When I was a Jr. in HS, a Sr. friend had been to Mexico and brought back a large bottle of 180 proof tequila. Local theaters used to have midnight movies at times like Halloween and the kids would always get a little blasted before going inside.
We began drinking early and stopped at several 7-11s trying to find something to use as a chaser after swigging tequila, with no luck. That liquor was like drinking kerosene!
After the movies (where we were acceptably high) we just drove around and continued with the tequila bottle. When I woke up, it was to bright sunlight. I was lying in the back seat and a cow had stuck its head through the side window to check us out! .....Woke my friend sleeping in front seat.
Seems he had driven through a fence into a pasture about 25 miles away from where we lived. We managed to drive out of there and finally found our way back home around noon.
I haven’t been able to drink tequila since then except in a well made Margarita. ........My confession of the day.
we couldn’t even find tequila around when I was a kid. we knew it was from Mexico, and the rumors said it had a worm in it that if you ate, you could die or get a wet brain, or have the most fun you ever had (it was a roll of the dice).
the other rumor was that you could get it in Tiajuana (now remember I’m an early teen if that and this is in the late 50’s early 60’s and I live in Chicago) and ask them for the “special” Tequila, and they would put in the notorious SPANISH FLY, and whichever woman you allowed to drink from your tequila would not only fall madly in love with you, but would remove here clothing almost instantly and get frisky!
bah... the stuff of legends... I was so let down years later when I found out it wasn’t true :(
That was quite an adventure. 180 Proof!? One would think that high a concentrate of alcohol would dissolve the glass bottle!