Tequila is not made from a cactus but rather from the Agave plant. The confusion is common because various Agave species are often confused with cacti. (Agave leaves are succulent, rather than the stems, as in cactus.) About 125 years ago, several of the distillers around the town of Tequila, in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, began making a superior form of Mezcal. They used the whole heart of a Blue Agave indigenous to the region: the Blue Agave. Today only Spirits made within the confines of this region can bear the name Tequila. If produced elsewhere, it must be called Mezcal.

Tequila is a finely crafted spirit, regulated by Mexican government standards, similar to the French laws governing Cognac. Tequila is a high proof regional Agaves distillate and is made only from one species of Agave, the Agave "Tequilana Weber" or "Blue" variety (whose silvery-blue leaves and characteristic flavor distinguish it from other Agaves).

Tequila is produced only from Agaves grown in five Mexican states: The entire state of Jalisco, and designated areas of Guanajuato, Michoacan, Nayarit and Tamaulipas.

Tequila is made from the fermented & distilled sap taken from the heart of the Blue Agave cactus plant. There are five types of Tequila:

• White - Bottled after 60 days of rest time in oak or stainless steel barrels
Reposado - Tequila placed in an oak barrel for not less than 60 days
• Anejo - Tequila that is aged in oak barrels for less than one year
Gold - Tequila that is treated with special caramel burnt sugar
• Mixto - 60% Agave and 40% other sugars
• Mezcal - Heavier flavor because sap is taken from roots & leaves of the Agave

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