Waikulu Distillery owner Paul Turner stands in a Makawao field of blue agave plants Wednesday morning while describing the process of farming and distilling his premium agave spirit on Maui.
It turned out that the species is a decorative plant called agave americana, which is different from the blue agave plant used to make tequila, (this is the type being grown by TSI in Queensland).
"Tequila Patron is exclusively 100% agave, the Weber Blue Agave. And this is what makes it special because the main flavors for the tequila should come from the agave," said Patrón Production ...