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• n  tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

• Agave's price has leaped from about $40 a ton a year ago to a high of $560 a ton last December.
• The scarcity of Weber blue agave in Jalisco has meant that some distilleries have quietly augmented their supply with cheaper agave from the southern state of Oaxaca--outside the .
• Fine vintages of the agave-based liquor win fans around the world.

• century plant
• American aloe

News & Articles

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• A grand view
  BARSTOW• An agave plant that is more than 18 years old and located at the corner of Grandview Drive and 2nd Street recently sprouted from a height of 4-feet to a 25-foot stalk. Neighbor John Lee said the plant grew suddenly in one month’s time...
  June 12, 2013 - Desert Dispatch
• el Jimador Announces 'All-Star Team' Jimi Cup Roster
  LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  el Jimador , 100 percent blue agave tequila, today announced the U.S. and Mexican national teams' soccer legends, and 10 contest winners who will participate ...
  June 11, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
• Father’s Day brunch at Agave
  Agave Southwestern Grill and Tequila Bar will celebrate Father’s Day with an all-inclusive buffet brunch Sunday, June 16 from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.
  June 10, 2013 - Naples Daily News

Quotes

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• Antonio in HispanicBusiness.com
  Tequila Cazadores is produced in the Los Altos mountain region of Jalisco, a high altitude area known for its steep red lands and where agave plants thrive on the quality of the rich soil,said Antonio Pujala, senior marketing manager for the...
• Sammy Hagar in Vancouver Sun
  Just start with a good, ripe agave and cook it properly. Don't hurry it -- don't cut corners,Hagar says.