Tequila
Agave tequilana · Spirit
3 varieties
A Mexican spirit distilled from blue agave: earthy and peppery, with the sweet note of cooked agave. Blanco is clear; reposado and anejo are oak-aged to gold. It is made only in and around Tequila, Jalisco.
Tastes like
AlcoholicStrong
PungentGentle
Aroma
earthypungentlemoncitruspineherbal
Per 100 g
225kcal
0gcarbs
0gprotein
0gfat
0gfibre
Good to know
Tequila is a protected designation of origin: by Mexican law it can only be made from blue agave (Agave tequilana, Weber Azul) within a defined zone covering all of Jalisco and listed municipalities in four neighbouring states, much as Champagne is tied to its region in France.
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