Tequila weapons cross Rio Grande for sales
Taking shots of tequila has taken on new meaning.
Elaborate glass tequila bottles in red, blue and white — shaped like pistols, AK-47s, rifles, machetes and bullets — have been surfacing in the Rio Grande Valley in the past year or so.
The bottles — in sharp contrast to the clean lines and curves and the rich colors of more traditional tequila bottles — have been around for years in Mexico, where they are made.
David Hernandez, founder of the Holiday Wine & Liquor stores in the Rio Grande Valley, said the weapon-shaped bottles appeal primarily to collectors.
“There are a lot of gun aficionados here, and the bottles are basically a collector’s item,” Hernandez said. His stores carry some of the “weapon” bottles from Destiladora Los Magos of Jalisco.
The ones at Hernandez’s store in Harlingen sell for $48.99 to $59.99.
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