SERGEANT BLUFF -- Inside the kitchen of his family's restaurant, Eduardo Ortiz added yellow, red, green, orange blue-colored tequila into a glass tower that can hold up to 88 ounces of liquid. Yes ...

Blue agave fields on the outskirts of Tequila, Mexico. The hills surrounding town are dotted with the native plan. Some of the older stalks stand upwards of eight feet high.

Tequila, a Mexican spirit distilled from fermented juices from the hearts of blue agave (ah-GAH-vay) plants grown in the Tequila region in the state of Jalisco, has been made there for more than ...

A visit to Mexico's main tequila-producing region, ... A Visit To Jalisco, Where Blue Agave Transforms Into Tequila. By . John Del Signore. Published Jun 20, 2014. Modified Jun 20, 2014. Share ...

Although blue agave does grow well at sea level, it prefers the higher altitudes of its homeland, the 4,500-foot highlands of Jalisco state in western Mexico, where it develops its unique flavor.

According to data provided by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, tequila was the fastest growing spirit in the market from 2022 to 2023. Such increased exposure has led to ...

Under Mexico's tequila law of 1949 (Norma Oficial Mexicana Tequila) only certain plants that are grown in certain parts of Mexico can be used to make tequila. The blue agave, grown in the state of ...

Matices, Hotel de Barricas is located within a tequila distillery that produces 15,000 liters of tequila per day. ... The hotel’s barrel rooms are surrounded by a huge blue agave field.

The shipment of more than 70,000 bottles contains nearly 14,000 gallons of 100 percent blue agave tequila, considered the best quality. A Friday ceremony in Guadalajara marked the departure of the ...