Aguamiel

Aguamiel [aɣwaˈmjel] (literally agua "water" miel "honey") is the sap of the Mexican maguey plant which is believed to have therapeutic qualities.

[1] According to Native American histories, the process of obtaining aguamiel from maguey was first discovered during the reign of Tecpancaltzin (c. 990–1042) by a Toltec noble named Papantzin, whose daughter Xochitl was sent to the king with an offering of aguamiel.

[2] The sap is found in abundance among the agave plants which grow among the ruins of the Teotihuacan civilization.

It was available commercially beginning in 1910 and its sale was emphasized only in California prior to late 1928.

[4] An individual maguey plant can produce about 1000L of aguamiel over the course of three to six months.

From the Codex Borbonicus or Códice Borbónico (1530s Spanish calendar and outline of life in the New World) showing Mayahuel , goddess of the maguey, with a mature agave and a pot of fermented pulque. The first liquid that oozes into the heart of the maguey is aguamiel, believed to be Mayahuel's blood