What is the origin of a worm in the tequila bottle?
Mezcal worker drops worms into bottles of Monte Alban. Its makers are inspired by the success of tequila, which once had a similar tough image. INSERT NAME OF AP INCLUDE IN THE LINE ABOVE AND REMOVE COMMENT TAG –> The agave worms — actually caterpillars — are added during bottling. Producers first began adding them in the 1940s as a marketing stunt. Now they’re so popular that Beneva sends guards into the agave fields at night to stop caterpillar poachers. Here is what Wikipedia has to say. Mezcal has the worm in the bottle, tequila doesn’t. There are actually four different types of worms you might find in your bottle of mezcal. So
