Talk:Tequila

Frequently asked questions

Q: I know I've seen tequila with a worm in it. Are you sure your sources aren't wrong?

A: As the article states, if it has a worm in it, it's mezcal and not tequila. Much like cognac or champagne in France, the distinction of tequila is tightly regulated by the Mexican goverment.

Q: Why isn't (my favorite brand) mentioned in more detail?

A: At one point, the article did have a list of brands, but it was incomplete, abused by advertisers, and rapidly became a point of contention. As a result, this article attempts to be brand-neutral, but well-written, separate articles for individual brands are encouraged.

Q: What about tequila produced outside of Mexico?

A: Again, like champagne in France, the Mexican government has an exclusive right to decide what is officially tequila. This includes a designation of origin that restricts where agaves can be harvested and where tequila can be produced. Agave-based spirits are made in other parts of Mexico and other countries, but they cannot legally be sold as "tequila."

Q: What about "premium" grades of tequila?

A: There is no rule against them being mentioned, but they aren't official types of tequila. They are mostly a marketing tool used by producers to distinguish between different price levels. Once regulators approve a spirit as tequila, the only official distinctions are whether it is "pure" or "mixtos" and how long it has been aged.

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Content

Regulation section

Is the regulation section really necessary/relevant? How many countries' regulations could we add? Should we also add Botswana, South Africa, Greece, Russia, Sweden and Japan? I hope you get the point. --83.251.124.203 (talk) 21:26, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tequila good for health?

As far as i know there are a lot of benefits for ingesting tequila. I've read it's benefical for the heart and other organs if its drunk in a moderate manner. --189.135.71.148 03:06, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Upper?

Is it true tequila is a stimulant? jengod 08:41, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know of any evidence for that claim (other than that sugar is a stimulant, so it is as much a stimulant as any other alcohol). Users (including myself) report a more "alert" feeling than other alcohols. And back when I used to consume far too much of the stuff, I noticed that even drinking a lot of tequila would not lead to debilitating headaches or other hangover symptoms the next morning (though it is still not recommended before a day of work, lol). I speak only of my experience with 100% agave tequilas.

My theory is that the agave sugar is less of a dehydrating agent than cane or other sugars. I have no evidence to back this up and I am not a scientist or doctor, so it's purely a guess on my part. I don't know if this is related to the "alertness" issue or not. Perhaps someone with actual medicinal knowledge can offer more info. csloat 09:18, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

According to BartenderOne "Tequila and Absinthe are the only alcoholic beverages" that are stimulants. - SKA —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.32.187.106 (talk) 07:58, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sources & citations

Copyright violation?

From the thread on how tequila is normally served:

It is also found on this site [1]. Copyvio? Ubermonkey 01:16, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

If anything, I think this site might be the one violating copyright. While working on the production section, I stumbled on that site which had an exact copy of the Wikipedia page. I checked the revision dates though, and while the exact same words were added to Wikipedia in 2008, the site now gives a copyright starting in 2009.
He did do it all at once, and it was the contributer's only registered edit, which may be a little strange. It's always possible the contributer lifted it, but the citations aren't bad and imply actually reading a third source. I would think if the other site's copyright were legit, they'd be aware of it and complain about it. Zar2gar1 (talk) 04:08, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Missing citation in Chemistry > Alcohol content, last paragraph

Sorry if I'm doing this wrong; I'm new to Wikipedia.

The title says it: the last paragraph of the `Chemistry > Alcohol content` section has no citations at all.

Sparrition (talk) 13:24, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tequila and osteoporosis

Just in case we get someone trying to add one of the recent sensationalist news stories about tequila curing bone cancer or some shit like that, here's Harvard Medical School explaining "no, that's not how that works." Ian.thomson (talk) 00:11, 16 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Probable typo fix

Changed "Aging: Chemistry": "The final result of these changes are increased concentrations of acids, esters and aldehydes and a decrease in fuel oil concentration" to read "fusel oil", per context of rest of paragraph and likelihood of typo. (Reference given [28] is a dead link.)

This is only an educated reader guess, so check by someone with knowledge would be good.

Lamerc (talk) 20:11, 29 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Correct; it was meant to be fusel oil. – Phoney (talk) 09:18, 30 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tequila worm "misconception"

This section states a bunch of apparently-true facts and then says "this misconception persists," without saying what misconception it's talking about. 2607:FEA8:129F:E99F:0:0:0:8395 (talk) 02:21, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Barrel size / flavour complexity

"Reposado may be rested in oak barrels or casks as large as 20,000 liters (5,280 gallons), allowing for richer and more complex flavors." - surely smaller barrels give richer flavours due to the higher surface ares / volume ratio? --86.13.184.107 (talk) 00:38, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is in comparison to blanco, rather than smaller casks. 188.96.172.204 (talk) 18:08, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cristallino

The article doesn't currently mention cristallino as a category at all; it should. 188.96.172.204 (talk) 18:08, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The production map

I'm going to remove the production map. First, it doesn't come from a reliable source. Second, it doesn't match the text of the article. We say that tequila comes from "Jalisco and limited municipalities in the states of Guanajuato, Michoacán, Nayarit, and Tamaulipas." But the map shows it coming from Jalisco and Guanajuato. Third, it's wrong. There's plenty of agave production in Yucatán, for example, but that state is not colored on the map. Finally, I don't see the relevance. It might be useful to have a heat map of distillery locations, but a map that colors in all of Guanajuato and none of Nayarit doesn't seem useful. And what's the point of showing where agave that is not used to make tequila is produced? GA-RT-22 (talk) 17:28, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]