Ngonyaka ka-2006, ngathola ithuba lokuvakashela izwe le-tequila ne-Tequila Regulatory Council . Ngenye yezimoto zokugibela ibhasi, satshelwa ukuthi indaba ye-tequila yaba kanjani ngokusho kwamaNahuatl (eyaziwa ngokuthi ama-Aztec). Indzaba engezansi ilandisa lo mlando njengoba ngikuzwile kusuka kuBrenda Martinez weMtsetfo weMtsetfo weTequila.
Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi, njengoba izinganekwane zivame ukuhamba, kunezinamba eziningi zezindaba, lokhu kungomunye wabo.
I-Aztec Legend ye-Agave Plant ne-Tequila
Ama-Aztec ayekholelwa ukuthi lapho umhlaba uqala kwakukhona unkulunkulukazi esibhakabhakeni. Wayebizwa ngokuthi yiTzintzimitl kodwa wayengunkulunkulukazi omubi futhi wadla ukukhanya. Wayenomhlaba ebumnyameni futhi waphoqelela abantu bakuleli ukuba benze imihlatshelo yabantu ukuze babanikeze ukukhanya okuncane.
Ngelinye ilanga uQuetzalcoatl, 'iNyoka Ezinyosi,' wayekhathele ngale ndlela yokwelapha futhi wanquma ukwenza okuthile ngakho.
UQuetzalcoatl wayekholelwa enhlonipho ngakho wakhuphukela esibhakabhakeni ukuze alwe noNkulunkulukazi omubi uTzintzimitl futhi waqala ukumfuna. Akayitholanga unkulunkulukazi kodwa wathola umzukulu wakhe, uMayahuel, owathunjwa unkulunkulukazi omubi. UMayahuel unkulunkulukazi wokuzala, wayevame ukuboniswa njengonkulunkulukazi onamabele angamakhulu amane.
Lapho ethola uMayahuel, wamthanda. Esikhundleni sokubulala unkulunkulukazi omubi, waletha uMayahuel emhlabeni ukuze ahlale naye.
Lapho unkulunkulukazi omubi efunyanwa, waqala ukuhlanya futhi waqala ukuwafuna. Ngakho baphoqeleka ukuba bagijime kusuka endaweni eyodwa baye komunye ukuyofihla kuye. Ngelinye ilanga banquma ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi kwakungekho ndawo yokufihla babeyoba izihlahla. Kwakukhona imithi emibili, enye eceleni kwesinye ukuze kuthi lapho umoya ukhona amaqabunga awo angabhekana.
Babehlala kanjalo, kodwa unkulunkulukazi omubi waqhubeka efuna futhi wathuma izinkanyezi zakhe ezikhanyayo futhi ekugcineni zazithola. Unkulunkulukazi omubi wehla futhi kwaba khona ukulwa okukhulu lapho uMayahuel ebulawa khona. Lapho ezwa ukuthi, uQuetzalcoatl wayenamandla kakhulu, futhi eqinisile kakhulu, edabukisayo kakhulu. Ngakho wangcwatshwa izinsalela zomthandi wakhe wabe esefika esibhakabhakeni futhi wabulala unkulunkulukazi omubi.
Ngakho ukukhanya kwabuyela emhlabeni kodwa uQuetzalcoatl wayelahlekelwe othandekayo. Njalo ebusuku wayeya ethuneni lakhe bese ekhala futhi ekhala.
Abanye onkulunkulu babona lokhu futhi bacabanga ukuthi kufanele bamenzele okuthile. Isitshalo saqala ukukhula endaweni yokungcwaba futhi onkulunkulu banikeza izakhiwo ezikhethekile kuleso sitshalo. Banikeza izakhiwo ezincane ze-hallucinogenic ezingaduduza umphefumulo weQuetzalcoatl. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi wayelokhu ephuza i-elixir eyayivela kuleso sitshalo futhi iduduzekile.
Yileyo ndlela amaNahuatl ayekholelwa ngayo ukuthi isitshalo se-agave saba khona futhi sanikezwa izakhiwo esizithola manje e-tequila ukududuza umphefumulo walabo abalahlekelwe othandekayo ezinhliziyweni zabo.