Chef Oscar explains how to drink tequila.
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.

Blue Agave: Tequilana Weber plant

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.

Tequila tasting at Hacienda Tres Rios in the Riviera Maya

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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kristin 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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COMMENTS

25 Responses to “One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Floor!”

  1. Mike Armstrong

    1.cuchi cuchi
    2.breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy
    3.Tequilana Webber Blue Agave
    4.The Europeans
    5. Jose Cuervo

  2. 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

  3. 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!

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Corey Eames

    1. Cuchi Cuchi
    2. Breathe it, Hold it, Sip and Enjoy
    3. Blue Agave
    4. Europeans
    5. Patron

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Corey Eames

    1. Cuchi Cuchi
    2. Breathe it, Hold it, Sip and Enjoy
    3. Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant
    4. Europeans
    5. Patron

  15. Corey Eames

    1. Cuchi Cuchi
    2. Breathe in, Hold it, Sip and Enjoy
    3. Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant
    4. Europeans
    5. Patron

  16. 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

  17. charlie

    cuchi cuchi”breathe in, hold it, sip and enjoy. Blue Agave Tequilana Webber Plant Europeans don julio

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. Leigh Isom

    ‎1. Cuchi Cuchi
    2. Breathe it, Hold it, Sip and Enjoy
    3. Blue Agave
    4. Europeans
    5. Patron

  21. 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: )

  22. 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 🙂

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