Tequila

Tequila is a mescal from a certain designated district in Jalisco state near Guadalajara. Mescals from other areas have entirely different characters, often smokier, edgier. We love mescals from Mitla, Oaxaca -- steel banner over the Pan-American Highway reads "mescal capital of the world".

We've lived in California grape districts where wine-tasting rooms abound. Around Mitla, it's mescal-tasting rooms. Free samples, ay yi yi. Some provide 20-liter / 5-gallon wooden casks of distillate to haul home. See how long they last. (Hint: the last one never reached the border.)

Despite rumors, Glenn Campbell did not play guitar on The Champs' classic recording of Tequila. Maybe he was too drunk.
 
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Mezcal by the bottle.

By the time you reach the bottom, you won't mind swallowing the worm.

More protein, amigo!
 
Last time I cruised through Walmart there was a display of Souza tequila by the express checkout. Big bottles of the stuff were going for $7.95.
I somehow avoided stocking up for the summer.
 
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