Tequila Talk - Tahona
October 12, 2010
While visiting El Centenario distillery in the highlands region I got to see a Tahona working in action. The distillery produces Siete Lequas which is named after Pancho Villa's horse. A Tahona is basically a 1-2 thousand pound wheel that is moved by mules in a circular fashion to crush the cooked agave to extract the pulp and get it ready for fermentation. Here's a pic of a Tahona at El Centenario. It's both nostalgic and impressive to see:
