Iyini i-tequila eyenziwe kusuka - isiphuzo esiyintandokazi onkulunkulu baseMexico?

I-Tequila ingenye yezidakamizwa eziningi ezidakayo. Kodwa kuphela eMexico sekuyisikhathi eside sekuyi-heroine yezinganekwane nezinkolelo ezihlukahlukene, ekhuluma ngezwe elidlule, abantu balo kanye namasiko. Umlando wesiphuzo waqala eminyakeni engaba ngu-400 eyedlule, lapho abaseMexico befunda ukuthi bangayilungisa kanjani. Uyazi ukuthi i-tequila yenziwe ngani?

Ukucindezeleka komlando

Abaningi banokungaqondi kahle ukuthi isitshalo se-tequila singama-cactus. Eqinisweni, lokhu akunjalo. Ijusi yesiphuzo esizayo sitholakala ku-agave blue "pulque". Ezikhathini zasendulo, wadlala indima ebalulekile ekuphileni kwamaNdiya. Umzali wakhe, i-agave, ngisho nokukhonjwa nonkulunkulukazi. Futhi enye yamadodana akhe angu-400 ibizwa ngokuthi "iPulka".

Ifektri yokuqala yokuphuza yakhiwa ngo-1600. Isetshenziselwa izinto zokusetshenziswa ze-tequila, kusukela lapha yazithengiswa. Ngomnyaka ka-1795, isiphuzo sokuphuza utshwala, esinesidingo esikhulu sokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe, sanikwa ilayisensi yokuqala. Kwakuyomsebenzi uJose Cuervo, okhona nanamuhla. Izwe laziwa udumo lwe-tequila phakathi neMidlalo Yama-Olympic eMexico. Manje unyaka ngamunye ukuthandwa kwalesi siphuzo kukhula.

Isitshalo esibeletha i-tequila

Umbuzo wokuthi yiyiphi i-tequila eyenziwa, awukwazi ukunikeza impendulo elula - bathi, kusukela ku-agave. Lokhu ngeke kube okulungile. Iqiniso liwukuthi kunezinhlobo eziningi ze-agave. Basebenza njengezinto eziwusizo zokuphuza ezifana ne-mezcal, baknora, i-pulque (okukhulunywe ngayo ekuqaleni) nabanye. I-agave eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka elinamaqabunga amancane, amaqabunga namahlumela amancane - yilokho i-tequila, eyaziwa emhlabeni wonke, eyenziwe.

Ibanga elingcono kakhulu lesi siphuzo sokuphuza utshwala sitholakala esitshalweni esitholakala kuphela esifundazweni saseJalisco. Lona indawo ephakeme - ngaphezulu kwamakhilomitha angaphezu kwamabili ukusuka kolwandle lolwandle. Ngaphambi kokuba uthole ijusi othandekayo esitshalweni, kufanele luvuthwe. Ngokujwayelekile, iminyaka ye-agave esetshenziswa njengezinto ezibonakalayo zokukhiqiza isiphuzo kufinyelela eminyakeni engu-5-6, noma ngisho no-8 (okuningi kugcinwa i-tequila Olmeca ethandwayo).

Zenza kanjani i-tequila?

Ukukhiqiza kuqala esikhathini ngaphambi kokuqhakaza kwe-agave, lapho kuqoqa inani eliphakeme lokushukela. Kusukela esitshalweni, amaqabunga aqedwa futhi umgogodla ususwe. Ngemuva kokwelashwa kokushisa, impahla eluhlaza ichotshoziwe, futhi ijusi likhishwa ngaphansi komshini. Abanye abakhiqizi "abaqili" bakhipha ushukela kuso (cishe ngo-12%). Bese beshiya isiphuzo ukuzulazula izinsuku ezine noma ngaphezulu. Le tequila enoshukela kubhekwa njengesibi nakakhulu futhi ibizwa ngokuthi i-mixto. I-Herradura yiyona kuphela umkhiqizi osebenzisa imvubelo yemvelo evela emaqabunga e-agave ngokwayo ekuvutsheni. Abanye bangezela ukuqala kwamasiko.

Le tequila ehlukene

Utshwala olutholakala ngemva kokuphuza izidakamizwa kabili lunamandla angama-55%. Ihlanjululwe ngamanzi asentwasahlobo angaba ngu-40%. Isiphuzo esenziwe ngomumo siyi-bottled futhi sithunyelwe ukuguga. Kuncike kulo, kungaba nemibala ehlukene: kusuka ophuzi obomhlophe nophuphukile kuya ku-caramel. I-Tequila ingaba nephunga elinomsoco elinamakhadi aqhakazile we-citrus, i-honey flavour, i-aftertaste eyomzimba.

Okuthandwa kakhulu kwezinto ezitholakalayo nezaneleyo eziphakeme kakhulu zalesi siphuzo sokuphuza utshwala ngu-Olmeca. Ku-line-up yakhe, kunezinhlobo eziningi ezehlukene ze-tequila ezinamazinga ahlukene okuguga. Ngendlela, leli gama lathola igama ngokuhlonipha unkulunkulu u-Olmek, owathi ngokwemigomo, wayemthanda ukunambitheka kwe-agave ye-blue.

Manje uyazi ukuthi i-tequila yenziwe ngani. Futhi lesi sitshalo asisona i-cactus nhlobo!