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Tequila
Description
Tequila (Spanish pronunciation: [teˈkila] (About this sound listen)) is a regionally specific distilled beverage and type of alcoholic drink made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, 65 km (40 mi) northwest of Guadalajara, and in the highlands (Los Altos) of the central western Mexican state of Jalisco. Aside from differences in region of origin, tequila is a type of mezcal (and the regions of production of the two drinks are overlapping). The distinction in the method of production is that tequila must use only blue agave plants rather than any type of agave. Tequila is commonly served neat in Mexico and as a shot with salt and lime across the rest of the world. The red volcanic soil in the region around the city of Tequila is particularly w...
Cocktails using Tequila
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110 in the shade
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Adam Bomb
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Apple Grande
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Bloody Maria
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Blue Margarita
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Brave Bull Shooter
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Cherry Electric Lemonade
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Downshift
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Long Island Iced Tea
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Margarita
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Moranguito
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Paloma
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Pineapple Paloma
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Radioactive Long Island Iced Tea
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Strawberry Margarita
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Tequila Fizz
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Tequila Slammer
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Tequila Sour
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Tequila Sunrise
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Tequila Surprise
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Tommy's Margarita
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Vampiro
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Whitecap Margarita
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Winter Paloma
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