10-23 20:18:43 · answer #7 · answered by oneflynangel 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
mesqual is the drink with the worm in it. It is not techincally tequilla because it is not made with a blue agave plant. It actually is usually a cheaper version of tequilla.
2006-10-23 19:26:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is a tequila with a worm in it but I don't know the brand name.
2006-10-23 19:01:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
the drink with the worm is tequilla!the worms at the bottom of the drink and has the most alcohol in it!thats if u like eating a worm!ugh!
2006-10-23 22:18:04 · answer #10 · answered by bekcie 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋