TEQUILA

The story of tequila and how it became a popular beverage throughout the world (the honor of a song, poem and films) is a fascinating story stretching back more than 200 years. It all starts with agave plant grows in a small town near the Mexican high in the mountains near Guadalajara - and she ends up in bottles, blenders, and cocktail glasses in almost all countries in the face of the world.
But this is a story that can not be without mentioning, said one name associated worldwide with Tequila: José Cuervo, the most revered name in Tequila.

Tequila is a descendant of the first alcoholic drinks in North America, dating from the Aztecs in the early 16th century and drinks from agave plant. When the first Spaniards lands centuries ago in wh
it would later be called Mexico, they found the natives drank a fermented beverage that came from the liquid produced by steaming an agave plant. Using their knowledge and distillation, Spanish conquistadores transformed the fermented products in a clear, single distilled liquid - Tequila. In the centuries since, no one had more to do with the improvement of this delicious, attractive liquor from José Cuervo and his descendants.

Jose Antonio de Cuervo, the first producer of tequila, get a grant of land from the King of Spain in 1758, before Mexico became an independent republic. In 1795, King of Spain Carlos IV in the work transferred to another José Cuervo, Maria Jose Guadalupe Cuervo, and that he is the first concession to commercially produce Tequila. The Jose Cuervo immediately built his distillery, for making "wine on earth" - Tequila.
After the death of her father, Jose Maria Guadalupe Cuervo, Maria Magdelena Ignacia inherited distillery and is married Vicente Albino Rojas, who re-christened La Fabrica is Rojeña. Rojas aggressively promoted by the family of products, not only within the Jalisco state, but in Mexico. Although the distillery to change the names and hands several more times during the succeeding years, always remained in the hands of descendants of the original José Cuervo.

Under the guidance is José Cuervo family, reputation José Cuervo Tequila is lovely now begun to spread throughout the world as garnished prestigious international awards, including the Gran Premio of 1907 in Madrid and the Grand Prix at the International Food and hygiene exhibition in Paris in 1909. Reputation José Cuervo Tequila continued to expand: first in the United States, then Europe up until now finally José Cuervo, which can be found in over 90 countries worldwide.

Two centuries of a series of road, José Cuervo distillery continues to operate in the town of Tequila, near Guadalajara in the Mexican
State of Jalisco. "