Tequila, Jalisco Tequila, Jalisco Santiago de Tequila ( ; "place of tribute") is a Mexican town and municipality located in the state of Jalisco about 60 km from the city of Guadalajara. Tequila is best known as being the birthplace of the drink that bears its name, “tequila,” which is made from the blue agave plant, native to this area. The heart of the plant contains sugars and had been used by native peoples here to make a fermented drink. After the Spanish arrived, they took this fermented beverage and distilled it, producing the tequila known today. The popularity of the drink
Agave angustifolia similar to "A. karatto". The "A. vivipara" of Miller (1768) and Smith et al. (2008) seem different, of a much smaller habit and narrower leaves, from the "A. vivipara" of Trelease (1913) and García-Mendoza and Fernando Chiang (2003), of a much larger habit. Agave angustifolia Agave angustifolia (Caribbean agave) is a plant which is native to Mexico and Central America. It is used to make mezcal and also as an ornamental plant, particularly the cultivar 'Marginata'. The "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families" regards "Agave angustifolia" as an illegitimate synonym for "Agave vivipara" L. Other sources maintain them as distinct