Customer Reviews

Tequila: A Natural and Cultural History

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This book gave me a overview of tequila that included the agricultural considerations, cultural heritage, and history of mescal de tequila, not just a guide to making margaritas. It is well written with enough detail to satisfy the curious, yet straightforward enough to allow for the average reader. Exceptionally informative book!

If you ever wonder how tequila is made, find out what an amazing process it is. Buy this book.
Full of incredible rich photographs, that depict the everyday beauty of Mexico.

I purchased this book at a museum garden in Arizona a year ago and just got around to reading it. I was enthralled. The book has more about the wonders Agave than just tequila but it has enough fun to keep a non-botanist reading. I have never before yearned to go to Jalisco and sample from the various distilleries. I learned a great deal about pulque, aguamil, and the Spanish influences of distillation. I have since tasted several tequilas and mescals and I appreciated them more than ever.

There's no doubt the authors know their subject. Sadly where this falls short is the lack of a good editor to massage the text into greatness. If you appreciate good tequila, this is well worth reading--great history and background on the region. It's a shame they missed the opportunity for creating the definitive book on the subject. Better editing and good photography would have made this a 5-star book. Still, it's a lot better than the other pithy books on tequila with froufrou recipes and questionable history.

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