Cheap
tequila is a good mainstay of the
cheap pitcher of margaritas.
It is
cheap not only in terms of
cost, but in
ingredients as well. A
good tequila has as its source
sugar the
blue agave plant, which is found only in
Mexico. By law, any tequila must be at least 51%
de agave, with the other 49% coming from, for example,
corn. Such tequilas are said to be of the type
mixto. Good tequila is 100% de agave, which means that the only source of sugar
fermented is the
pulp of the blue agave plant.
A better tequila is also
aged in
charred oak barrels. However,
superpremium tequila is not aged for 20 years or more, like
scotch or
rum might be. Its
flavor is best preserved over a much shorter duration.