How to drink tequila?
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A burning Mexican drink is loved in his homelandalready four centuries, and at us the culture of the use tequila only grows popularity. However, we can already say with confidence that many of our compatriots not only loved this alcoholic drink, but also mastered numerous ways of using it. About them and will be discussed in the article.
Varieties of tequila
Not all tequila is the same. It differs in strength and degree of endurance, and hence in price. Tequila Blanco (silver) and Tequila Joven (or Gold, Oro) are bottled without aging and have a rich aroma of agave. Differ from each other in color, Gold has a golden hue, thanks to the addition of natural dyes.
Sorts of Reposado and Anejo are aged in oakbarrels. The first - from two months to a year, the second - from one to ten years, which accordingly affects their value. The aroma of the agave in them is not so bright, but the taste and aftertaste are incomparable.
Ways of using tequila
Tequila refers to strong alcoholic beverages,and therefore use it in small portions with interruptions between them. For this purpose, small cups, called piles, are best suited. Mexicans themselves drink tequila from tall narrow glasses of small size called "caballito".
Method one - salt and lime
This is probably the most common methodthe use of tequila. And it was invented not by Mexicans, but by enterprising Europeans. To improve the culture of eating a new drink, a whole ritual was invented. It is known that the more original the method, the faster it becomes popular.
The procedure is as follows. In the glass we pour the tequila, on the palm from the back, between the thumb and forefinger, squeeze a few drops of lemon or lime juice (you can just lick your hand), then pour a pinch of salt. We have a thin slice of lime at the ready. After exhaling, lick the salt and quickly drink tequila, then quickly, without exhaling, we send a lemon into the mouth. But now you can exhale.
Some replace salt and lemon with cinnamon andoranges. This method is considered more soft and refined and is respected by the fairer sex. Also, the original method will use this method in a slightly different interpretation. The rim of the glass is moistened with lemon juice, dipped in salt and poured into tequila. Nearby put a plate with sliced lemons.
The second method is Tabasco
Tabasco is not added to the beverage itself, but to the juice,which he washed down. This method is also called Mexican, because in the homeland tequila it is drunk in pure form, preferring immediately after drinking a non-alcoholic drink - sangritu.
Prepare sangrita with Tabasco in the following way. Take one part of orange and tomato juice and add a drop of Tabasco sauce, which includes salt, hot red pepper and vinegar.
This method can be attributed to the use of tequila in its pure form, it can be drunk not only with juice from Tabasco, but also with ordinary tomato juice, bred in half with orange.
The third method - Tequila boom
This method consists in the fact that the glassfill half with tequila, half tonic or any other carbonated drink, and, covering the top with a hand or a napkin, lightly hit the bottom of the table. The reaction takes place instantly, the drink foams and it must be immediately drunk.
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Tequila in cocktails
Margarita
This is one of the most common and favoritemany cocktails with tequila. There are a lot of recipes for cooking, here's one of them. In a shaker with ice shake 35 ml of tequila, 20 ml of liquor "Triple-sec" and 15 ml of lime juice (can be replaced with lemon juice). On the glass make a bezel of salt, after which it is poured into a ready-made cocktail.
"Bloody Mary"
In a shaker with ice, 60 ml of tequila, 30 mllemon juice, 120 ml of tomato juice, 2 drops of Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce, a pinch of salt and black pepper. Shaking well, pour on the glasses, decorating each branch of celery. They drink this cocktail through a straw.
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