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This listing is for COA DE JIMA Tequila Set of 2 Logo Tall Shooter Shot Glasses. • COA DE JIMA Tequila- Jalisco, Mexico • Set of 2 J Agave Logo Tall Shooter Shot Glasses • approx. 4 1/8 inches tall • Collectible • NOT FOUND IN STORES Set of 2 COA DE JIMA Logo Tall Shooter Shot Glasses. Named after the tool farmers use to cut the agave plants. This task requires the skill of identifying ripe agave, which ripens in between 8 and 12 years. Unripe agave can have a bitter or overly sweet taste, ruining the distilled spirits made from them. The primary tool of a jimador is the coa de jima or simply coa. This is a flat-bladed knife at the end of a long pole that resembles a hoe. The coa is used to first remove the flower from the agave, which causes the central pineapple to swell. Later, the piña is harvested, using the same tool to cut off all of the external leaves of the plant, leaving only the pulpy center which is then chopped and cooked in preparation for the mezcal or tequila production.