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32 Cards in this Set
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What plant is tequila made from?
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Agave weber tequilana.
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How many species of Agave plant are there?
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Over 250.
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What country is tequila from ?
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Mexico
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The tequila appellation is located in what mountain chain?
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Sierra Madre
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What are the five states in the appellation?
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Jalisco, Nayarit, Guanajuato, Michoacan & Tamulipas
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What is the approximate altitude of the heartland of the appellation?
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4,000 feet
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When was the town of Tequila founded?
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1530's
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How did the Indians harvest the agave nectar?
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Using a hollowed out gourd.
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What did the Indians do if you were found drunk?
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Sacrificed.
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Why is Mezcal different from Tequila?
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Mad from a different type of agave and in a different location.
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What are the 6 tasks of cultivation of Agave?
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Rizome gathering, planting, weeding, fumigation, fertilization, harvesting.
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What is the average height that the Agave plant will reach?
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6 foot.
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What is the average weight of the harvested agave plant?
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80 lbs
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What is the average time to maturity for an agave plant?
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7 to 8 years
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How do we know when the agave plant is mature?
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Quiote
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How long does it take to harvest an agave plant?
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2 Minutes.
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What is the worst job in an agave plants cultivation?
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Loading the trucks.
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What are the steps for making tequila?
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Cook, Mill, Washing, Fermentation, Distillation, Tank storage or barrel aging, bottling.
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What are the ways to cook agave?
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Pit, brick oven, autoclave, difusor.
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What are the types of milling used for agave?
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Stone, Machine mill, struder and difusor.
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What is fermentation?
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The process of converting sugars into alcohol.
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What is distillation?
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The process of purifying and condensing a liquid by boiling and condensing it's vapors.
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When was the first distillation?
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Mesopotamia, then Egyptian using rags to collect the vapors.
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What are the different types of stills currently used for distillation?
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Pot still or column still (both can be copper or stainless)
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What is a tequila called when it is made from 49% other sugars?
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Mixto
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What is the aging period required by appellation law for Blanco Tequila?
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From the still, no aging required.
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What is the aging period required by appellation law for Joven Tequila?
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Less than 2 months usually in a very large wood vats.
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What is the aging period required by appellation law for Reposado.
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Minimum of 2 months and up to one year in oak barrel.
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What is the aging period required by appellation law for Anejo tequila?
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Over 1 year in oak barrel.
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What is the aging period required by appellation law for extra-anejo tequila?
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Over 3 years in oak barrel.
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How do you save undrinkable blanco tequila?
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With a good barrel.
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What is a NOM?
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Factory number given by the Tequila Regulatory Council.
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