Tequila
A spirit that is only produced in two region of Mexico and that is made from a minimum of 51% of distilled blue agave sap.
Tequila isn’t just an ingredient in some popular drinks, such as the margarita and tequila sunrise. It is also a spirit that has an interesting history. It’s well known name is derived from a town located in central Mexico. In addition to being named after the town in Jalisco, Tequila is also considered to be Mexico’s national drink because it has been a huge part in the nation’s culture, history, and ecology.
History
Aztecs and other civilizations in the region known today as Mexico City began producing pulque, an alcoholic beverage, centuries prior to the Spanish conquest. The drink was created by extracting and fermenting agave juice in much the same way as you’d see in the production of beer.
Once the Spanish arrived and conquered Mexico, cultures began to mix. The new additions to the population were familiar with the techniques used to create liquor. They used this knowledge to distill an extract that was akin to pulque in order to create mezcal wine, or what would come to be known as Tequila. The refinement process used prompted the name Tequila, which eventually began to mean that the spirit was created in the Tequila region using certain production methods.