Name: Tequila : A Global History by Williams, Ian
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Author: Williams, Ian

Food & society

Published on 1 April 2015 by REAKTION BOOKS in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Edible’ series.

Hardback | 128 pages, 60 illustrations, 40 in colour
130 x 206 x 20 | 372g

With its unique aroma and heady buzz – the perfect accompaniment to even the spiciest tacos – tequila has won its way into drinkers’ hearts worldwide. There are few places on earth besides Mexico that have the climate and terrain to evolve the agave plant from which tequila is made, and there are even fewer people who have the patience to wait the seven years or more that it takes ‘the tree of marvels’ to grow. Tequila is a lively history of this potent and popular drink.Mayans, Olmecs and Aztecs fermented a drink called pulque from the sap of the agave. It was reserved for pregnant women and priests – and their sacrifices. Later the Mexicans began to use distillation to make tequila and mescal

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Tequila : A Global History by Williams, Ian