3 questions about tequila, answered
- Written by Jeffrey Miller, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Hospitality Management, Colorado State University
An agave plant cutter, or 'jimador,' cuts the tips off from agave branches at a Jose Cuervo blue agave field.AP Photo/Guillermo Arias
In less than a decade, worldwide sales of tequila have doubled, while sales of premium and ultra-premium brands have shot up by 292 percent and 706 percent, respectively.
In recent years, you may have heard of tequila...