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Have You Taken A Tequila Trivia Shot Lately?

Know more about this distilled liquor!
Priyanka Wadhwani
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Tequila is one of the most popular spirits worldwide. It's grown in arid climates with low yields, and often harvested by hand. Take this quiz to see whether you know it all.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Tequila Tips
Tequila is typically produced by steaming the agave inside industrial ovens before being distilled two or three times in copper pots.
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Agaves generally take at least 6 years to get to the required weight/sugar content.
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Premium Tequilas are made from 100% blue agave, while lower-end tequilas, called 'mixtos', typically contain 51% agave with the remaining made up of molasses, corn syrup or other sugars.
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A jimador is a type of farmer who harvests agave plants, which are harvested primarily for the production of mezcal, sotol and tequila.
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Tequila got its name from the Mexican town, and it was first called the mescal wine of Tequila.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Yaguara is an organic Brazilian cachaça made by a fifth-generation family owned producer. It is not a Tequila brand.
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Tequila is a type of mezcal, much like how scotch and bourbon are types of whiskey.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Although the United States consumes the most tequila of any country, 110 million liters per year; Mexicans drink the most tequila per person, about 1.3 pints (0.63 liters) a year.
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Tequila at its most basic is often called a “blanco” or silver tequila. This tequila is not aged, so it offers the consumer a more unadulterated flavor from the agave plant used to make it.
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The color of tequila can range from clear, unaged spirit (blanco) to light gold (reposado – rested) and a vibrant gold (añejo – aged). Some tequilas are extra-aged giving them a richer gold hue.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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