So the next time you take a tequila shot, you will know exactly why you reach for that pinch of salt and wedge of lime!

Tequila—once stereotyped as a party shot slammed back at the bar—is finally getting its flowers in the U.S. and beyond. That ...

Let's be honest — there's a reason that tequila shots come with a lick of salt before and a squeeze of lime juice afterward .