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The derivation of it from the experimentation, alcohol content. Sugar cane and grapes, essential ingredients for beverage alcohol.
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The derivation of it from the experimentation, alcohol content. Sugar cane and grapes, essential ingredients for beverage alcohol, were two of the earliest crops introduced into the New World but their use as a source of distillation was opposed by the Spanish Crown, fearing unrest from producers at home.
Still requiring a source of tax revenue, alcohol manufactured from local raw materials such as maguey was encouraged instead.
The government had to receive tax for the sales generated. The production of the drink is a lengthy process, and it is preserved in earthen pots. It is marketed by small-scale producers.
The whole is engaged in the production. The method is of the traditional type.
