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With its unique aroma and heady buzzthe perfect accompaniment to even the spiciest tacostequila has won its way into drinkers hearts worldwide. There are few places on earth besides Mexico that have the climate and terrain to evolve the agave plant that makes tequilaand there are even fewer people who have the patience to wait the seven years or more that it takes the tree of marvels to grow. In this book, Ian Williams presents a lively history of this potent and popular drink. Beginning with , the drink fermented by the Mayans, Olmecs, and Aztecs and reserved for pregnant women and priestsand their sacrificeshe traces how the Mexicans distilled tequila and mezcal (mescal) and began its heady surge into global popularity. From twenty-year aejos to giggle-inducing margaritas to the bravadoand regretof that round of shots, he offers a history as gripping as the drink itself.