{"id":2350,"date":"2022-04-19T08:34:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T14:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/?p=2350"},"modified":"2022-12-14T17:11:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T23:11:56","slug":"blue-agave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/blue-agave\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Agave"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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You’ve probably had<\/span> tequila and it may be one of your favorite drinks, but do you know where it’s from? <\/span>Blue agave<\/b> is the protagonist of this traditional Mexican drink.<\/span><\/p>

What is blue agave or tequilana agave?<\/b><\/h2>

Blue agave<\/b> is one of the most important products for the Mexican economy, since thanks to it tequila is prepared, one of the representative drinks of our country. In addition, it\u00b4s an ideal plant for the preparation of alcoholic beverages due to its high production of sugars.<\/span><\/p>

Tequilana agave in its blue variant is the base ingredient to make tequila and is a succulent plant that is grown in the region known as the Denomination of Origin of Tequila (DOT), which includes the states of Jalisco, Michoac\u00e1n, Tamaulipas, Nayarit, and Guanajuato.<\/span><\/p>

There are several species of agave, but blue is probably the most famous member of the family of these plants for being the raw material of tequila, the popular and recognized distilled drink.<\/span><\/p>

In ancient times, agave was used to produce sugars and fibers, mainly. Today, it\u2019s used to make fabric, syrup, nectar, and sugar substitute, but its main use is to produce tequila that can only be obtained through this plant.<\/span><\/p>

Description of blue agave<\/b><\/h2>

Blue agave<\/b> is composed of numerous thick, fleshy leaves arranged in the form of a rosette; the tips of the leaves have a needle and thorny margins and give the impression of arising from the root, but their stem is woody and short.<\/span><\/p>

It\u2019s a monocarpic plant, that is, it blooms only once in its life; it takes him about a decade to flourish and he soon dies. To obtain the distillate, the stem is used before flowering, this happens when the agave is about 7 to 12 years old.<\/span><\/p>

At the end of its cycle, its center develops a protrusion (quiote) that becomes a stem up to 16 feet high, covered with yellow flowers. The flowers are pollinated by a species of bat and produce thousands of seeds per plant.<\/span><\/p>

Blue agave<\/b> is a plant that\u2019s adapted to efficiently use water, which allows it to survive in arid and semi-arid conditions: they withstand stress conditions caused by the environment, such as water deficit, high temperatures and salinity.<\/span><\/p>

The root system of<\/span> agaves<\/span><\/a> is superficial, which makes it easier for the plant to absorb rainwater. The agave reaches physiological maturity when it\u2019s between 8 and 10 years of age and its life cycle can be up to 12 years.<\/span><\/p>

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Agave species<\/b><\/h2>

Mexico is a country with a great diversity of agave plants, from the best known and most popular as the blue to species that you have probably never heard of. There’re more than 160 species of agave in Mexico and here we\u00b4ll name a few:<\/span><\/p>