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Article: Guadalajara Mexico ; The Tequila Trail entertains as much as it educates, and that's only a taste of the region's vibrant flavor.; Fall Travel
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 13, 2009
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It's an ancient tradition in Jalisco State, Mexico. The jimador
in his wide hat and boots, the elegant arc of attack, the final
swift plunging of the blade. Bullfight? Not exactly. It's how you
harvest blue agave plants for their cores, giant pineapple-like
blobs that are chopped, roasted, and distilled here into the world's
finest tequila.
Watching the tough but smooth harvesters is just part of the
spectacle for those on Mexico's Tequila Trail, a series of estates
and distilleries within about an hour's drive from Guadalajara that
produce Jose Cuervo, Herradura, Sauza, and other famous brands that
end up in your margarita glass. You can visit any number of them on
your own, as I did, or ...