Filipino sailors dock in Mexico … and help invent tequila?

Monday, July 21, 2025 - 12:33 in Mathematics & Economics

Bottles of tequila now command premium prices in trendy bars. On Instagram, celebrity-backed brands of the agave-based Mexican spirit jostle for attention. And debates over cultural appropriation and agave sustainability swirl alongside booming tourism in Jalisco, the western Mexican state that serves as the world's tequila distillation hub.

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