Agave tequilana 'Weber Azul', or blue agave. This hardy perennial plant is carefully cultivated and sun-baked for a decade, and when handpicked is so rich in natural sugars it bestows beautifully sweet and floral flavours.Soil conditions and climate can impart variations on these themes, and since the final spirit is subtle and sensitive to outside forces, maturation in wooden casks can also deliver spectacular results.First of all, the terroir.
As with any natural ingredient, the location of where a plant grows can deliver shifts in flavour. Under strict regulation, agave cultivation for tequila is limited to specific regions of Mexico and the main area for tequila production is the state of Jalisco, on the Pacific Coast.
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