Tequila can only be called tequila if it is made from blue agave plants grown in just five states in Mexico. These are Jalisco ... or taken separately to make sweet agave syrup.

You can't make tequila unless you meet these three requirements ... a spirit can be called Tequila ONLY if it comes e from one of five authorized states in Mexico: Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacan, ...

Tequila may be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Mexico's alcohol export, but have you heard of sotol?