Most of us have enjoyed a margarita, paloma, and many more drinks mixed with the dangerously delicious beverage made from the blue agave plant and popularly known as tequila.
The blue agave plant, which flourishes in rich and sandy soils, grows into large succulents with spiky fleshy leaves that can reach over 7 feet in height. The way tequila is produced from the plant is by removing the heart (piña) of the plant in its twelfth year. The heart is stripped of its leaves and heated to remove the sap, which is fermented and distilled into the drink many of us enjoy at home and restaurants alike.
For those of you who are seeking out a good tequila drink to celebrate National Tequila Day, here are some great places to find them in Philadelphia:
Los Catrines Tequilas
1602 Locust Street
El Vez
121 South 13th Street
Cantina Dos Segundos
931 North 2nd Street
Xochitl
408 South 2nd Street
Distrito
3945 Chestnut Street
El Rey
2013 Chestnut Street
