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Tequila Grillos “El Canto de la Noche”

Tequila Grillos “El Canto de la Noche”

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Tequila Grillos has ALL  the elements that constitute a great Tequila!

It is made with the best Blue Agave Tequilana Weber selection that gives it a great quality, it defines the tradition of making tequila with artisan processes and a very tight care to make it develop its very high quality.


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Casa de Piedra, Pioneers of a New Era in México´s Wine Scene

Casa de Piedra, Pioneers of a New Era in México´s Wine Scene

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Last year, I visited Casa de Piedra,  the winery of a great Mexican Enologist,  Hugo D´Acosta, situated in The Guadalupe Valley in Baja California, México.


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What is the difference between Tequila and Mezcal?

What is the difference between Tequila and Mezcal?

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There is a saying in México: “For all bad, Mezcal and for all good, Mezcal too”

The Mezcal is obtained from different Agave varieties (limeño, raicilla, pata de mula, bovicornuta, cupreata, etc) and the Tequila is only obtained from the Agave Azul Tequilana Weber and some varieties of it. Mezcal is considered a finished product after only one destilation process and Tequila requires at least two destilations processes and it is meticucously filtered to eliminate any impureness to get a softer flavor.


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The Legend of Mayahuel, the Aztec Goddess of Fertility, Pulque and Agave.

The Legend of Mayahuel, the Aztec Goddess of Fertility, Pulque and Agave.

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Mayahuel is represented as a woman with Agave branches coming out of her body in sign of fertility and a Jade ring piercing her nose.
The Legend says that when the earth first began, there was an evil goddess, named Tzintzimitl, an evil goddess that devoured light, bringing darkness to mother earth. To give a little light to the natives in the form of stars, she asked for human sacrifices in her honor.
Quetzalcoatl, was the God of Redemption, the Feathered Snake God, the benevolent God. Tired from this human sacrifices, went up in the sky searching for the evil goddess to kill her, but he met ther her beautiful grand daughter, Mayahuel. Quetzalcoatl fell in love with her beauty and decided to rescue her from her evil grand mother, taking her back with him on earth.


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Basics about Tequila

Basics about Tequila

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Tequila is a Mexican spirit. A National beverage that transmits Tradition and History. An Aguardiente of inimitable taste. We could describe it as “the water that burns”. To drink it is to drink a world of legends and Mexican traditions.It is originated from a plant that decorates the Mexican country, the Blue Agave.
The name Tequila comes from a little town in the Jalisco valley where many producers have their Haciendas.


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