Mittie Hellmich

IntroductionTEQUILA HAS COME A LONG WAY FROM ITS AZTEC ORIGINS from a feisty firewater fueling exuberant celebrations to an increasingly sophisticated spirit. Nevertheless, it still retains the mystique it has inherited ixompulque, that ancient agave brew thought to be a gift from the gods.Tequila...

Introduction RUM IS A SUGARCANE-BASED LIQUOR with an enveloping warmth and sweet complexity. Literally and figuratively, the spirit of the Caribbean Islands. In 1493, Christopher Columbus was responsible for introducing them to sugarcane, having gathered a few samples in the Canary Islands...