What EXACTLY is Tequila? - EVERYTHING You Need to Know About Tequila!
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Tequila is the national spirit of Mexico, and is one of the most consumed spirits in the U.S.A. so much so that there is a national tequila day! In this Video I go over what is Tequila, How Tequila is Made, The Brief History of Tequila, my recommendation for the Best Tequilas, and finally the problems currently facing the tequila industry.
I go over what is Blanco tequila, what is Reposado Tequila, and what is Añejo Tequila. Essentially going over the difference types of tequila. I go over what is a good tequila. Overall, this video talks about everything you need to know about Tequila Explained!
Tequila is a Spirit made from the Agave plant, and can only be made in Mexico. More specifically in the state of Jalisco. It is an Agave spirit, similar to Mezcal and in fact Tequila is a Mezcal.
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Chapters:
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00:00 - Introduction
00:34 - What is Tequila?
01:40 - Different Types of Tequila
04:00 - How Tequila is Made
05:24 - Brief History of Tequila
07:35 - Tasting Tequila
09:10 - Tequila Recommendations
11:20 - Problems Facing Tequila Industry
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that 1 person who "disliked" is probably someone harvesting early and makin' $$$$$ and is angry you called him out. LOL
Hahahaha probably! 😁 Haters gonna hate
The best recommendations to make to novices or enthusiasts about Tequila purchasing besides what you did in recommending getting 100% Puro de Agave Tequila, is looking for additive free 100% Tequila and also buying 100% Tequila that is made in a traditional and artisan fashion.
To explain, for example, Partida and Lunazul Tequilas (and countless others!!) are made in a Modern/Industrialized manner; that means:
they used an Autoclave to pressure cook the agave, they extracted with a mechanized Roller Mill, they fermented in Stainless Steel tanks without fibers (less flavor!), and they distilled in Stainless Steel stills. There's nothing traditional there for Tequila (and the faster processes allows for over harvesting, as you mentioned, one of the issues in the Tequila market) - right?
Then, you take other brands like El Tesoro Tequila (and Fortaleza, great shout out btw) - that Cook the cores in Brick Ovens, they extract by the Tahona stone mill, they ferment in open wooden vats with fibers (more flavor, yey!), then they distill in classic Copper Pot stills - this is the traditional and artisan way to make Tequila.
Craftmanship adds value, and yet it is priceless. Support artisan producers.
In extreme, things that are mass produced like Jimador Tequila (Jose Cuervo, here's your headache Lui) - they're cooking the agave with Acid-Thermal Hydrolysis, using a Diffuser for extraction, fermenting in Stainless tanks, and distilled in a Colum still. I'm gonna be nice and just say, thanks but no thanks.
I mean, we can cook a Turkey in the microwave, but do we want to?
I'd rather roast my turkey in the oven!!!
But it's your money, it's your turkey, y'all do what you gotta do that makes you happy, right?!
But also, please stop spreading misinformation: The Tequila D.O. extends production to 5 states in Mexico, not only Jalisco!
Nonetheless, thanks for creating awareness in this sustainability, deforestation topics. Salud!
Thank you. I started working at a tequila bar about a month ago and never realized how much I didn’t know about tequila until I started getting all these kinds of crazy questions asked on a daily basis 😄
You're so welcome! Happy i can be of some help to you! 😁 Good luck on your new job!
One tequila I recently learned about is El Tequileño Reposado Rare, which is a Reposado which is aged for about 6 years in a Pipón instead of a barrel. That’s right a 6-year Reposado. I learned that a Pipón is a large oak tank which hold up to 6,000 gallons of tequila instead of approximately 55 gallons for an ex-bourbon barrel. So because it’s such a large container there is less surface area inside for the tequila to make contact with so therefore it takes much longer for it to reach the same amount of oak aging as a typical Reposado. Most of that subcategory is dictated by Mexican liquor laws.
When I first learned about it I thought “wait a minute, 6 years. That’s an Extra Añejo time frame” it blew me away. Someday I’ll try Reposado Rare.
Lui, thank you very much for the great information. Salud.
Oh dude I second the Lunazul decision ! Such good stuff for the price point. Awesome video!
Thanks Christian! 😁 Glad you agree!
Hi Lui, thanks for educating us on these styles. I've looked at my unopened bottle of Jose Cuervo and it has NOM1122 on the back.
Earlier this evening I made a 1910 cocktail from Steve's App recipe. It was a beautifully rich cocktail, as rich in flavour as A Right Hand Twist!
I always look out for your shows.
Nick from York
Oh good Nick! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. And I'm so happy that you look forward to m videos! That really means a lot to me. Thank you.
And That cocktail sounds great. Especially if its coming from Steve's app. He knows what he's doing.
So informative thank you so much
Perfectly explained 👍🏼👍🏼
you new audio setup sounds Great!! Thanks for all you do
Good to hear! Happy you enjoyed it
Excellent, excellent, excellent!! Great info; thanks much!!
Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoy it! 😁
Thanks for the amazing and useful explanation of this super and unique product 🤠
You're so welcome! Happy to help 😁
Thank You!! Now I know which good tequila to get my BFF for her bday🎉🎉
LUI!! No, this video wasn't to long. I think its important to kind of know the history of spirit. I learned a little something, so that's a plus!!! THANKS!!!!
Oh good Tim! That makes me happy that you took something away from this video! I tried to make it as concise yet informative as possible!
Great info, thank you
Glad you enjoyed it friend! 😁 You're so welcome!
Bro, you drink tequila like water! I love it!👍🏽😊
Thank you friend 😁😁
Awesome video Lui. I personally really enjoy these information videos. Ford Quarterman did a good tequila tour video also, so I really enjoyed the insight you provided. And I agree with Tim, length was fine for me. 🤷🏻♂️
Looking forward to trying more tequilas. Currently working on a bottle of Espolón
Oh good! That makes me happy haha I was worried people wouldn't be interested all the way through! I tried to make it as quick, but engaging and informative as possible! Glad you enjoyed it my friend!
I don't mind espolón haha I've drank A LOT of it in my life. 🤣 And yeah definitely try out some others! Lots of really cool brands out there
@@Lui_Fern definitely will. I plan on going to MX I’m a few months. Definitely bringing back a few bottles.
By the way, I’m still working through the cocktail videos you recommended. Learning a lot. Thanks again!
@@r0c1ndave you're so welcome my friend! I'm glad you're enjoying them. And yes! Definitely bring back some great bottle for yourself.
Very informative video :)
Thank you! Happy you enjoyed it 😁😁🙏
Bought all three of the Luna Azul a month ago. Gotta finish my current ones first.
Oh good! Let me know what you think once you do try them! 😁
Thank you.
You're welcome friend!
Would you consider reviewing American agave spirits and commenting on the effect they might have on the industry? (As in Tequila is to "agave spirits" as Champagne is to "sparkling white wine.")
Hawaii, for example, is pretty much ideal for growing agave and a couple distilleries are getting into it. Are any of these any good? If American distilleries keep a high standard of quality and price point, does it help mitigate the problems of overharvesting Mexican agave while satisfying the surge in demand?
YESSSSSSSSSSS! First!!!!
I can always count on you Tim!
@@Lui_Fern Yes sir!!!!
You should try Tequila 7 leguas… and if you have the opportunity to visit Atotonilco el Alto Mexico… you are so welcome to visit the Factory.. we are the only distillery that still doing the tequila process with Tahona pulled by mules… could be an amazing experience ☺️🤠
So I've had Siete Leguas before and love it! And i would absolutely love to check out the distillery. I would just need to find time to make it to Mexico hahaha. But thank you for the invite! I most certainly will take you up on it if i am in Mexico. Or can make the time
@@Lui_Fern sure ! ☺️
Super interesting info, learnt so much as always! Such a shame that the Jimadors are baring the brunt of the overharvesting issue, have heard some wild stories about the competition that is causing plots of land being 'booked out' for decades in advance. Do you think Mezcal with its more flexible choices of agave will soar as Tequila producers can't make as much of the 100& blue spirit?
Yeah man! It's crazy.
And yeah unfortunately i do think the Mezcal market may face similar issues. Maybe not as drastically as the tequila market because the Tequila market has a ton of Celebrity hype behind it that I don't think Mezcal will ever have.
It's a shame too since it's such a labor intensive process to make these incredible spirits.
I'm happy you enjoyed this one tho!
Well, there's many sides to this story, unfortunately, Oaxaca has been affected by deforestation already, because the demand for Tequila/Mezcal has grown so much, that the industrialized Mezcal brands are duplicating the Tequila model and clearing lands to plant Maguey Espadin, which is really a twin brother of Blue Weber Maguey. They mature about the same rate, they have almost identical look, and they can interbreed, so essentially the same specie. So it's favorable for a high-demand market.
On the other hand, you have the true ancestral and artisanal producers that abstain from planting agave en masse, and they continue to harvest agave from the wild. This is great, only if there is reforestation efforts attached to those harvesting wild agave. Some agave populations are fragile and do not do well in greenhouses.
So certainly sustainability is a huge focus moving forward, there are brands that may be promoting planting one agave for everyone they take, but that may not be enough. We believe to meet future demands, they should be planting 3-5 agaves for everyone they take from the wild.
If they do not, then the aside from running some species to extinction, in a wildlife eye, the other thing that will happen is the prices for Mezcal and other agave spirits will soar to unimaginable levels.
I think Bourbon culture is "cute" when they're selling highly-sought after bottles of things that sell for $1000 or more, the likes of which may rhyme like Daddy Ban Wrinkles, for example, and it's nothing but corn water with wood ageing, which is replicated year after year.
We cannot duplicate the unique characteristics of Agave plants that take 10 to 30 years to mature! And less so if we don't protect the wild habitat and species, so who knows, maybe in the future we'll see a bottle of Mezcal slowly clime to $400, then $1400 per bottle. And of course it's gonna be impossible to sell within Mexico, so they're gonna go for the export market for consumers that can afford the luxury and commodity of the world's most unique spirit.
@@Lui_Fern Stressful times ahead for the agave spirit producers it seems. Very curious to see how it all shakes out. Was shocked the first time I heard Blue Agave is 6-10 years to ripen, such a forward thinking market. 'Agave Futures' and all that.
@@UncorkedVintageAcademia Wowowowow what an incredible amount of information thank you so much for the extra education. Clearly you know your stuff, had no idea that wild agave was at risk of extinction and so soon. Would be shockingly sad to see Mezcal not being afforded by the people who produce it.
@@DrinkInDigital Yes very stressful times ahead. Hopefully things start to get better in the near future
No, it’s not only Jalisco. There’s a region that includes states around Jalisco.
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How do you feel about Centenario brand tequila?
I've heard conflicting takes on it. But I have not tried it myself.
@@Lui_Fern wow you responded quick. Ya love to see it. But alright whenever you get a chance too I’ll be looking for the video. Keep up the good work man. All the videos are helpful 🔥🔥
(: Viva A Mexico ... ☺
Viva México!!!
@@Lui_Fern
(: 👏👏👏👏👏☺
But nobody ever says HOW is tequila?
Hahaha give me a couple more shots of tequila and we'll get philosophical about tequila 🤣😁
Around 6:50 you mention that the US was concerned to keep their soldiers wet, but also encourages prohibition? What a strange country!
Beer?yes OK bye
Celeb Tequilas are ruining it with their hunger for money.
It is quite scary. You are right. If it keeps going the way it's going it may be catastrophic for the agave market
@@Lui_Fern They're sheep to the Clooney effect. Not authentic and all greed. Great video by the way and keep it up sir! 🙏
@@avechristusrexx they see how much money he made from selling Casamigos and their eyes widen up real quick haha
And thank you so much friend! Glad you enjoyed it! I really tried to include as much info in an easy and quick to understand way!
@@Lui_Fern Exactly smh !! Awesome work and I'll be watching brother. 👏
Ahuevo un verdadero mexicano toma tequila no cerveza 😀😅
Real Mexican 🇲🇽 only drink tequilas gringos 😀😅