Tequila, Jalisco World Heritage Site. It encompasses 35,019 hectares between the foothills of the Tequila Volcano and the valley of the Rio Grande, which is covered in fields of blue agave. For over 2,000 years, this plant has been used to make fermented drinks and cloth and since the 16th century has been used to make the distilled liquor with the name of Tequila. Both the drink and the culture associated with making it has become absorbed into Mexican identity. Within these fields are the towns of Tequila, Arenal, Amatitan and Teuchitlán with large tequila production facilities. This site contains an inventory
Tequila Herradura 1974 and the Extra Añejo Selección Suprema in 1995. Reposado is aged for eleven months in wood barrels. Selección Suprema is aged for 49 months in oak barrels. In 2012, the company redesigned the package of the Selección Suprema to reflect the traditional nature in which the extra aged tequila is made. Another important brand is el Jimador, launched in 1994 and named after those who harvest agave plants. el Jimador is 100% agave tequila. It is currently the best-selling tequila in Mexico with a twelve percent market share. New Mix is a canned tequila and grapefruit soda drink with