The jimador, a skilled agriculture craftsman, quickly goes to work showing us how he slices the sharp leaves of the agave off in seconds trimming it down to the 50-pound pina, the heart of the agave. The process of harvesting is called jimas. It looks like a giant pineapple but the Kinochef Review taste isn't sweet. It has a wood-flavored chewy texture with a clean taste. This is the fruit that will become tequila in just a few days. Underneath he shows caterpillar worms burrowed inside the ball and offers them for a barbecue. We react in disdain, but hours and a few sips of tequila later, I would eat one. It's was crispy and salty but one was enough. We stroll through the fields admiring the tall plants. It takes about 7 years for a blue agave to mature enough to be harvested. At this level of age, the plant leaves can reach up to 8 feet tall and the jima can weigh as much as 70 pounds. We return to the estate and settle in for a tasting of Carmen Sauza's Tequila Realeza Mexicana Anejo which just recently arrived in the U.S. market.
Jaime serves a small amount in a champagne-style tequila sipping glass. It's elegant, smooth, and rich in flavor. While we sip and attempt to make conversation each botching the other's language, the jimador now grills skirt steak which will soon be served with verde sauce and homemade tortillas. Unfortunately we can't stay the night as we have return to Tequila to rest for a big day. We exchange goodbyes as if we've been friends our entire lives and head down the winding road 10 minutes to Tequila. We arrive at the beautiful Hotel Abolengos. This 21-room historical hotel is graced with dark wood, stone, stucco, iron, and period Spanish furniture. We're exhausted so we retire early in the cool comfort of the only air conditioning we've felt since leaving the airport.The next day we spend in Tequila walking the village streets. It's Sunday and the political parties are out promoting their candidates for upcoming elections. People fill up the cathedral steps, many stand just outside the doors hoping to catch a few brief words of the message.
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