Ngokwemvelo, kufanele uqale ngokuthi i-tequila ayiyona "cactus vodka". Akuyona i-cactus hhayi i-vodka. Lesi siphuzo esinamandla sokuphuza utshwala senziwa ngamanzi ama-agaves aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ngaphandle, mhlawumbe i-agave ihlotshaniswa ne-unacted nge-cactus, kodwa yindlala yangempela egwadule futhi ibukeka njengebomvu elibomvu. Kodwa-ke, isikhathi sokuvuthwa sale minduze sisezingeni eliyisikhombisa ukusuka kulesikhombisa kuya kweyishumi nambili. Ngalesi sikhathi, isisindo sesitshalo sifinyelela cishe ku-centner.
Umlando we-tequila awuneminyaka endala njengomlando we-cognac, kodwa ngalesi siFulentshi ukuphuza kunemibono eminingi. Igama elithi "cognac", igama lalaphuzo linikezwe ngokuhlonipha idolobha lapho lakhiqizwa khona - iTequila. NjengomFulentshi, i-tequila ikhiqizwa kuphela esifundeni esincane kakhulu saseMexico - ezindaweni ezinhlanu. Futhi izinkampani ezincane ezingaphezu kwekhulu ezivela kule ndawo zinelayisense yokukhiqiza loluphuzo.
Ukuhlukaniswa
"I-Tequila" yikhawu lokuphuza utshwala obuseduze eMexico. Futhi, ukuqhathanisa ne-French alcohol begs. Njengazo zonke iziphuzo ezisekelwe kumvini wamagilebhisi (ngaphandle kwe-cognac) abizwa ngokuthi "brandy", futhi noma yikuphi utshwala obusekelwe ku-agave (ngaphandle kwe-tequila) kuthiwa "mescal". Kodwa lapha ume i-tequila, ngokungafani ne-cognac efanayo, hhayi kusibonelo semifushane.
Imigomo yokuguga "isiliva" (Isiliva) - ayikho ngaphezu kwezinyanga ezimbili. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, utshwala asinaso isikhathi sokuthola umbala, ngoba luhlala lubala.
Uma ngabe i-tequila yesiliva ingeza umbala, iba njengomunye onobuhle futhi iya ekuhlukanisweni kwe "igolide" (igolide).
I-subspecies elandelayo - ngeziphuzo zokuvuthwa emiphongolweni kusukela oki okungaphansi konyaka, kuthiwa nje "uphumule" (Reposado).
Uma ukutholakala kwe-tequila kusuka komunye, kodwa kungaphezu kweminyaka emithathu, lolu hlobo lwe-tequila luthola "ukuvuthwa" okuvuthiwe (Anejo). I-tequila ekhulile isivele ithola imfucumfucu yegolide.
Maduzane nje - nje eyishumi edlule - i-subspecies entsha-eyengeziwe-eyengeziwe (i-Extra Anejo) entsha yokuphuza utshwala obuqinile we-spill yaseMexico yabonakala, enezinto zokuhlala esiphezulu eminyakeni engaphezu kweminyaka emithathu.
Umkhiqizi wesibili ngobukhulu emhlabeni
Umkhiqizi wesibili ngobukhulu we-tequila eMexico noma emhlabeni kukhona imiqondo efanayo. Phela, ukuziqhenya kwezwe laseMexico kukhishwa kuphela kuleli zwe, futhi ukuthekeliswa kwalo kuyisici esibalulekile samanye amazwe aseMexico. Ngakho-ke, umkhiqizo wesibili omkhulu kunazo zonke kulolu hlobo lwotshwala ufihla ngaphansi kwegama le-tequila Sauza. Ukubuyekezwa kwabalandeli be-Mexican isiphuzo emhlabeni wonke kunika lo mkhiqizo indawo yesibili nokuthandwa. Le nkampani ibizwa ngokuthi umsunguli wayo, uSenobio Sauz, owathuthela eTequila phakathi nekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye futhi kamuva wathenga isitshalo se-distillation. Ngenxa yokuvuthwa isikhathi eside kwe-agave eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ukukhiqizwa okugcwele kwesiphuzo sokuphuza utshwala se-tequila Sauza kwaqala ngo-1888 kuphela. Ukuhlonishwa kwalokhu, lesi sitshalo sathola igama elisha - iLa Preservancia, lapho liyaziwa ngisho nanamuhla, ngaphezu kwekhulu leminyaka emva kokuqala kokukhiqizwa.
Umthengisi wokuqala wezwe we-tequila
Igama likaSenobio Souza lixhunyiwe hhayi kuphela umlando wokukhiqiza. I-batch yokuqala yokuthunyelwa kotshwala evela eMexico yayiyi-Tequila Sauza Silver kuphela, nakuba yayinemiphongolo emithathu kuphela. Ngokwemvelo, njengamanje isiqondiso esiyinhloko sokukhiqiza sithunyelwa ngaphandle, kanti lapho kusetshenziselwa ukusetshenziswa kwasekhaya kukhona okungenani okungenani.
Ukukhiqizwa kwe-Tequila
Inani lenotshwala ngohlobo ngalunye lwe-tequila lingahluka, kusukela ngamasheya angamashumi amathathu nanhlanu ukuya kwamashumi amahlanu nanhlanu. Inqaba evamile yilezi zilinganiso ezingamashumi amane - ezivamile kwezinye iziphuzo ezidakayo ezinamandla. Isici esikhethekile se-tequila kuba khona ekubunjweni kwengxenye yalo yotshwala engekho ngaphasi kwamaphesenti amahlanu nanye we-agave ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Izingxenye ezisele ziyizinhlamvu ezinkulu (ummbila) noma imimoya enhlanga. Mhlawumbe amaphesenti angamaphesenti ku-agave ephuzwa utshwala. I-blue agave utshwala inikeza i-tequila ukunambitheka okumnandi.
Real noma fake
Ngokusho kwamafomu noma amabhodlela amaningi, isazi kuphela esingakwazi ukubona inkohliso. Futhi yikuphi okufanele unake umthengi ongabanjwanga? Indlela yokunquma ukuthi i- tequila yangempela i- Sauza ebhodleleni noma cha? Okokuqala, lalela intengo. I-tequila yangempela eyenziwa eMexico ayikwazi ukubiza okungaphansi kwama-dollar amathathu noma amane. Ngisho nokungena okuncane. Uma intengo idlulile ukuhlolwa, ilebula kufanele ihlolwe. Kufanelekile ukunaka ukuthi ngabe ilebula iqukethe i-agave eyi-100%, okusho ukuthi i-tequila yenziwe ngokuphelele nge- agave eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Kodwa mayelana nayo yonke enye imibhalo, kufaka phakathi "i-100%", kodwa lapho esikhundleni se-agave ebhaliwe ngenye indlela - "yemvelo", "umkhiqizo wemvelo" noma "i-Mexican" - singasho ngokuqiniseka ukuthi lesi sitsha asiyona i-tequila i-Sauce - inkohliso. Ukungabikho kwalokhu kubhaliswa akunandaba, ngoba ingxenye ye-agave utshwala kufanele ibe okungenani ngu-51%. Uma umbhalo othi "100%" kulebuli ayikho, kodwa kubhaliwe - "Sauza Tequila." Ukuhlukanisa kanjani inkohliso kuleli cala? Kulebuli kufanele ibe yikhiqizwa yekhwalithi ye-NOM, eqinisweni iyinombolo yokubhalisa yomkhiqizi (futhi ayaziwa ukuthi angaba yikhulu). Isimo sokukhiqizwa kufanele siboniswe, futhi kukhona amahlanu kuphela. Ekugcineni, ubuqiniso bebhodlela le-tequila Sauza lingabhekwa ngokubala okubalwa kwemathebhu yekhodi yebha noma ngokuskena ikhodi yebha ngohlelo olujwayelekile lwefoni.
Ukunambitheka okungahambi kahle
Imifishane emifushane yokwehliswa kwe-tequila akufanele ihlazeke. I-agave eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka inikeza utshwala waseMexico ukunambitheka okubonakala kalula - ngokumangalisa kumnene nge-aftertaste emnandi. Kulesi simo, i-tequila ayidingi ukuba ihlile nhlobo-kunikezwe izici zezulu zaseMexico, idliwe ekamelweni lokushisa. Uma ungasebenzisi kabi izilinganiso ezinkulu, imiphumela yosuku olulandelayo ngeke ibe khona. Futhi makungabi namuntu onamahloni ngendawo yesibili ye-trade brand tequila Sauza emhlabeni. Uma lesi siphuzo siyiqiniso, sizothanda izimfanelo zayo futhi sithathe indawo yayo.