Agave Photo Gallery - Page One

Digital Images and photographs of Agave plants related to making tequila.

Agave hearts (piñas) ready to be cooked DSC_5513	Baby agave plants (hijuelos) ready to be planted DSC_5711	Blue agave plants in the fields in Amatitan, Jalsico DSC_5711

Closeup of Agave Pencas or leaves. October 2007 DSC_3238 - D2X	Agave hearts (piñas) ready to be cooked DSC_5514	Agave plants (hijuelos) ready to be planted DSC_5711	Agave hearts (piñas) in front of autoclave at Hacienda La Capilla October 2007 DSC_3102 - D2X

Raw agave hearts (piñas) are cut in half prior to being placed in stainless steel autoclaves for cooking. Fabrica Familia Partida May 2007 - DSC_2018	Agave piñas or pineapples stacked in front of an oven waiting to be cooked at La Cofradia in Amatitan, Jalisco, Mexico May 2005 - DSC_1037	Cooked Agave Piñas ready for shreading andprocessing. Agabe Tequilana October 2007 DSC_3447 - D2X	Cooked agave hearts will cool inside the adobe oven for about 24 hours May 2005 - DSC_1158

Cooked agave hearts (piñas) in front of a traditional stone oven. May 2005 - DSC_1139	Cooked agave heart before it is crushed and processed DSC_1052	A portion of the cooked agave heart showing the color and fibers. Destiladora de Los Altos in Arandas. October 2007 - DSC_3196 - D2X

Raw agave hearts and adobe oven or horno Agabe Tequilana October 2007 DSC_3459 - D2X	Workers put the cooked agave hearts into a crusher by hand May 2005 - DSC_1151	Shreaded agave pulp is placed on a conveyer belt to the juice extractor May 2005 - DSC_1126	Shreaded and crushed agave pulp moves to the juice extractor May 2005 - DSC_1134

Blue agave field at the entrance of the Los Altos distillery Tequila Quiote October 2007 - DSC_3226- D2X	Closeup of Agave Pencas or leaves on plant near Arandas, Jalisco. October 2007 - DSC_3239 - D2X	Blue agaveplants at entrance of Los Altos distillery Tequila Quiote October 2007 - DSC_3236 - D2X