Mexico
Tequila
Blue agave fields stretch to the volcano's base, the spirit of Mexico distilled here for centuries.
The fields turn the valley blue-grey to the volcano's foot, row after row of agave grown for one purpose. The town at their centre gave its name to the result.
Tequila sits inside the UNESCO-listed agave landscape inscribed in 2006, where blue agave has shaped the land and its distilleries since the sixteenth century, among them the oldest distillery in Latin America. Bookable guided routes explain harvesting, cooking and maturation. The cantarito, citrus and tequila served in a clay pot, was born in this region and tastes best in it.
Friends
Book a distillery route and keep a cantarito for the plaza afterwards.
Couple
Pair the agave fields' viewpoints with a slow tasting at one historic house.
- Tequila sits within a UNESCO-listed landscape of blue-agave fields inscribed in 2006.
- Bookable distillery routes explain harvesting, cooking and maturation.
- The town, museums and regional food carry the trip beyond the drink alone.
The cantarito, tequila with citrus over ice in a clay pot, was born in this corner of Jalisco.
Fonda Cholula serves tortas ahogadas and agave-pit barbacoa de borrego; La Posta leads with birria.
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