Tequila, Mexico

Most of the tequila that is on the market today is produced in the town of Tequila, Mexico. Since Tequila was only four hours from Puerto Vallarta, Jay and i decided we had to visit.


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Unfortunately we discovered the Tequila tour was canceled that week for the Easter holiday. This however did not stop us and we decided to rent a car and drive there ourselves. Leaving Puerto Vallarta at 6:00am, the map above shows the exact route we took. We were told to stay on the toll roads which were safe and reliable, rather than the back roads and that is exactly what we did. I'm sure most of you think we're crazy, but it was a great adventure!

Welcome to Tequila! (See even I know a little Spanish.)

Blue agave plants were everywhere which are distilled to make tequila.

The blue agaves were huge with very sharp pointy leaves.

Here's the church in the town square.

I found the largest bottle of tequila in town.

We toured the oldest distillery in the western hemisphere, Jose Cuervo, which makes the most popular tequila in Mexico and in the world. It has been owned by the same family since 1759.

The crow is the Cuervo mascot. His name is Jose.

We had to wear hair nets in the distillery. Don't we look sexy?

To actually make the tequila, the green outer leaves are removed and the agave pinas are processed. We tasted raw and cooked agave during the tour. The raw tasted like a potato and the cooked tasted like sugar cane.

Jay wanted to bring one back to the states with us.

Of course we tasted and purchased all different tequila, some that you can only get in Tequila.