Tequila’s roots can be traced back to the agave plants native Aztecs used to make a fermented drink called pulque. The world changed when Spanish settlers introduced distillation to the Americas ...

Later, the Aztecs continued the tradition of preparing liquor from agave, as evidenced by stone wall carvings from 200 A.D. They were so serious about their pulque that they worshiped gods ...

Its origins trace back to the Aztecs, who fermented a milky, sap-like drink called pulque from the agave plant. When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the 16th century, they distilled agave spirits ...