Every year, the gastronomic platform Taste Atlas it spreads lists of the best dishes and drinks, which it puts in the eyes of the world. This year, the rankings evaluated sandwiches, street foods and candies from all over the world. And through the vote of specialized users from different parts of the world, a Top 50 is formed. And it was a Latin American drink that was established as the best in the world in 2023.
It so happens that on this occasion, in the ranking of alcoholic beverages from around the world, the country that stood out the most was Mexico, since it managed to position more than four beverages within the ranking of TasteAtlas. He being the only one from Latin America to achieve that distinguished performance. And the number 1 position was occupied this time by Rested Tequila.
Tequila is considered the quintessential spirit drink in Mexico. Recognized nationally and internationally, so much so that great Hollywood celebrities, such as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and George Clooney, they launched their own line. Those who know little is that the Aztec country has various types of tequila varieties, with different flavors and aromas.
The other variants positioned were: the “White Tequila” in position 13; “Añejo Tequila”, in place 14; he “Classic style tequila”, at position 16, the “Mezcal”in category 18 and the “Extra Añejo Tequila”, closing the Mexican representation, in position 30 of the payroll. Although mezcal is a drink on its own, it should be noted that by definition it applies to any variant of agave or maguey drink, including tequila.
He agave It is the quintessential Mexican plant, based on its different variants and manufacturing processes, various types of tequilas and other varieties of spirits are developed. He mezcal, sotol, pulque, bacanora and cucuy liquor, are different concoctions based on the maguey, grown in the desert areas of Mexico, as the main element of the mix.
The purity of a tequila consists in being made entirely from agave. When a tequila does not indicate on its label that it is 100% agave, it is a mixed tequila. This means that a proportion of the sugar obtained from the agave was mixed with other sugars during its preparation. According to Mexican law, mixed tequilas that are widely consumed can have a minimum of 51% agave and a maximum of 49% other sugars.
It is worth noting that, in addition, in the published rankings, Argentina excelled in two categories: “Best Cookies” and “Best Sandwich”. In the first case, in the second place was positioned the “argentinian alfajor”behind “makroud the louse” Algerian. In the second, the protagonists were three emblems of national gastronomy: the tenderloin sandwich, the choripán and the milanesa sandwich.
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