What is "cocuy"

The Cocuy Liquor or Cocuy is an alcoholic beverage from the fermented juices of the head, body or leaves of Agave cocui, autochthonous plant from the American tropic, extracted by the artisans in the regions of Falcón and Lara, in Venezuela. Both the plant and their products 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) and cultural and ancestral heritage of Venezuela (July 2006).

Since 2013, the liquor became popular in Caracas premises serving cocktails based in Cocuy.

The Cocuy liquor is known as the " Tequila of Venezuela"