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Home Columns John Pint Hunting for the birthplace of tequila

Hunting for the birthplace of tequila

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By now even the casual visitor to Guadalajara has figured out that Tequila is not the birthplace of tequila. After all, where does the Tequila Express take all those tourists? Not to Tequila, but to Amatitán, thirteen kilometers closer. Now Amatitán is the home of Herradura distillery which is old alright, but does not lay claim to being the oldest. Where then should we look for the cradle that gave birth to west Mexico’s world-famous inebriant?


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