Fun Facts About the Tequila for Your Cinco de Mayo Scorpion Shot
In honor of Cinco de Mayo coming up this Sunday, last week's blog featured Savage Cocktail Inspiration for Cinco de Mayo and this week we're highlighting an excellent liquor to use for your scorpion shots - tequila! First, a few very interesting facts about this awesome drink followed by the different types you can use to shoot a Savage Scorpion . Bet You Didn't Know That... Tequila or Mezcal? Tequila is mezcal but mezcal is not tequila. Sounds confusing, but it's really not. Mezcal is a liquor that is made from the maguey plant, which is a form of agave. It can be made using a variety of different agave plants, but tequila can only be made with blue agave. It's Only Tequila If... Not only must tequila be made with only blue agave, but it must contain at least 51% blue agave to be classified as tequila. If it is made with 100% blue agave, then it is a true tequila. When it is made up fo 51%-99% blue agave, it is technically called a mixto tequila. ...