Tequila Production
Tequila is produced by removing the heart (piña) of the plant in its twelfth year. Harvested piñas normally weigh 36 to 91 kg (80–200 lb). This heart is stripped of its leaves and heated to remove the sap, which is fermented and distilled. Other beverages, such as mezcal and pulque, are also produced from blue and other agaves by different methods (though still using the sap) and are regarded as more traditional.
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