Is it true that tequila is made from worms?

Answer 1

No! Tequila is made from the blue agave plant, which is a member of the lily family.

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.

Answer 2

No, sweetie, Mexican tequila is made from the Agave plant (kind of like a cactus but not quite) and the Agave plant has these worms. When they make the Tequila it became trendy to put a worm in the bottle to show it was pure Agave or else as a test of manhood.

I know for sure the worm is put in Mexican tequila sometimes because I have many times imbibed the Agave nectar or their side of the border; as any good Texan should do.

The worm will not hurt anything and I have many times eaten the worm; let's not go there right now. I am sure that was a worm.............

Answer 3

Tequila is made from agave.
There is a tequila that supposedly has a worm in the bottle.

Answer 4

Tequila is made from worms you are absolutely right.

Other ingredients include, eye of newt, devils spit and hair from a dead mans chest.

Hence its reputation as an evil, evil drink never to be touched by the pure......

Or maybe that's just a bad experience! Seriously I think the cactus thing is right, if you think about it there would have to be a lot of worms in it compared to a fairly small cactus!

Answer 5

Tequila was first produced in the 16th century near the location of the city of Tequila which was not officially established until 1656. The Aztec peoples had previously made a fermented beverage from the agave plant which they called octli (later, and more popularly called pulque), long before the Spanish arrived in 1521. When the Spanish conquistadors ran out of their own brandy, they began to distill this agave drink to produce North America's first indigenous distilled spirit.

Some 80 years later, around 1600, Don Pedro Sánchez de Tagle, the Marquis of Altamira, began mass-producing tequila at the first factory in the territory of modern-day Jalisco. By 1608, the colonial governor of Nueva Galicia had begun to tax his products.

The tequila that is popular today was first mass-produced in the early 1800s in Guadalajara, Mexico. 1800 Tequila is marketed today in commemoration of the year in which the first successfully aged Tequila was produced. Several large batches of Tequila produced in 1800 (although not of the original single batch) have survived the test of time and are marketed today for commercial consumption. This premium Tequila is a tribute to the earliest master Tequila blenders.

Answer 6

Hi! No, It is made from a cactus. Sometimes, manufacturers put a worm in the bottom of the bottles for gimmick. It's not the norm though. See ya!

Answer 7

tequila is made from the blue agave cactus

Answer 8

NO, it is made from bats and fruit.

Old World fruit bats feed primarily on fruit pulp and juices, nectar, and pollen. They also chew leaves to obtain special nutrients from the juices. These bats play an important role in the life cycle of many tropical forest plants. About 290 plant species are known to rely, to varying degrees, on large populations of Old World fruit bats, which pollinate the plants' flowers or spread the plants' seeds. In addition to their many ecological contributions, these plants produce about 450 economically valuable products, some worth more than $100 million annually. Familiar bat-dependent products are cloves, cashew nuts, carob, balsa wood, and tequila. Wild varieties of many of our cultivated species of crop plants, including bananas, plantain, breadfruit, avocados, dates, figs, and mangoes, also rely on bats for their survival.

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Answer 9

http://www.ianchadwick.com/tequila/

Answer 10

Lol...yum....I'm sure alot of Tequila drinkers would like to know that!