Tequila is a strong alcohol made from pulp and agave juice. At first it was prepared in the Mexican town of Tequila, now this yellow drink is widespread throughout the world and is considered a business card of Mexico. Mexicans recommend drinking this alcohol on Friday evening with friends, you need to drink a high-quality product in small sips to fully experience its taste and dignity. In our country, tequila Silver gained great popularity.
Description
Tequila is strong alcohol, forty percent. The drink has a delicate aroma and taste; in the morning there is no hangover if consumed in moderation. The purity of tequila is not inferior to luxury elite vodka. It is made from blue agave, akin to aloe. Raw materials are taken strictly in certain regions of Mexico, which is associated with the characteristics of the climate and terrain. So, tequila Silver is a transparent, colorless alcoholic drink that after distillation is not aged in barrels, therefore, has a clean taste of blue agave. The taste of alcohol depends on how long the agave baked, the material of the distillation cubes and the type of yeast used for fermentation.
A bit of history
According to legend, the local Indians somehow took refuge from a thunderstorm in a cave. Lightning hit the agave tree, which grew nearby, and roasted it. When the Indians came out, they caught the unusual smell of fruits, tasted them, they liked it. A little later, one man forgot agave juice in a vessel, and when he remembered it, he wandered and had completely different taste qualities, from which consciousness changed. So there was a Mexican wine or mash, which was called "octyl", had a fortress of eight degrees. Later, this alcohol began to be distilled; it turned into the world famous tequila. Over time, began to produce various types of this drink. So tequila Silver appeared. Today it is customary to distinguish between two types of tequila:
- made from 100% agave alcohols;
- one that contains at least 51% agave alcohol and 49% cereal alcohols.
Production technology
Using a special tool, agave collectors cut off its leaves. The cores are cut into several parts and heat treated in a furnace. Baked agave is ground to produce juice. The resulting juice is poured into the vats and left to ferment. Then the distillation process takes place using a distillation cube from copper in two cycles, diluting the mash with water to the required strength, then the drink is developed. Classic tequila Silver, reviews of which are ambiguous, comes out with a fortress of fifty-five percent, so it is diluted with water.
Tequila: composition, nutritional value, price, storage conditions
The tequila from the Silver series includes artesian water, agave alcohol in the amount of 51% and 49% alcohol from sugarcane. The content of harmful substances does not exceed the limits of the permitted norm. The shelf life of alcohol is unlimited if stored properly. It is necessary to store the drink in rooms where direct sunlight does not fall, with an air temperature of five to twenty degrees Celsius, humidity should not exceed eighty-five percent. Silver tequila price is from two to six thousand rubles per bottle of 700 grams. The alcohol content in the drink is about forty percent. Nutritional value is 291 calories per hundred grams of product.
Kinds
Currently, several types of tequila from the Silver series are being introduced. Consider the most popular ones below:
- Tequila South Silver has good reviews, most often used to make various alcoholic cocktails. The drink holds 51% of agave alcohols, so its color is crystal clear.
- Tequila Mexicano Silver contains one hundred percent agave alcohols, has a transparent silver color and the aroma of meadow herbs, its taste is spicy and Pancake week with notes of pepper and herbs, and the finish is long. The drink is not aged in barrels. In our country, this alcohol appeared relatively recently.
- Reviews about tequila Milagro Silver are positive, since it contains 100% agave alcohols. This drink received two gold medals at international competitions, therefore it is very popular among consumers.
- Judging by the reviews, tequila Sombrero Silver is a great drink. It holds all one hundred percent of agave alcohol. The color of the drink is transparent silver, the aroma is muffled, light, has notes of walnut and meadow herbs. The taste of alcohol is delicate with notes of agave and pepper and a nutty shade. The finish is short.
Reviews
Tequila from the Silver series has collected mixed reviews. They only respond positively to the drink that contains agave alcohols one hundred percent. If alcohol also has other alcohols, many people do not like its taste, so very often the consumer prefers drinks from the Gold series. Having a relatively low cost, tequila Silver found its admirers among the population of our country. Many consumers recommend paying attention to the label before buying and choosing the product with the label “100% de agave” on its label. After drinking such alcohol in the morning there is no hangover. Only it is worth remembering that it is necessary to drink it in moderation.
Thus, tequila today is widespread throughout the world. In our country, this drink is gaining more fans every year. It is worth noting that real tequila consists of natural agave juice and does not contain any foreign alcohols.