Rodolfo González González, the president of the National Chamber of the Tequila Industry (CNIT) said that special tequila-based cocktails will be prepared in the restaurants with 40 different brands provided by producers.
Twenty-four amateur mixologists from around the country will also get the chance to show their prowess in a cocktail contest. Visitors to the capital of Jalisco will have the opportunity to visit the Tequila Route and the Altos de Jalisco, the two main tequila-producing regions in the state. "The celebration of this date makes the industry and the whole country proud; our beverage is found in over 120 countries, and at least 70,000 people are involved in its production, a sign of its importance in the cultural and economic development of our country," said González. National tequila production last year was 300 million liters, 222 million of which were exported. It has been predicted that tequila will be the second fastest growing alcoholic beverage in terms of sales growth internationally by 2021, behind whisky. Source: El Economista (sp) https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/estados/Celebraran-el-primer-Dia-Nacional-del-Tequila-20190307-0023.html https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/salud-national-tequila-day-is-coming-up-on-saturday/ The entrepreneur said that this drink extracted from the agave plant has replaced the Riviera Maya or the Teotihuacán pyramids as a reference for Mexico in the world. "It is a pride to be the first denomination of Mexican origin, the representative agroindustry of Mexico," added González, who reported that the Mexican tequila industry annually exports 222 million of the 300 million liters it produces. The Secretary of Tourism of Jalisco, Germán Ernesto Ralis, extolled the "Mexicanness" of his state, the birthplace not only of tequila but also of mariachis , another of the great Mexican symbols abroad. "They are elements that give root to what we are," said the official, who recalled that Jalisco is the third region that receives more international visitors, behind the Riviera Maya and Mexico City. The activities of the Day of the Tequila will allow to know all kinds of curiosities about the history of this drink, as for example that at the end of the 18th century consumption was only allowed in Guadalajara and the taxes derived from its sale were destined to purify the water of the city , current state capital. " We should have drinking water for tequila , " said Gustavo Staufert, director of the Visitors and Conventions Office of Guadalajara, who recalled that tequila was called mezcal wine at the beginning . According to the National Chamber of the Tequila Industry, more than 70 thousand Mexican families are employed directly in the tequila industry , which has 1,800 different brands with a designation of origin. The tequila businessmen expect a growth of 5% by 2019 and diversify exports in European and Asian countries. udgtv.com/noticias/nacional/dia-nacional-del-tequila-bebida-jalisco/ http://udgtv.com/noticias/nacional/dia-nacional-del-tequila-bebida-jalisco/