mjones wrote:
Marshaul, put your avatar back; you're confusing me!
Yes, Miller Lite. In general I don't care for mexican beers, especially Corona or Dos Equis. Besides, Patron is American tequila, I might as well have american beer to go with it!
Plus, the beer selection where we normally go is all plain-jane stuff
My normal goto beers would be Newcastle, Sierra Nevada or a Sam Adams unless we move up to the truly premium stuff.
Um, there is no such thing as American Tequila.
Tequila, by definition, has to come fromspecific plant speciesAND places. The plant that is primarily used is the Blue Agave or Blue Maguey (though other agaves can be used to a smaller extent), and the place is the state of Jalisco,and parts of the state of Nayarit, both in Mexico.
There are other "Tequila-like" drinks made throughout Mexico (and even the US), but they aren't Tequila. They go by other names such as "Sotol," (made from adesert variety of the Maguey),or the more generic term "Mezcal," which is sometimes made from the same plants and in the same way as Tequila, but technically, isn't.
Think of it this way: Scotch is a type of whisky, and though there are plenty of American whiskies, there is no such thing as an American Scotch (or an English Bourbon for that matter). Same thing with Tequila. Tequilais a very specific type of Mezcal.
BTW, Patron is made in Mexico, just like allof the other world's Tequilas.
