The Legend of The Spirit Bird

Long ago, a woman searching for food came upon a bird fluttering around a sacred plant. She watched as it repeatedly tried to launch itself onto a branch, only to miss and tumble to the ground. Noticing a small hole the bird had made near the center of the plant, she cut into it - and was rewarded with a squirt of delicious golden liquid.

She gathered some in her drinking gourd to take back to her village. Miraculously, it lifted everyone's spirits and eased the pains of their labor. Word spread quickly. There could be no doubt: It was a "gift of the gods."

The plant still remains. Only now, it has a name: The Blue Agave.

It still yields a gift from the gods, and it, too, has a name: Partida Tequila.