Tequila vs. Whiskey — What's the Difference?

Tequila (; Spanish: [teˈkila] (listen)) is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila 65 km (40 mi) northwest of Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands (Los Altos de Jalisco) of the central western Mexican state of Jalisco. The red volcanic soils in the region of Tequila are well suited for growing the blue agave, and more than 300 million of the plants are harvested there each year.

An alcoholic liquor distilled from grain, such as corn, rye, or barley, and containing approximately 40 to 50 percent ethyl alcohol by volume.

A Mexican alcoholic spirit made from an agave.

A drink of such liquor.

An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented sap of the blue agave.

A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).

An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.

A drink of whiskey.

An intoxicating liquor made from the maguey in the district of Tequila, Mexico.

(historical) A light gig or carriage; a tim-whiskey.

Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an Agave plant

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Same as Whisky, a liquor.

A light carriage built for rapid motion; - called also tim-whiskey.

A liquor made from fermented mash of grain