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Agave and Body A. Tequila
Speech to inform with VA’s

Speech 1A

I. Introduction

A. Opening Device: Has anyone had one of those hangovers where you don’t remember anything you did the previous night? You just remember that you had tequila the night before? Everyone knows a story involving the famous liquor, but there is more to tequila that everyone should know about besides being liquor that guarantees you a hangover. B. Thesis statement: Today, I will inform you about Tequila. C. Preview of Main Points: In doing p, I will talk about 1) the history of tequila, 2) how it is produced, and 3) about the town of tequila

II. Body

A. Tequila is liquor made from the blue agave plant. It all started with the indigenous people and later influenced by Spanish conquistadores. 1. As explained in the 2013 article Tequila! , The history of tequila dates back to the Pre-Hispanic times when the natives fermented sap from the local maguey plants. The result was a drink called pulque. 2. A few decades later, after the conquest that brought the Spaniards to the new world, the conquistadores began experimenting with agave and developed the Mezcal wine. 3. According to the Los Cabos Magazine editorial, Tequila – A Bit of History, Mezcal wine was often referred to as mescal brandy or agave wine and was finally known as tequila after being named after the town of origin Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico.

(I have told you about the history of Tequila, Now let me tell you how it is produced)

B. The production of tequila is a very lengthy process, as said by Rodolfo Jacinto author of How Tequila is made. 1. The process begins by the harvesting the of the agave plants, which take 7-10 years to ripe. The men who harvest the agave, jimadores, use a special knife called CoA totrim the leaves from the piña (core of the agave). 2. After harvesting, the pineapples are cut up into pieces and cooked in ovens to transform their complex starches into agave juice with simple

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