Tequila, (and its sister spirit mezcal), can only be made in Mexico from Mexican agaves. Instead, the juice from these Australian plants will ultimately be turned into "Australian agave spirit".
Let’s face it: Were it not for the margarita cocktail, tequila might still be regarded as the stuff Mexican ... agave ( agave azul ) or tequila agave or Agave tequilana is an agave plant that ...
The evident swell of agave cocktails on menus, the mushrooming of Mexican joints ... to double distillation — within which the agave plant alone takes about 13 years to grow.
Mexican Sugar takes pride in its heirloom masa ... colorful textiles and bold chandeliers shaped like the agave plant. A huge handmade chandelier with rose-shaped cutouts hangs above the stairs.