What can imitate tequila?

[Bayou-Ruler]

might as well face it apparently........... NOTHING can imitate tequila..

[EscarpmentDew]

Tequila is made from raw blue agave ingredients, not refined agave syrup. No?

I agree you can't make tequila without blue agave just as much as you can't make whisky with sugar, but I'll bet you can make a good tequila substitute just like you can make a good whisky substitute.

[junkyard dawg]

Nothing Bayou-Ruler....

Ok,

You would use agave syrup for the fermentables, you still need the plant matter that gets roasted. It doesn't have to contribute to the fermentables as much as it contributes to the flavor. Has anyone mentioned yucca root? Its common starchy root thats available in groceries here. What about using agave 'leaf'? Thats in mexican markets sometimes. Its not the heart, but it probably could contribute flavor? Those things are common here...

[junkyard dawg]

There are a number of cool videos on youtube.

Watch this and you'll understand why I think it would be really difficult to reproduce.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jW-9zYp ... re=related

[Fourway]

Roasted and fermented wedding cake likkers always come out with notes of bridesmaids armpit sweat. I don't really care for that at all...

Actually... a lot of bridesmaid armpit sweat is redolent with tequila. And it's never been a scent that I minded at all... especially if the obligatory ugly dress is crumpled up in a heap on the floor.

[junkyard dawg]

Yes, thats true.

But in the case of the roasted and fermented wedding cake likker, the dihydrogen monoxide can combine with the armpit sweat to create that viscose oily taste on the back of the tongue. It just seems inappropriate and slightly voyeur-ish. Tasting that likker with the ugly dress on the floor is however, sublime. If you detect any note of jagermeister... proceed with caution...

But, this is a cool list of agaves that are used in likker production in Mexico.

http://lamezcaloteca.blogspot.com/

[Wagner Ramírez]

Hello, I have tried to answer this question. The key is in the chemical composition of the agave must, which is not so difficult to imitate. In this video I show my proposal.