Tequila And Agave Although thought to be mostly a coarse drink made from the Mexican or Blue Agave plant, tequila and other products of the agave plant have a major economic impact on Mexico and are used in many applications throughout the world. The agave plant has been used in Mexico for thousands of years but the distillation process used to make tequila was brought to the Aztecs by the Spaniards in the fifteenth century. The Agave plant is actually a very slow growing plant and it is reported to only flower once or twice every three or four years in excellent conditions and as few as five times in a hundred years in poor conditions. Poor weather can result in no production for a period of several years. However the plant itself is very resilient and can survive in very hostile low water conditions. The agave's flowers however may reach up to 20 ft. and grow very ....

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