About This Style
What These Profiles Represent
Under U.S. labeling rules, tequila is treated within the agave spirits class as a distinctive product of Mexico, while mezcal is a separate agave-spirit type. This tequila page groups mostly tequila profiles with a small number of mezcal profiles already present in the catalog, so the subtype average should be read as a practical modeling summary rather than a legal classification of every agave spirit shown here.
Tequila geography is anchored in Mexico and in the certified Appellation of Origin administered through the Consejo Regulador del Tequila. The current profile set is concentrated in Jalisco because many brand and producer sources identify Jalisco, Los Altos, Tequila Valley, Amatitan, El Arenal, Arandas, or Tequila as relevant production or sourcing geography. Corralejo adds a Guanajuato tequila example, and mezcal profiles add Oaxaca locations where the existing profile set includes mezcal.
For BAC work, the important variables are the selected product, alcohol by volume, reference pour, actual pour volume, and timing. The page average helps summarize the category, but a case review should use the selected drink profile and the best supported pour-size facts whenever possible.
