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Tequila And Agave - Online Term Paper

Tequila And Agave

Although thought to be mostly a coarse drink made from the Mexican
or Blue Agave plant, tequila and other products of the agave plant have a
major economic impact on Mexico and are used in many applications
throughout the world. The agave plant has been used in Mexico for thousands
of years but the distillation process used to make tequila was brought to
the Aztecs by the Spaniards in the fifteenth century.
The Agave plant is actually a very slow growing plant and it is
reported to only flower once or twice every three or four years in
excellent conditions and as few as five times in a hundred years in poor
conditions. Poor weather can result in no production for a period ...

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the other products that are made with the sap include soap,
tortilla flavoring, a chemical for stunning fish, a vitamin mixture for
livestock, and a chemical to enhance the whiteness of the pulp in paper
making.
Agave is actually a monocot in the Sisal Family, Agavacae. There
are 12 genera and 400 species that make all sorts of products from sisal
hemp (rope like fiber) to medicines and drinks such as tequila and mescal.
They are flowering plants that have rosettes of large succulent leaves and
short spines. Most plants are found in tropical and subtropical regions and
particularly in arid areas.
Tequila is the product of agave we are going to concentrate on the
most here. The drink, named for the town of Tequila in the state of Jalisco
where it is produced, has become a favorite of the average drinker and the
college student alike and is a strong flavored alcohol of moderate potency.
It is actually 40-50% alcohol (about 80-100 proof) and is consumed either
strait or in ...

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Added: 8/20/2008 12:02:23 PM
Category: Miscellaneous
Type: Free Paper
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