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Margarita - The Most Popular
of all Tequilla Recipes
The most popular of all Tequilla drink recipes is called the
Margarita
closely followed by Tequila
Sunrise.
There are many different versions of this famous Tequila drink. But the
most popular of the Margarita Tequilla recipes have the following
ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Tequila, 1 oz Lemon or lime juice, 1/2 oz Triple
Sec. It is customary to serve margaritas by dipping the rim of glass in
lemon juice then in salt. Another popular and famous drink is
Black Tequila
- see the above list for many famous Tequila recipes!
Tequila Sunrise
The most popular tequila based cocktail drink is called "Tequila
Sunrise". The song called Tequila Sunrise was made popular by the Eagles
"It's another tequila sunrise...". Tequila Sunrise was also a 1988 movie
which starred Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Kurt Russell. Click the
following link for the Recipe for Tequila
Sunrise
Straight Tequila
Night
The drink was also mentioned in the lyrics of a song called "Straight
Tequila Night" by John Anderson.
Tequila Shot
A Tequila Shot is a single shot of tequila served with salt and a slice
of lemon or lime. The salt is licked off the back of the hand, the shot
is drunk and the fruit slice is quickly sucked. The salt lessens the
'burn' of the shot and the lemon enhances the flavor. Tequila has its
own special flavor that is almost tart and a shot leaves the tongue
tingling.
Mexican Tequila
History
The history of tequila dates back hundreds of years and a form of this
liquor was first made by the Aztecs. The modern version of the drink
originated around the town of Tequila, in Jalisco state in Mexico from
where the drink gets its name ( the town is located near a volcano - and
tequila is the Nahuatl word for volcano. The production of Tequila
started more than 400 years ago. When the Spanish conquistadors arrived
in Mexico in April 1530 they ran out of brandy they had brought with
them from Spain, so they fermented agave juice. The first factory was
established in 1600 by Don Pedro Sanchez de Tagle, the Marquis de
Altamira.
Facts and
Information about Mexican Tequila
The only source for
Tequila is the mescal cactus which is a species of the agave plant. The
blue agave cactus takes twelve years to mature.
The drink called Tequila is a colorless intoxicating liquor made by
fermenting and distilling the sweet sap of the blue agave cactus plant.
The word is commonly mis-spelt as teqiula, taquila, taquilla, tiquila,
teqila, tequla, tequela and tequilla.
Mexican Tequila
Tequila is only one
type of mezcal, which is the name of any distilled alcohol made from the
agave plant. What makes tequila different from other mezcals is its
strict adherence to the standards set by the Tequila Regulatory Council
in Mexico. According to these standards the drink must be made with at
least 51 percent blue agave. The remainder is generally made up from
commonly sugarcane or maize. This special Mexican drink must also be
produced in the specific Mexican regions of Michoacan, Tamaulipas,
Jalisco, Guanajuato and Nayarit.
Types of Mexican Tequila Rating
There are several
different types of Mexican Tequila which is usually bottled in one of
four categories, the best tquila is Anejo and the rating is as follows:
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Joven abocado (also called gold) - this is bottled whilst still
young but colored to resemble an aged tequila
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Plata or Blanco (also known as white, silver or plata) - this
"silver" tequilla is bottled after a couple of months with flavoring
and coloring added
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Reposado - this has been left to age about a year in oak barrels
("rested") before being bottled and may also contain added flavoring
and coloring. Some reposados also use the word "gold" on their label
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Anejo meaning "aged" or "vintage" from 1 to 3 years in oak barrels
before being placed in bottles. The the best anejos is
often compared to fine cognacs
Brands of Tequila
There are many
brands of Tequila and the most popular brands include:
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Popular Brands of Tequila |
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Tequila
Casco Viejo (Aka Casco)
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Sauza
Tequila
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Corazon
Tequila
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Cabo Wabo
Tequila
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Don Julio
Tequila
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Tequila
Rose
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Tequila Casco
Viejo (Aka Casco) Brand Facts and Information
Casco Viejo (Aka
Casco) brand has been produced by a private company owned by the
Camarena family which they established in 1938. Casco Viejo is distilled
and bottled by Tequila Supremo company on the Camarena family estate.
Sauza Tequila
Brand Facts and Information
The Sauza brand is
produced by Allied Domecq which was previously known as Allied Lyons.
Sauza tequila was named after Don Cenobio Sauza who established the
Sauza Distillery in Tequila, Mexico in 1873.
Corazon Tequila
Brand Facts and Information
Corazon de Agave
literally means "heart of agave". Corazon de Agave Reposado is aged in
new Canadian oak barrels for up to one year.
Cabo Wabo Tequila
Brand Facts and Information
The Cabo Wabo brand
was developed by musicianSammy Hagar who owned a cantina called Cabo
Wabo and wanted a specific tequila to serve in his restaurant. Sammy
Hagar linked with a small Mexican Tequila maker that had been in
operation since 1937 and produced the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand in 1996.
Jose Cuervo
Tequila (Aka Tequila Cuervo) Brand Facts and Information
The Jose Cuervo (Aka
Cuervo) brand is produced by Tequila Cuervo La Rojena, S.A. de C.V. The
history of Jose Cuervo satrted in 1758 when Jose Antonio de Cuervo
received a land grant from the King of Spain in the Mexican state of
Jalisco where he started to produce mezcal in a small factory on his
land. In 1795 one of his descendants, called José María Guadalupe Cuervo,
used the original grant of land to build a distillery for tequila
production which was later named Fabrica La Rojena. The brand name of
Jose Cuervo was used and the company is now owned and run by heirs of
the Cuervo family (the Beckmann family).
Don Julio Tequila
Brand Facts and Information
The Don Julio brand
is produced by Pernod Ricard. Don Julio Reposado is made from 100% blue
agave, double distilled and matured in small oak barrels. Don Julio is
named after the founder, Don Julio Gonzalez Estrada.
1800 Tequila Brand
Facts and Information
The 1800 Tequila
brand is produced at the La Rojeña distillery in Tequila, Mexico and was
first imported to the U.S. in 1975 by its parent company, Jose Cuervo.
1800 Tequila was named in commemoration of the year in which the first
successfully aged drink was produced.
Herradura Tequila
Brand Facts and Information
Herradura is the
only tequila to be 100% Estate bottled and is the only one allowed to
put the word “natural” on the label. The Herradura company has five
different brands of tequila including Herradura Silver, Herradura
Hacienda del Cristero and Herradura Seleccion Suprema
Tequila Corralejo
Brand Facts and Information
The Hacienda where
Tequila Corralejo began is centuries old and was the birthplace of
Miguel Hidalgo, the father of Mexican Independence. The 250 year old
distillery in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Milagro Tequila
Brand Facts and Information
Milagro is the
ancient recipe which was found buried in the blue agave fields just
outside of Guadalajara. Milagro means a miracle or a surprise in
Spanish.
Tequila Cazadores
Brand Facts and Information
Casadores is double
distilled and produced with 100% blue agave in the Loa Altos region of
Jalisco, Mexico. Kentucky oak barrels are used to age the drink.
Tequila Worm
The idea of the
tequila worm has given rise to many misunderstandings about the drink
which have led people to believe that some tequilas contain a 'worm' in
the bottle. The 'worm' in the bottle began as a marketing gimmick in the
1940s. The worm is actually the larval form of the moth Hipopta agavis
that lives on the blue agave plant. Finding a 'worm' in the agave plant
indicates an infestation and therefore a lower quality product.
Tequila Rose
Tequila Rose is a strawberry flavoured cream liqueur and tequila.
Tequila Rose is a strawberry flavoured cream liqueur and tequila. A
recipe for a Tequila Rose cocktail called
Rose Tequila Sunset
is composed of the following ingredients: 1 oz Tequila Rose, 1/2 oz
Melon Liqueur, 1/2 oz Blue Curacao, 1/4 oz Rum, 2 1/2 oz Orange Juice
and 2 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice.
Calories in
Tequila
The calorie count
in Tequila and its nutrition value is as follows:
The downside of
Tequila is its high alcohol content.
The
list of free Tequila Recipes detailed above contain the contents by ingredients.
Tequila is commonly mis-spelt as teqiula, taquila, taquilla, tiquila,
teqila, tequla, tequela and tequilla. Exercise your bartending skills, use decorations and unusual drinking glasses and drink coasters to become the bartender of your own personal bar which serves Tequila Recipes!
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