“Why do they put a worm in Tequila?” I ask as my wife Irene and I sit sipping the caramel coloured elixir that provokes taste buds into doing the Mexican hat dance.
“Ah, Amigo,” answers our guide Angelica, who was born and raised in Guadalajara, “you need to visit the Raven to learn about Tequila.”
So our quest begins. Angelica arranged for us to leave Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico’s capitol and financial centre, the next morning. After a one hour drive we arrive at Tequila where this luscious, soothing concoction is made.
Just outside the town we meet Cecilia and Ismael at an agave farm. This is to be my first lesson; agave is the main ingredient in tequila. Cecilia explains, “The agave plant takes 20 years to mature from a seed to the point that the plant is suitable for making tequila, but we can’t wait that long.” Ismael cuts off a miniature plant from the larger one and Cecilia informs us that this is a ‘baby’ agave…..
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I did SOOOOOOOOOO enjoy this. I had no idea about Tequila, which, I confess, is not a favourite drink of mine.