Tequila

The first time I sipped on a Tequila was in Brunei in my friend Dr Ravis house ,he had just come from Bahrain where he working earlier and his family were yet to reach we were around four of us and he opened his nice collection and decided that its Tequila to start ,

I had a vague idea of it being a Mexican drink and its taken as shots nothing m ore ,i was told its taken with salt and lime to mask its a bit obnoxious bitterness ,the first shot wasn't very inspiring as we moved on to some beer as it was too early for alcohol with 55 % W/V 

The next time it was in a party where we downed some shots ,this time with a lime and some salt in our arm crook as it said so ! 

The  next time I was in Kualalumpur wanting to kill some time waiting for a Sengen visa I had applied and finding lot of street bars with pavement seating which I love and happy hours too I had a Mojhito and a Margareta for the price of one ie 25 Ringgits and a Burger to chase ,

This time the grinning waiter who took the first picture you see here brought me the tequila cocktail Margareta with salt sprung on its edges and a lime in a wedge and I truly enjoyed it though Mojito was always my favorite ,

Above all I loved the atmosphere of having a drink on a busy road watching people and not being considered a criminal like in most of Kerala ( where the only drinking can be in houses or crowded bars which put me off ) unlike say Bengaluru 

Tequila is Mexicos drink ,teh Aztecs who were it original inhabitants drank the Mesqal from cactus which was lamsot like absolute alcohol and caused strange hallucinations ,Tequila happened when the Spanish invaded and ruled mexico .

They extracted the Agave cactus juice and allowed it to ferment and then distilled it twice ,there were five types ,one that was used immediately SILVER

second after a few monhts  REPASADO

and third an year ANEJA

and finally fourth 1 to 3 years ANEJO EXTRA

there was also a mix between silver and Repasado called JOVEN

 preserving in oak casks somepwhat like whicsky aftert distillation 

one very interesting fact is Tequila is associated not only with Mexicans but also its most famous revolutionary leader called Macho villa though it is said macho was a teetotaler and issued strict death penalty to alcohol brewers and was an active supporter of prohibition 

though Tequila is generally taken as shots made bearable with salt and lime the Mexicans themselves sip it like whisky