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Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Elected officials in Mexico's Oaxaca state receive one free case of tequila every month for the duration of their terms.


See also:
- Guide to Mexico

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3 Comments

  • Why no new facts for the last few days?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at February 25, 2009 11:46 AM  

  • Why no new facts for the last few days?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at February 25, 2009 11:48 AM  

  • Great factoid, but I don't quite believe it. You see, they don't make Tequila in Oaxaca, they make Mezcal (similar, but not the same thing) and as such, it'd be a huge insult to give Oaxaca officials anything but the local drink.

    (This would be akin to giving County officials in Cork City a case of Guinness (which is from Dublin) instead of the local brew, Murphy's.)


    So, to clear things up...
    Mexico has three spirits made from slightly different (and local) agave plants:
    Sotol from Chihuahua
    Mezcal from Oaxaca
    Tequila from Tequila

    Hope this helps.
    cheers,
    matthk

    By Blogger matthk, at January 05, 2010 10:30 PM  

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