Over the years I've shared many snippets of plant related conversations I've been privileged to overhear. This is my latest. Andrew and I were walking and came upon two young men having an animated conversation on a front porch. This is what we heard:
"it’s like a tequila made from an 800-year-old agave plant!"... he was so excited. I think he sensed we were too, I mean naturally ours ears perked up at the idea of an 800 year old agave plant. They stopped talking and greeted us with a "good afternoon" as we passed. I really wanted to stop and find out more ("like tequila" ???..."800 years old" !!? is it good?), but they weren't masked and so the darn COVID won and we walked on and the mystery remains.
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I hope they drink it straight. Wouldn't want to mask that aged flavor.
ReplyDeleteSeriously!
DeletePretty impressive were it true ;) I can only imagine how rare - and expensive - tequila from the Methuselah of agaves might be.
ReplyDeleteAnd how would we know that it was 800 years old anyway? I mean if that was even possible.
DeleteMaybe it was from eight Agaves that all were one hundred years old--nah, that ain't right either!
ReplyDeleteHa! I like your new math.
DeleteWhoa - I can't even imagine what an 800-year old agave would look like. Crusty and covered with barnacles is what comes to mind, but that doesn't even make sense.
ReplyDeleteSitting here, trying to sober up after our neighborhood inaugural celebration. Whisky is the culprit here - I'm glad I was not introduced to 800 year old tequila... yikes!
You're right... no sense was made. Hope you don't have a hangover!
DeleteMagari è meglio così, rimarrà un mistero ma non hai rischiato nulla :D Certo che le immagini sono sempre incredibili, complimenti! :)
ReplyDeleteHai ragione, il mistero è migliore!
DeleteIn normal times, such an excitement could start one on a journey to Mexico, in search of such an agave and/or tequila. Instead, we can toast a new administration with less aged tequila, but with no less excitement.
ReplyDeleteWe used the traditional bubbles to toast, but tequila would have been nice.
DeleteOMG I want you to go back and knock on the door. And hopefully the occupant was not too blitzed at the time of the conversation to remember it..
ReplyDeletePerhaps they were talking about a booze that was made from another historical material/plant. Like an Einkorn (ancient grain) whiskey?
I also incidentally had my own covid-truncated convo literally over tequila last night: the grungy liquor store which is open past 10pm was solely manned by an incredibly amusingly eloquent and snappy-dressed dude. (Read me: an ironed shirt. Who wears a fitted, ironed shirt to their nightshift there!?) I almost went back in to ask him his life story- was this the day (night?) job of an actor? Or something more interesting?
I think I may go back to find out. Will you, Loree?
There's only one problem... I don't remember where we were! We take lots of turns and it could be anywhere in a several mile area. And when I say young, I mean like barely drinking age (although honestly as I get older my ability to guess an age gets pathetic). I took his excitement about the age of the plant to mean it was the first smooth tequila this young gent had ever tasted. Now as for your well dressed dude... I look forward to learning more!
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