Vintage Cellars Catalogue - 30/09-29/12/2020 (Page 44)

the proof the world of spirits about tequila there's so much more to this mexican spirit than salt-laced tequila is made from cactus all tequila tastes the same much as it would probably like to take the credit iconic mexican spirit is actually made from distilled made from several of the 136 varieties of agave plant but tequila has to be made from blue agave to earn its place on the spirit shelf of tequila with a lick of salt and a squirt of lime may be the stereotypical way of enjoying this white spirit good tequila is perfect for sipping and appreciating tiny limes light green in colour as they're sweeter drink your tequila in a tasting glass or wine glass to open up the flavours it's mexican moonshine it's a one-trick margarita wonder alcoholic spirit but a revered regional speciality same kind of thing that dictates the provenance of by the mexican government's tequila regulatory there's a worm in each tequila bottle but tequila plays a starring role across the cocktail with lime juice and ginger beer; tequila sunrise that blushing retro beauty made with orange 1920s-style cocktail topped with a froth of egg mixologists around the world are experimenting with new cocktails all the time the larva of a moth that lives on the agave plant self-respecting tequila will contain an added critter vintagecellars.com.au