Articles written about the birthplace of tequila and the possible location of the first tequila distillery.
Hunting for the Birthplace of Tequila
Ancient Workings and Heavenly Pools in Tecuane Canyon
©2010 by John Pint
By now even the casual visitor to Guadalajara has figured out that Tequila is not the birthplace of tequila. After all, where does the Tequila Express take all those tourists? Not to Tequila, but to Amatitán, thirteen kilometers closer. Now Amatitán is the home of Herradura distillery which is old alright, but does not lay claim to being the oldest. Where then should we look for the cradle that gave birth to west Mexico’s world-famous inebriant?
http://www.saudicaves.com/mx/tecuane/index.html
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Did tequila originate in the Mexican town of Amatitan, Jalisco?
© 2010 by John Pint
Finding the first distillery looked just about impossible, but then I came upon a plaque recently erected by the tequila producers at a newly constructed belvedere overlooking Santa Rosa Valley, which lies only nine kilometers north of Amatitán. This plaque states that the oldest taberna of this region was located in nearby El Tecuane Canyon and that it was a most unusual operation indeed. It supposedly utilized both pre-Hispanic and Hispanic brewing techniques, and cleverly took full advantage of gravity and a nearby spring to carry out its procedures.
The cobblestone road to Tecuane starts about five kilometers north of Amatitán, with a primitive sign announcing "Balneario." The unpaved road is in great shape, but bumpy enough to warrant a high-clearance vehicle.
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3640-did-tequila-originate-in-the-mexican-town-of-amatitan-jalisco
Did You Know? Tequila dates from the sixteenth century
by Tony Burton © 2008
Documentary sources from that time are few and far between, but the earliest known reference to the making of tequila comes from Descripción de la Nueva Galicia (Description of New Galicia) written by a Franciscan friar, Domingo Lázaro de Arregui, in 1621.
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1222-did-you-know-tequila-dates-from-the-sixteenth-century |
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