White tequila: a description of the drink and what to drink

White tequila is well known to many fansstrong alcoholic drinks, distinguished by unusual taste and quality. You can buy it without difficulty in Russia, it is quite affordable. But for a drink to disclose all its taste, it is necessary to drink it correctly. Therefore, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with several of the most popular ways of consuming white tequila all over the world.

Short introduction

Tequila is a nationalMexican drink made from agave juice. Initially, indigenous Mexicans made a low-alcohol beverage pulque from the plant, but the conquistadors, who got to the territory of Mexico, by distillation managed to increase its degree. So it turned out tequila, the name of which gave the city of the same name. Gradually, the drink became popular not only in Latin America, but also in the US, and then in Europe. He also went to Russia and liked many. Now the price of white tequila is quite acceptable, so everyone can try a drink.

Varieties

There are two main types of drink - tequila white andgold. The difference is that the first is bottled in containers almost immediately after distillation, but the gold is exposed to prolonged aging in oak barrels, which is why it receives its rich noble shade. The average aging time is from a couple of months to a year, and the longer the exposure, the higher the price of tequila. A silvery drink, as a rule, is added to mixes, and gold is drunk in pure form. Although this rule is not a dogma, no one is forbidden to drink white tequila outside the cocktail.

How do they drink tequila?

There are two main ways of consuming this strong drink - Mexican and American. Let's consider both.

The Mexican way involves the use ofwhite tequila with sangrita. This is called an acute sour drink, for the preparation of which tomatoes, lime and orange, chili and salt are used. Because of the blood-red coloring of sangrit and got its name, which in Russian means "krovushka." To enjoy the taste of tequila in Mexican, you should prepare sangrita. This will require ingredients such as:

• tomato juice;
• lime juice;
• Orange juice;
• sauce of Tabasco or salsa "Valentina" (it is also possible to use their mixture).

Juices are taken in the proportion of 5: 2:1 accordingly, sauce to add a small spoon to the serving. Mixing all the ingredients, get the traditional Mexican sangrita. However, you can use a more modern recipe, in which there are no tomatoes.

Necessary ingredients:

• a glass of orange juice;
• a glass of lime juice;
• ½ cup of pomegranate juice;
• a spicy sauce of tobacco or a bit of ground chili or cayenne pepper;
• a circle of jalapenos.

As an additional component, you can add grenadine. After preparation, the sangrit should be placed in the refrigerator for a while, so that the drink will cool.

They drink tequila in Mexican like this: alcohol is poured into stacks, drunk completely, and then washed down with chilled sangrita. If desired, you can put on the table and the so-called Mexican flag: a stack of white tequila, sangrites and lime juice. Drinks are drunk in turn in the order indicated. Each component has a shade of one of the colors of the state flag: white, red and green.

It's easy to drink tequila and American. The procedure is as follows:

1. On the palm between the forefinger and thumb, sprinkle a little salt. You can pre-lick the skin so that the spice does not crumble.
2. In the same hand, a pre-cut slice of lime is taken, it is necessary to hold it with a thumb and forefinger.
3. Then exhalation is made, salt needs to be licked, to drink white tequila with a volley.
4. After that, bite with lime.

There is another trick - before you drinkalcohol, you can take a small sip of pineapple juice, it will help to get rid of bitterness somewhat. If lime did not reach, it will successfully replace the usual lemon.

A few more options

Consider what white tequila is being drunk with. This drink is incredibly popular all over the world, therefore in different countries they have come up with their own ways of using it.

• German method. In general terms it is similar to the American one, but salt is replaced with ground cinnamon, and lime is a slice of orange. Fans who sweeten alcohol can mix cinnamon with small sugars.
• "Tequila boom". This cocktail is very popular with young people. To make it in equal quantities, strong alcoholic and sparkling water is mixed. Then the glass is covered from above with a palm, everything is shaken to form a foam. Drink it with a volley and take care - despite the pleasant taste, this mix quickly intoxicates.

It is not necessary to drink white tequila exclusively in such ways, it is possible to prepare on its basis alcoholic cocktails, which will taste first of all to women.

How to serve?

The most convenient way to supply white tequila on the table- in special mezcalerkah - elongated piles of 30 ml with a thick bottom. However, such dishes are not found in every house, so you can safely use any stacks with a dense bottom.

It is believed that a man should drink an odd number of tequila pouches, whereas a woman, on the contrary, is even.

Cost

Most often in Russian stores you canmeet the white tequila Olmec, it will cost a person who wants to enjoy a Mexican drink from 1500 rubles per 0.7 liters. Also, you can easily buy Espanol Blanco (0.75 liters from 1500 rubles) or a cheaper option - "South Silver" (from 1300 rubles per 0.7 liters). The aged white tequila "Don Juan Blanco" costs about 5000 rubles per 0.75 liters. "Agavita Blanco" will cost 1400 rubles, "Legend Del Milagro Silver" - from 1900 rubles, "Sierra Silver" - from 1400 rubles.

Summarizing, we note that the average price of white tequila depends on the brand and ranges from 1300 to 1800 rubles. Elite alcohol with aging is more expensive.

White tequila is an excellent alcoholic drink, characterized by a pleasant taste and a wide variety of ways of using. It will become an authentic decoration of any festive table.