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"Blue Agave" AKA "Agave Azul" AKA "Tequila Agave" (Agave Tequilana) - is an Agave plant that is native to Jalisco, Mexico. It is an important economic product of in Mexico due to its role as the base ingredient of tequila, a popular distilled beverage. The high production of sugars, mostly Fructose, in the core of the plant is the main characteristic that makes it suitable for the preparation of alcoholic beverages.
These plants also grow in several parts of India and are called as "Gandu Bootalay" (pronounced: gun-do boo-taa-Lay) in Kannada language (native to Karnataka, South India). They are mostly considered as weeds, and due to their thorny physical nature, they are used as natural fencing in rural areas to protect crops from large animals, and in many other places as such.
''Agave tequilana'', commonly called blue agave or tequila agave, is an agave plant that is an important economic product of Jalisco, Mexico, due to its role as the base ingredient of tequila, a popular distilled beverage. The high production of sugars, mostly fructose, in the core of the plant is the main characteristic that makes it suitable for the preparation of alcoholic beverages.
The tequila agave is native to Jalisco, Mexico. The plant favors altitudes of more than 1,500 metres.. more
