……..Tequila!!
Next stop? Tequila! But first we visited the Guachimontones ruins (yes, I know) which were quite different to what we had seen before. These ruins comprised three stepped circular pyramids surrounded by raised platforms on which there were once roofed wooden structures. Two had been restored and one left as was – hardly discernible. We camped next door at a Balneiro and had a nice fish dinner.
In Tequila we stayed at the Casa Puntual family distillery started by its present owner’s, José, grandfather. José is a former mayor of Tequila and knows everything about the town and its history. He gave us a tour of his distillery and afterwards we tasted the end product. Tequila, we think, is very similar to Mezcal, although José would disagree. Both are made from the heart “piña” of the agave plant (Tequila coming from the blue Weber agave plant). The plant is harvested at nine years and then the piña is cooked, crushed to extract its sugary juice, fermented with yeast, and then distilled to create the spirit.
The next day we explored Tequila old town – another Pueblo Magico.
Loved the tips in Tequila, pictures looked interesting😃😃
Definitely the spice of life. Of course, you got that song in your head for the next few hundred kms.
Looks amazing
Thank you for sharing the proper tequila tasting method!
Thank you Chris, we like to share our drinking skills! 🙂
Tequila looks really nice, the round pyramids look quite beautiful.
I’m not a fan of the drink though, I think they look like large pine cones before they are processed.
They do!