“....so adulterated, they didn’t even qualify as Tequila
under Mexican Law..”
That’s an easy one.
Costco’s Attorney will simply state;
“Well guess what? Under American Law, these liquors DO
QUALIFY as authentic! These liquors are devised to be marketed for and consumed by American retail consumers, and will only be sold here, in America, NOT in Super Picky Mexico. Next question, please!”
There are weird laws governing this stuff. Yes, Tequila has to be made to the standards set in that region. Same thing is true of Burgundy. If you started making wine and calling it Burgundy, the French would come after you, and we all know how serious that would be. There’s a few other weird things like that, mostly food stuff, but I can’t think of them at the moment.