Tequila Thread!!!

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlake

They are two completely different animals!

Have you tried Sotol yet? It is also a very good Agave based drink!

All Tequila is Mezcal, so thet are not that different.

I have not tried Sotol. Is it Mezcal?

[JohnnyFlake]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

All Tequila is Mezcal, so thet are not that different.

I have not tried Sotol. Is it Mezcal?

Yes, they are all agave products, but Tequila is made only from agave grown in Tequila County, Mexico. Mezcal and Sotol are ways made from wild agave grown throughout the rest of Mexico. I do not recall exactly but there are some distinct differences in the process in which each is made as well. That fact, along with the different varieties of agave used in making Mezcal & Sotol make them different animals. If is often said that Tequila can be called a Mezcal or Sotol, however, Sotol and Mezcal cannot be called a Tequila. The reason for that is that both Mezcal and Sotol are not made from the agave grown in Tequila County, Mexico.

[Parshooter]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlake

I do not recall exactly but there are some distinct differences in the process in which each is made as well. That fact, along with the different varieties of agave used in making Mezcal & Sotol make them different animals.

I heard last night, at a tequila dinner, that the root of the agave plant is roasted when making mezcal and steamed when making tequila.
I did impress the hostess of the event when she asked what the difference was between tequila and mezcal. Told her it's where the agave is grown. Thanks for the lesson