The Tequila Factory Tour was one of my favorite excursions that I participated on this 7-Day Mexican Riviera Cruise. The educational experience of tequila making, experiencing the history and culture of Mexico, and of course, being able to enjoy the Tequila! It was an awesome excursion!
On the Tequila Factory Tour, you will head the opposite direction of the Mismaloya City Tour. This was great because we were able to see a wide range of areas in Puerto Vallarta. Some of the excursions actually go to the same places as others, so it is better to check before booking double excursions.
On the Tequila Factory Tour, we visit two Tequila Factories.
Tequila is made from Blue Agave plants, and the best tequila is made from 100% Blue Agave. Some of the tequila that give you headaches in the morning blend their Blue Agave mixture with potatoes or other alcohol. The mixing allow for the prices to come down, but it will give you a nasty hangover in the morning.
The tequila makers will dig up the Blue Agave after 3-5 years old. They then roast it in an oven or a fire pit over an extended amount of time. Once the roasting is done, the Blue Agave tasted something similar to a sweet potato pie mixture.
They then can make the silver tequila, resposado tequila, or the anejo tequila. The difference is the amount of time the tequila sits in a barrel. The silver tequila doesn't go through the aging process, while the resposado and anejo tequila sit in the barrel for 1-5 years. The aging process allow the tequila to absorb the color of the wood, and hence you find the golden color in a tequila. It also smoothes out the flavor.
Well, after the tequila making lecture, its tasting time. It does become a bit more difficult to focus after a couple tastings of tequila.
And we finish off the day with a nice little meal for about $5 a person. Awesome.
We did have some time to go shopping after the excursion, but after a few shots of tequila, we figured it was best to retreat to our staterooms. So we didn't get to go visit the Wal-Mart or other American places by the port.
Well, the next stop is Mazatlan!
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