What happens if you eat the worm in tequila bottle?

Finally, as long as we’re busting myths, here’s another one: Does eating the worm cause hallucinations? Nope. If you start seeing things after eating the worm, it probably has more to do with the mezcal you had to drink than the actual larva. Some people who have eaten a mezcal worm say it tastes like chicken.

Can I eat the tequila worm?

You can eat as many tequila worms as you like, you will ever hallucinate. If I had to warrant a guess as to where this came from, I’d say that due to the worm being in the bottom of the mezcal bottle, it meant you had to drink the whole bottle of mezcal before you got to it.

Why don’t you eat the worm in tequila?

The truth about the tequila worm Contrary to popular belief, tequila doesn’t actually contain the worm. The legend of the worm started in the 1950s when a Mexican mezcal maker discovered a moth larvae in a batch of mezcal. This mezcal maker thought the worm’s presence actually improved its taste.

Is there really a worm in tequila?

Your tequila bottle’s hitchhiker isn’t a worm, but rather a larva of the beetle Scyphophorus acupunctatus, or larva of the moth Comadia redtenbacheri from the Cossidae family of moths.

What does the worm in mezcal do to you?

It’s an aphrodisiac; it has hallucinogenic properties; it will make you drunker. I’ve learned that people who repeat these things are usually just trying to get someone to eat the worm, and they’re lying.

Which tequila has Worm?

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So tequila is a type of mezcal, but mezcal is not tequila, and only mezcal has worms. According to Anthony Dias Blue’s Complete Book of Spirits, that “worm” is actually a larva from one of two types of moths, known as maguey worms, that live on the agave plant.

What kind of worm goes in tequila?

Why do they put the worm in Tequila?

The worm was originally put into mezcal as proof of alcohol content, but apparently it also alters the taste of the liquor, as well as the color and smell. As for why it’s “cool” to eat the worm, well, it used to be considered an aphrodisiac that blessed warriors with strength and virility.

Is it a myth that Tequilla has a worm?

Contrary to popular myth, there is no historical precedent for finding a worm in the bottom of a tequila bottle. Chalk it up to an old wives’ tale that spun out of control – and then got a serious marketing push.

Which Tequila has a worm in the bottle?

More Like Mezcal Worm! It’s a common urban legend that Tequila comes with a worm in the bottle. This “worm” is actually a larva of a moth referred to as a gusano. In the 40’s a distiller named Jacobo Lozano Páez found that leaving the worms in his mezcal changed the flavor.

Is there really a worm in a bottle of tequila?

There has never been a “worm” at the bottom of a Tequila bottle. Tequila to be Tequila must contain 51\% Blue Agave. There is a law in Jalisco , Mexico – where ALL Tequilas originate and are controlled very carefully – which makes it illegal to put any insect or larvae into a bottle of Tequila.