Louisiana Celebrates National Tequila Day – 6 Ways to Use It

Throughout Louisiana, at least in the parishes that allow the sale of alcohol people are celebrating. That's because today is the day that has been set aside to honor the magic potion that goes into our margaritas, makes us lick salt off our hands, and eventually makes us promise to God to never drink again. Yes, it's National Tequila Day. And yes, we've all got a tequila story.

Tequila is one of the most baffling of the cunning and baffling beverages that contain alcohol. Friends of Bill W. will understand that context and those who aren't will hopefully never get to that point. But the fact is, we all have a tequila story. Many of us wrote our "tequila story" on Cinco de Mayo.

And quite honestly I can't figure out why National Tequila Day is not celebrated on Cinco de Mayo. That would be the perfect day for it, don't you think? Goodness knows the marketing options are endless.

I think the problem if you want to call it a problem, with good tequila, is that it goes down very smoothly. And, if you follow up that shot with a little salt and lime it's actually pretty tasty. But tequila is a sneaky beverage. You might have a shot or two or three and feel just fine until you try to stand up. That's when Montezuma gets his real revenge.

Speaking of revenge, do you know that song Tequila by the Champs? Well, they did a follow-up to that song. It's called Too Much Tequila and it's just as awful as the first song they did about tequila.

My tequila story involves a chicken wing eating contest and a trip to the emergency room. I hope your tequila story doesn't feature any of my mistakes but just in case you do wake up tomorrow and find yourself with some extra tequila and absolutely no desire to drink it, smell it, or see it, again. We have some alternative uses you might try.