For some, it’s a reward. For others, it’s a punishment.
The “tequila worm” divides alcohol connoisseurs as the wiggly little prize at the bottom of a bottle.
What started as a marketing trend for mezcal, an alcohol made from agave but different from tequila, has grown to be a global phenomenon. Friends would pass around the bottle, getting drunker and drunker, and whoever got the last sip of mezcal also had to bite into the “worm” floating at the bottom.
