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With tequila in hand we raised our glasses up, down and to the center. But before placing it in our mouths we were instructed to do a little dance the infamous Chef Oscar called the “cuchi cuchi”. This is just one of the many fun antics that occurred at the Travel Bloggers’ Tweet Up at Hacienda Tres Rios Spa and Nature Park. Nevertheless, putting the fun and dancing aside, we did learn a lot from the tequila tasting seminar.
What tequila facts did we absorb into our bellies and our minds?
There is a proper way to drink tequila. It is neither with salt nor lime, instead to truly enjoy the flavor, you must breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy. If anything must accompany tequila it is cinnamon and orange. Both accompaniments enhance tequila’s flavor whereas lime and salt merely eliminate it.
Authentic tequila can be made from one plant and one plant only. Also, it can come from only one region in the world. Sounds a lot like France’s champagne right? The Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant is the only agave plant in which tequila can originate and it comes from very specific regions located in western Mexico.
Tequila production dates back to pre-Hispanic times. Long before the Spanish arrived, pre-Hispanic tribes discovered the sweet liquor derived from the hearts of agave plants. The Europeans were the ones to perfect the distillation process via the use of Arabic procedures and American and French oak barrels.
Knowing how to read a tequila bottle label is vital in finding valid tequila. If it is not ‘100% de agave ‘or it is not made in Mexico, it is NOT tequila at all.
Chef Oscar also opened up our palates to all five various types of tequila: blanco, joven, reposado, añejo and extra añejo. We even got to try the very expensive, very tasty Herradura Extra Añejo, a tequila brand that sells for at least 500 USD in the United States. Needless to say, after all of the tequila tasting and a brief instruction on how to make sangrita, all writers stumbled away happy, ready to write and do the “cuchi cuchi” in the streets of near by Playa del Carmen.
Ready to answer a few questions in the comments below?
YH QUICK TEST
1. What is the name of Chef’s Oscar dance?
2. List the 4 steps you must follow to properly drink tequila.
3. What is the name of the only plant from which tequila can be made of?
4. Who perfected the distillation process of the tequila?
5. Which one is your favorite tequila brand?
Good luck and Salud!
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About the Author
Kristin McCollum is a travel writer that has spent the past year traveling and working throughout Europe and Mexico. Now settled on the Yucatan Peninsula, she finds inspiration in every person she meets and in the natural beauty which surrounds her. Follow Kristin on Twitter.
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25 Responses to “One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Floor!”
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Mike Armstrong
1.cuchi cuchi
2.breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy
3.Tequilana Webber Blue Agave
4.The Europeans
5. Jose Cuervo
Pedro Castillo
1. What is the name of Chef’s Oscar dance?
cuchi cuchi
2. List the 4 steps you must follow to properly drink tequila.
breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy
3. What is the name of the only plant from which tequila can be made of?
Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant
4. Who perfected the distillation process of the tequila?
The europeans.
5. Which one is your favorite tequila brand?
Corralejo
ruth
1. cuchi cuchi
2. breathe in, hold it, sip it and enjoy
3/Tequilana Webber Plant
4. the Europeans
5. jose quervo
Yucatan Holidays
CONGRATULATIONS Mike, Pedro and Ruth for your quick and correct answers! Thank you all guys for participating! Next week, another YH QUICK CONTEST!
Mylene
1. What is the name of Chef’s Oscar dance? Cuchi Cuchi
2. List the 4 steps you must follow to properly drink tequila. Breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy
3. What is the name of the only plant from which tequila can be made of? The Blue Agave …Tequilana Webber Plant
4. Who perfected the distillation process of the tequila? The Europeans
5. Which one is your favorite tequila brand? Amigos Tequila Blanco
christina pistone
1. “cuchi cuchi”
2. breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy.
3. The Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant
4. The Europeans were the ones to perfect the distillation process via the use of Arabic procedures and American and French oak barrels.
5. jose cervo
Corey Eames
1. Cuchi Cuchi
2. Breathe it, Hold it, Sip and Enjoy
3. Blue Agave
4. Europeans
5. Patron
Jorge Gonzalez
1. What is the name of Chef’s Oscar dance?
a= Chuchi chuchi
2. List the 4 steps you must follow to properly drink tequila.
a= breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy
3. What is the name of the only plant from which tequila can be made of?
Tequilana Webber, “Blue Agave”
4. Who perfected the distillation process of the tequila?
The Europeans
5. Which one is your favorite tequila brand?
Tequila Cazadores
Mylene
1. What is the name of Chef’s Oscar dance? Cuchi Cuchi
2. List the 4 steps you must follow to properly drink tequila. Breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy
3. What is the name of the only plant from which tequila can be made of? The Blue Agave …Tequilana Webber Plant
4. Who perfected the distillation process of the tequila? The Europeans
5. Which one is your favorite tequila brand? 3 Amigos Tequila Blanco
Jorge Gonzalez
1. What is the name of Chef’s Oscar dance?
a= Cuchi cuchi
2. List the 4 steps you must follow to properly drink tequila.
a= breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy
3. What is the name of the only plant from which tequila can be made of?
Tequilana Webber, “Blue Agave”
4. Who perfected the distillation process of the tequila?
The Europeans
5. Which one is your favorite tequila brand?
Tequila Cazadores
Bianca Hernandez
1. What is the name of Chef’s Oscar dance?
cuchi cuchi
2. List the 4 steps you must follow to properly drink tequila.
breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy
3. What is the name of the only plant from which tequila can be made of?
…Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant
4. Who perfected the distillation process of the tequila?
The europeans.
5. Which one is your favorite tequila brand?
Corralejo
Jorge Gonzalez
1. What is the name of Chef’s Oscar dance?
a= Chuchi chuchi
2. List the 4 steps you must follow to properly drink tequila.
a= breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy
3. What is the name of the only plant from which tequila can be made of?
Tequilana Webber, “Blue Agave”
4. Who perfected the distillation process of the tequila?
The Europeans
5. Which one is your favorite tequila brand?
Reposado
christina pistone
1. “cuchi cuchi”
2. breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy.
3. The Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant
4. The Europeans were the ones to perfect the distillation process via the use of Arabic procedures and American and French oak barrels.
5. jose cervo classic silver blanco
ruth
1. cuchi cuchi
2. breathe in, hold it, sip it and enjoy
3. blue agave Tequilana Webber Plant
4. the Europeans
5. jose quervo
Corey Eames
1. Cuchi Cuchi
2. Breathe it, Hold it, Sip and Enjoy
3. Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant
4. Europeans
5. Patron
Corey Eames
1. Cuchi Cuchi
2. Breathe in, Hold it, Sip and Enjoy
3. Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant
4. Europeans
5. Patron
Matthew Wolff
1. “cuchi cuchi”
2. breath in, hold, sip and enjoy
3. The Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant
4. The Europeans
5. Patron Reposado
Matthew Wolff
tequila gilmets have always been a favorite drink
charlie
cuchi cuchi”breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy. Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant Europeans don julio
Matthew Wolff
1. “cuchi cuchi”
2. breath in, hold it, sip and enjoy
3. The Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant
4. The Europeans
5. Patron
Megan Becker
1. cuchi cuchi
2. breath in, hold it, sip and enjoy
3. The Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant
4. The Europeans
5. cabo wabo tequila
Leigh Isom
1. Cuchi Cuchi
2. Breathe it, Hold it, Sip and Enjoy
3. Blue Agave
4. Europeans
5. Patron
gaby
1. Cuchi cuchi
2. Breath in hold it sip and enjoy
3. The blue agave tequilana Webber plant
4.the Europeans
5. I like Jose: )
Diane Strymbiski
1. cuchi cuchi
2. breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy
3. Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant
4. Europeans
5. Patron
Diane Black is my Facebook alias. Thanx for the opportinity to participate 🙂