stackyFACTSMargaritas require extreme botanical sacrifice. A blue agave plant takes seven long years to swell with enough starches to make alcohol. Once perfectly ripe, farmers completely hack off the leaves and uproot the core, permanently killing the plant for a single batch of liquor.
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