Crew aboard Spanish trading ships departing from Manila may have introduced techniques for distilling coconut sap – helping to shape what would become Mexico’s national spirit.
Filipino sailors dock in Mexico … and help invent tequila?
It’s an interesting article that identifies potential ways that tequila distillation came to be and that some of the strongest evidence supports the idea of Filipino sailors on Spanish ships introducing the specific equipment and techniques.
There’s also other theories so it’s a foregone conclusion.
It’s in the article headline:
Filipino sailors dock in Mexico … and help invent tequila?
It’s an interesting article that identifies potential ways that tequila distillation came to be and that some of the strongest evidence supports the idea of Filipino sailors on Spanish ships introducing the specific equipment and techniques.
There’s also other theories so it’s a foregone conclusion.
Good article. Bad headline.