what is tequila
Tequila is an alcoholic drink made from the distilled agave plant. The general group of alcoholic drinks made from this plant are referred to as mescal, of which tequila is a specific and regulated form.Agave is not, as is commonly thought, a cactus, but is actually a large succulent more closely related to lilies.equila was mass produced and sold in Mexico during the 17th century. The first evidence that the agave plant was used to make an alchoholic drink dates back to the times of the Spanish Conquistadors nearly 500 years ago, who distilled the native drink into a stronger liquor.