Informative Speech on Tequila
Introduction
I. 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…
II. Everyone knows an odd story involving the famous liquor, but there is more to tequila that everyone should know about besides it being a liquor that guarantees you a hangover.
III. The objective of this speech is to inform you about tequila.
A. First, about the history of tequila.
B. Second, how its produced.
C. Lastly, different ways to drink it.
(Transition: Let’s begin with the history of tequila.)
Body
I. Tequila is a liquor made from the blue agave plant. It all started with the indigenous people and later influenced by Spanish conquistadores.
a. 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.
b. 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.
c. 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 orgin Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico.
(Transition: Now that you know a little bit more, let’s learn how it’s made.)
II. The production of tequila is a very lengthy process, as said by Rodolfo Jacinto author of How Tequila is Made.
a. 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).
b. After harvesting, the piñas are cut up into pieces and cooked in ovens to transform their complex starches into agave juice with simple sugars. They extract the agave juice by shredding or smashing
I. 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…
II. Everyone knows an odd story involving the famous liquor, but there is more to tequila that everyone should know about besides it being a liquor that guarantees you a hangover.
III. The objective of this speech is to inform you about tequila.
A. First, about the history of tequila.
B. Second, how its produced.
C. Lastly, different ways to drink it.
(Transition: Let’s begin with the history of tequila.)
Body
I. Tequila is a liquor made from the blue agave plant. It all started with the indigenous people and later influenced by Spanish conquistadores.
a. 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.
b. 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.
c. 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 orgin Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico.
(Transition: Now that you know a little bit more, let’s learn how it’s made.)
II. The production of tequila is a very lengthy process, as said by Rodolfo Jacinto author of How Tequila is Made.
a. 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).
b. After harvesting, the piñas are cut up into pieces and cooked in ovens to transform their complex starches into agave juice with simple sugars. They extract the agave juice by shredding or smashing