Down The Hatch, Amigo!

August, 1974

No Liquor in the World has been painted in such wildly false colors as tequila. Allegations that its flavor is akin to rattlesnake venom and that its potency rivals Kickapoo joy-juice are no more true of tequila than they're true of grande champagne cognac. Undoubtedly, tequila's notoriety can be traced to the fact that there are two kinds of tequila in Mexico, unaged and aged, and that many natives are in the habit of drinking the former just as it trickles from old-fashioned pot stills--the we...