100% blue agave tequila: the real deal

Thanks to advancements in chemistry, the validity and quality of Mexico's tequila can now be protected. Tequila is made from the blue Agave plant which only grows in certain regions in West-Central Mexico. Tequila is made with 100 percent Agave, while lower-end mixed tequila or "Mixto" is made by adding up to 49 percent sugar prior to fermentation. Mixed-tequila is usually shipped out in bulk containers for bottling in the importing countries.

Using ion and gas chromatography, scientists can now analyze tequila, so that fradulent mislabeling or misrepresentation does not occur-- molecular fingerprinting for an even more accurate result combines spectroscopic and chromatographic processes.
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