tequila 的词源

墨西哥烈酒，1849年（从1841年起称为 vino de Tequila，意为“类似威士忌的无色烈酒”），来自美式西班牙语 tequila，源自 Tequila，墨西哥中部一个以其龙舌兰酒质量著称的地区名称。另见： mescal

[...] the staple production of Tequila is the famous vino mescal, which from its strength and flavour may be called Mexican whiskey, extracted from the leaves of the Agave Americana, a species which they call mescal. It resembles the maguey (the pulque plant) in its growth and appearance, and differs from it only in the thinness and length of the leaves. The spirit is distilled from the pith of the leaves when they are of a fit ripeness; it is reputed the best in the country. [ A Sketch of the Customs and Society of Mexico in a Series of Familiar Letters, 1828.]

[...] 龙舌兰的主要生产是著名的 vino mescal, 因其强度和风味可称为墨西哥威士忌，提取自 Agave Americana, 一种他们称之为 mescal. 的植物。它在生长和外观上类似于美洲芦荟（pulque植物），仅在叶子的细薄和长度上有所不同。烈酒是从叶子的髓心中蒸馏而成，当它们成熟时；据说是全国最好的。[ A Sketch of the Customs and Society of Mexico in a Series of Familiar Letters, 1828.]

鸡尾酒 Tequila sunrise 记载于1942年，但早在1929年左右作为 Sunrise Tequila 记录，包含黑加仑酒和苏打水。