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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 820997" data-attributes="member: 1246">Why is there a worm in some tequila bottles?It is illegal for a bottle of liquor to bear the name &quot;Tequila&quot; and also contain a worm. The drink that has worms in and is often confused with tequila is mezcal, a related but different beverage produced in Mexico. The grub in question is the agave worm (gusano rojo) and there are several theories about its presence in the bottle. One of these is that the worm guarantees the strength of the distilled spirit. Another is that the worm is supposed to endow special powers and is said to have hallucinogenic properties. The originator of this practice was a man named Jacobo Lozano Paez. In 1940, while tasting prepared agave, he and his partner found that the worm changed the taste of the agave. (Agave worms are sometimes found in the pina after harvesting, a sign of badly chosen, infested, agave). While consumption of it has become somewhat of a young man&#039;s rite of passage, it is, in essence, a marketing ploy. Some brands associated with containing the worm are &#039;Gusano de Oro&#039;, &#039;Gusano Rojo&#039;, and &#039;Dos Gusanos&#039;. Yes, they have a worm.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 820997, member: 1246"] Why is there a worm in some tequila bottles? It is illegal for a bottle of liquor to bear the name "Tequila" and also contain a worm. The drink that has worms in and is often confused with tequila is mezcal, a related but different beverage produced in Mexico. The grub in question is the agave worm (gusano rojo) and there are several theories about its presence in the bottle. One of these is that the worm guarantees the strength of the distilled spirit. Another is that the worm is supposed to endow special powers and is said to have hallucinogenic properties. The originator of this practice was a man named Jacobo Lozano Paez. In 1940, while tasting prepared agave, he and his partner found that the worm changed the taste of the agave. (Agave worms are sometimes found in the pina after harvesting, a sign of badly chosen, infested, agave). While consumption of it has become somewhat of a young man's rite of passage, it is, in essence, a marketing ploy. Some brands associated with containing the worm are 'Gusano de Oro', 'Gusano Rojo', and 'Dos Gusanos'. Yes, they have a worm. [/QUOTE]

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