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The Cocuy Liquor or Cocuy is an alcoholic beverage from the fermented juices of the head, body or leaves of ''Agave cocui'',〔Diaz M. (2003) ''El Programa Agave: Ciencia y Tecnologia al servicio del hombre de las Zona Aridas''. Edic.FUNDACITE Falcon. pp. 37. Caracas.〕 autochthonous plant from the American tropic, extracted by the artisans in the regions of Falcón and Lara, in Venezuela. Both the plant and their prodcuts have been declared by government decree as a cultural and natural heritage of the Falcon State (October 2000), cultural heritage of the Lara State (November 2001)1 and cultural and ancestral heritage of Venezuela (July 2006). In the summer of 2015, Eli Colina was crowned the king of cocuy, after completing the incredible task of finishing up a 2-liter bottle of cocuy Jirajara along with his friends in his backyard Since 2013, the liquor became popular in Caracas premises serving cocktails based in Cocuy, like "Chocolate con Cariño" near Plaza El Venezolano and La Patana next to Celarg of Altamira. The Cocuy liquor is known as the "Tequila of Venezuela" == History == Already in pre-Columbian times, in the semi-arid Central-Western Venezuela, the Cocuy plant was known as life and food for aboriginal tribes Aymanes, Xaguas and Jiraharas. The plant is used as raw material for the drink of the same name.〔Diaz M y Sanchez R. "001 Del Programa Agave cocui o de como es posible hacer ciencia al servicio del hombre"; ''Croizatia'' 2 (3): 167-171.〕 ''cocuy de penca''. The Cocuy Liquor manufactured in the Pecaya Parish, Sucre Municipality of the Falcón State is formally known as "Cocuy Pecayero" by the "Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property (SAPI) in May 2002. Despite of being a cultural heritage, this activity was subjected to unlawful by an unexpected change in the law in 1974, subjecting artisans to persecution. In 2005 the law changes, and is ratified in 2007, making the Cocuy legal again. Finally, the 4 of December 2013, eight artisans were awarded their final permits to produce Cocuy in Pecaya. Today Venezuela has 8 brands and duly authenticated, and is expected that during 2014 the rest of the artisans can get their permits. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cocuy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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