▁official ▁permission ▁to ▁make ▁and ▁sell ▁the ▁liqu or ▁was ▁José ▁Antonio ▁C uer vo ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁the ▁first ▁license ▁to ▁export ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Sau za ▁family . ▁The ▁drink ' s ▁popular ity ▁rose ▁with ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁rail road , ▁facil it ating ▁its ▁sh ipping . ▁ ▁It ▁comes ▁in ▁three ▁styles , ▁blan co ▁( un aged ), ▁repos ado ▁( aged ▁in ▁o ak ▁bar rel s ▁two ▁months ▁up ▁to ▁one ▁year ) ▁and ▁añ e jo ▁which ▁is ▁aged ▁in ▁o ak ▁bar rel s ▁for ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁one ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁three ▁years . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁extra ▁an e jo ▁aged ▁for ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁C uis ine ▁The ▁pre - H is pan ic ▁cu is ine ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁features : ▁fish ▁from ▁the ▁various ▁la kes , ▁birds ▁including ▁wild ▁tur key , ▁often ▁e aten ▁with ▁s als as ▁made ▁from ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁ground ▁or ▁cr ushed ▁ch ili ▁pe ppers . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁introduced ▁European ▁st ap les ▁of ▁bread , ▁cattle , ▁sheep , ▁go ats , ▁p igs , ▁da iry ▁products , ▁rice ▁and ▁various ▁f ruits ▁and ▁veget ables . ▁The ▁European ▁sett lers ▁quickly ▁adopted ▁local ▁food st uff s ▁such ▁as ▁ch ili ▁pe ppers ▁and ▁tom atoes ▁to ▁create ▁hy brid ▁d ishes ▁such ▁as ▁bar b aco