Links To The Past
July, 2005
The Twisted story of tequila, in a nutshell: Way back when, the Aztecs drank a beer-like brew they made from agave lilies. They considered the drink a gift from the goddess Mayahuel, who had 400 breasts. When the Spanish pillaged Mexico in the 1500s, they brought stills with them and made liquor out of the local brew. Tequila was born--the bastard son of Aztec mysticism and European conquest. When it comes to your bar, you need three bottles--an añejo (aged for at least a year; for after-dinner...
