Chen Er didn't expect that just taking a few photos and posting them on Facebook would attract a lot of onlookers.

Of course, the crowd of onlookers focused on the wrong point, and almost everyone paid attention to Chen Er's strange pose of taking pictures, and ignored Chen Er's handsome face.

Chen Er said to himself, "I still hope that everyone can pay more attention to my appearance through my connotation. ”

Eat a pound: "Shouldn't we pay more attention to the inside and ignore the outside?" ”

Chen Er was indignant: "What! ”

"I have such a handsome face, but you have to ignore it!"

Fans: "Surrender, surrender!" Hands and feet in surrender! ”

Chen Er said goodbye to the two Australians, restarted the car, and continued on his way.

When it comes to Mexico, you can't avoid a good thing.

That's tequila.

Tequila, the national drink of Mexico, is known as the soul of Mexico and began to become known to the world when Mexico opened the Olympic Games. This liquor is a distilled liquor made from agave as raw material and distilled.

Tequila is often used to make cocktails of various flavors, such as Tekira Sunrise, Matador, Frosty Margarita, etc.

Tequila has a long history, as early as the third century AD, the Indians who lived in the central part of the country had already discovered the technology of fermentation and winemaking. They use agave, which is high in sugar and high in juice, as a raw material for sake brewing.

At that time, the liquor made by fermenting agave juice was called Pulque. But there is still a big difference with the tequila we drink today.

It wasn't until the Spaniards across the Atlantic brought distillation to the New World that tequila changed its original brewing process.

Distillation not only boosted the alcohol content of tequila, but also allowed the new product to successfully replace wine as the continent's main consumer product. This was the beginning of tequila.

Fans have said that Chen Er has said so much, it would be a pity if he didn't make tequila himself.

Chen Er said that he really does not make tequila. At least not yet.

Because winemaking is too time-consuming, and Chen didn't plan to stay in Mexico for too long.

"However, further on, there is a small winery that we can visit."

"Grab some of the purest tequila to make a cocktail."

As the car continued to drive forward, there were more tequilas on the side of the road.

Agave is a sisal-like plant. It's just that the agave is not as tall as sisal.

Agave grows close to the ground.

The leaves are firm and straight, the leaf surface is slightly broad, and the color is evergreen all year round.

One of the characteristics of agave is very similar to bamboo, that is, it does not bloom easily, and once it blooms, it means the end of life.

Most agave flowers only bloom once in their lifetime, at intervals of several decades, and after flowering, the mother plant slowly dies before it can pollinate and scatter seeds.

Some varieties of rare agave, on the other hand, are difficult to flower.

Naturally, the agave that has already bloomed cannot be used to make wine, and the agave along the road is still growing luxuriantly, lush, and very healthy.

Some fans asked Chen Er, to make tequila, is it to use the whole agave to make wine?

Chen Er shook his head, "Not really. ”

Although the name of tequila brings the word tequila, it does not mean that the whole agave can be used to make wine.

The difference between tequila and other alcoholic beverages is that the sugar in tequila mainly comes from the juice of the agave heart.

According to regulations, in tequila, as long as more than 51% of the ingredients used are derived from blue tequila grass, the resulting liquor qualifies as Tequila.

However, because there is not much sugar in agave, a large amount of agave is needed as a raw material to meet this standard. Some manufacturers may choose to add some sugars extracted from other ingredients as additives or substitutes when making wine, so this tequila is often referred to as Mixto.

"So it can also be said that judging whether a bottle of tequila is good enough, and seeing how much sugar it contains in agave is also a good way."

"For every 7 kilograms of agave hearts, 1 liter of tequila is made."

In a few moments, Chen Er arrived at the winery. It's more like a brewery, but it's a small brewery.

It's not a big place, but there are a lot of people who come here.

The owner of this distillery is a native of Mexico and has been making tequila for decades. The wines sold from his distillery are made by hand without any superfluous additives. So the reputation of the distillery has always been great.

After a tour of the winemaking process, Chen Er was taken to the cellar by the owner of the winery.

Freshly brewed tequila is actually colorless.

If you see colored agave on the market, it is usually aged in oak barrels, or caramel has been added to the winemaker during the brewing process.

The boss brought Chen Er a cup of freshly brewed agave.

The transparent glass contains the same transparent and colorless tequila, which looks unusually fresh and beautiful.

The boss dropped two ice cubes in the wine glass, and then explained to Chen Er how to drink tequila for a long time.

After hearing this, Chen Er thought it was very interesting.

"Since we are in Mexico today, let's use the traditional Mexican method to drink this wine, which should have a different taste!"

Start by sprinkling salt on the back of your hand, holding a small glass of pure tequila with your thumb and forefinger, and holding a slice of lemon between your ring and middle fingers.

Chen Er quickly licked the salt from the tiger's mouth, then drank the wine and took a bite of the lemon slices.

The cold tequila slid quickly through his mouth, rushing the salt from his mouth into his stomach.

The crystal alcohol meets the crystal salt, and it is as if a wonderful chemical reaction immediately occurs in the mouth.

Tiny salt particles swirl in the tequila, making a "zizi" sound. Then pop up small bubbles on your tongue. It's like some kind of carbonated drink that tastes strong.

Tequila dilutes the bitterness in the salt and even gives it a hint of sweetness.

Coupled with the sourness of that mouthful of lemon, it seems that countless bubbles are bursting as they rise in the mouth.

Chen Er couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "Good! ”

Shen Yinian on the side also took a sip of Chen Er's example, first choked on this magical taste, and then was also immersed in it and couldn't extricate himself, and unconsciously drank a large glass of tequila.