Agaves & Cultivation: tequila & mezcal in 8 Chapters · Gustofolio

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Agaves & Cultivation

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Agaves & Cultivation

Why tequila tolerates only a single agave, mezcal dozens, and how clones, wild plants, and bats all help decide the name on the label.

Chapter 1Not a cactusThe botany of the agave
Chapter 2Blue Weber AgaveThe tequila agave
Chapter 3EspadínThe mezcal agave
Chapter 4Wild agavesRare and wild
Chapter 5Maturation TimeTime Makes Sugar
Chapter 6The JimadorHarvest by Hand
Chapter 7Bats and PollinationPollination Instead of Clones
Chapter 8Agave Shortages and Price CyclesBoom, Shortage, Price

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