Tequila Express Tequila Express The Tequila Express (or Tequila Train) is a Mexican regional train service that operates from Guadalajara, Jalisco, to the Tequila Herradura distillery at the San José del Refugio Hacienda in the municipality of Amatitán, Jalisco. Amatitán is approximately northwest of Guadalajara and southeast of the town of Tequila, Jalisco. The train service is so named because it features tequila tastings and transports its passengers through blue agave fields to the distillery in Amatitán and towards (but not into) the town of Tequila. The service began operating in 1997, concurrent with the elimination of general passenger rail service by
Tequesso Tequesso A Tequesso is a type of shot wherein a shot of tequila gold is chased by a shot of espresso. The coffee works to neutralize the bitterness of the tequila and the burn of the alcohol, while the caramel of the tequila sweetens the coffee. The Tequesso is sometimes referred to as Esprilla. The drink is often seen as a digestive to avoid an after dinner dip. Similarities with the Mexican coffee are apparent, though the sequentiality of the drink has taken it away from the typical dinner table. While the official origins of a Tequesso are unknown, it