what plant does tequila come from????

Answer 1

The correct name is Blue Agave Tequilana Weber (Agave Azul Tequilana Weber). It is part of the Agavaceae family, nothing to do with cactus as many people think, closer to the Lillie Family.


"Weber's Blue Agave (Agave tequilana azul) is cultivated in Mexico for the production of Tequila.

Agave plants are succulants with long spiny leaves. There are more than 400 species of Agave all native to North America and mostly to Mexico. They live for many years as a rosette of thick, fleshy leaves, then flower once (often around 30 years old or so) and die. However, by this stage they usually have produced a cluster of younger plants from stolons arising from ther parent plant. Only the rosette that produces the flowering stem dies. The other Agave plants live on.

The beautiful Agave tequilana azul (Weber's Blue Agave) is the specific variety of Agave from which tequila is made, exclusively in the state of Jalisco, Mexico."

Answer 2

Tequila Plant

Answer 3

The Agave. Premium tequilas are specifically made from the Blue Agave.
Many think it is a cactus but it is a succulent.
I've been to Tequila a couple of times and chopped the buggers up myself. They're rather large at maturity (7 feet..).
Here's some more info.
http://en.allexperts.com/e/a/ag/agave.htm

Answer 4

If you ever get a chance, go to Mexico and take a tequila tour (we did one from Puerto Vallarta). Loads of info on how tequila is made, and the tour ended with a tequila tasting. I never realized how many different types there were, including tequila cream, which is kind of like a baileys irish cream and very tasty. Makes you realize that what we think of as good tequila, really is 2nd rate.

Answer 5

Agave, a plant that looks like a cactus, but isn't. The outer layers are removed to get to the heart of the plant. This is the part that is processed into tequila.

Answer 6

Blue Agave

Answer 7

Weber Blue Agave
http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&q=weber+blue+agave&btnG=Search

Answer 8

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what plant does tequila come from????

Answer 9

Good tequila is made from 100% blue agave

Answer 10

el verdadero tequila de Jalisco México lo hacemos de el agave una planta semi desértica que pasa por un proceso de destilación antes de convertirse en la bebida

Según su tiempo de añejamiento, el tequila puede categorizarse en:

Blanco: El tequila que no tiene ningún tipo de añejamiento. Después de la destilación se homogeneiza y se embotella.
Reposado: Cuando se guarda el licor de 2 meses a 1 año antes de embotellar.
Añejo: Tiene de 1 a 5 años de reposo antes de ser embotellado.

Cómo elegir un buen tequila

El tequilier Ricardo Cisneros comparte sus consejos para que no te dejes confundir y lleves a tu paladar lo mejor de esta bebida.

Fíjate que la etiqueta diga 100% agave. “Puedes encontrar en el mercado versiones mixtas con caña de azúcar que no son muy recomendables porque generalmente dan resaca y no son tequilas puros”, explica Cisneros.
La región donde se elabora el tequila también es importante. Las tierras altas son mejores, ya que las características del suelo, la humedad y el clima favorece la producción del agave y por ende la calidad del tequila. “Las principales regiones altas son: Atotonilco el Alto, Arandas, Tepatitlan y Jesús María. Sin embargo, hay regiones bajas que también producen buen tequila, como Tequila, Arenal, Amatitan y Magdalena”, añade el experto.
El tiempo de añejamiento también es fundamental. Un tequila añejo es mucho más suave que uno reposado o blanco.