Does agave make tequlia?

we are researching the climate of the desert in geography. we came across a word -- agave our teacher told us it made something but she won't tell us what it is? so does agave produce tequlia?

Does agave make tequlia?
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Reply:It sure does..
Reply:Yes, I believe they make tequila from the nectar of the Agave cactus.
Reply:Yes aguave is the main ingredient in tequla. It is a spcific type of cactus!!
Reply:Agave is a plant, it doesn't distill tequila. But tequila distillers use it as an ingredient in tequila.
Reply:Yes, the blue one.
Reply:yes but it takes the cactus about 15 years before it is ready to make tequila
Reply:No, Mexicans do. They are called Jimadores.


They make it from the core of the Weber Agave (blue agave), not a cactus but a succulent related to the aloe family.





The outside leaves are stripped from the plant leaving the core or 'pina'. The pina is chopped into smaller pieces (they can weigh about 100 lbs whole), placed into ovens where they are baked to convert their starch into sugar.





The baked pinas are then crushed and washed to remove the sugar. the resulting juice is fermented into a 'beer' called pulque. Many of the people in Jalisco (the state in which the city of Tequila is located) drink the pulgue as is. It comes in a can like beer does.





The pulque is then distilled, normally twice, and either watered down to strength and bottled (white, silver or plata), aged from 2 to 11 months in oak barrels (Reposado) or aged beyond that point (Anejo).





I have visited several of the the distilleries in Tequila several times and the process is very similar at each distillery. Only the quality of equipment and the quantity produced seems to vary.
Reply:Yes. It's the key ingredient. Agave + water + heat + filtration + time = TEQUILA.