Over the past few years, tequila has been the first choice of booze for a majority of drinkers here in the U.S., with reports indicating that it had even outpaced American whiskey in terms of sales (of course, vodka still reigns supreme). The thirst for agave spirits appears to be slowing, however, according to a recent article in the Financial Times, leaving producers in Mexico with a surplus of spirits that they might have a hard time finding a home for. According to information shared with the Times by the CRT (Mexico’s Tequila Regulatory Council), that surplus equals about half a billion liters of tequila that isn’t assured a home, either still aging in barrels or ready to bottle in steel vats. “Much more new spirit is being distilled than is being sold, and inventories are starting to accumulate,” Bernstein analyst Trevor Stirling is quoted as saying. “The tequila industry..
