Before someone passes out let`s get something straight.
Tequila does not have a worm in it. Mescal does. It is popularly understood to mean a product bottled in the region around the city of Oaxaca. For years this stuff was basically home-brewed firewater consumed by the locals, but in 1950, Mexico City entrepreneur Jacobo Lozano Paez hit on the idea of putting a worm in each bottle as a marketing gimmick. Stroke of genius, eh? I don't get it either, but that's what separates us from the visionaries. And it`s not a worm it`s a butterfly larva that bores into the agave.
Terquila can be a fine liquor to be sipped like a fine single malt scotch. When I go to Mexico I usually purchase some Anejo tequila which is aged a minimum of three years in casks. Not cheap but certainly less that what they charge here in Canada. Presently in the Seamus bar is a bottle of Patron Silver and one Patron Anejo. Your welcome to join me but better get here fast.
"Brindemos por nuestra/la amistad"!
