5 Tequila Facts <br />for National <br />Tequila Day.<br />July 24 is National Tequila Day. Here are <br />5 tequila facts to entice your palate.<br />1. Tequila is made from the blue agave plant, <br />but only the agave heart is used to make the drink. <br />The plants take 8 to 12 years to harvest.<br />2. There are only five regions <br />in Mexico that are allowed <br />to produce tequila.<br />3. Some claim a specific type of tequila, <br />Blanco tequila, won't give you a hangover. It is left <br />in its purest form with no added sugar or corn syrup.<br />4. Tequila is finished <br />with 60 percent water.<br />5. Mexico's agave landscape <br />is recognized as an <br />UNESCO World Heritage Site
