Chilled 100 Bartenders - Lobos 1707 Joven Cocktails

LEADER of the PACK

CRAFTING COCKTAILS WITH LOBOS 1707 JOVEN AND THE CHILLED 100

By Sophia DeVito

BRINGING FRESHNESS TO THE TEQUILA SEGMENT, DIEGO OSORIO AND DIA SIMMS, CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, LAUNCHED LOBOS 1707, BACKED BY NBA SUPERSTAR LEBRON JAMES. INSPIRED BY CENTURY’S OLD DISTILLING PROCESSES, LOBOS 1707 IS FINISHED IN SPANISH PEDRO XIMÉNEZ WINE BARRELS, ULTIMATELY YIELDING A UNIQUE FLAVOR.

NAMED AFTER THE SPANISH WORD FOR “WOLVES,” THE BRAND RELEASED A PACK OF FOUR EXPRESSIONS: JOVEN, REPOSADO, EXTRA AÑEJO, AND MEZCAL. THE BRAND EMPHASIZES CELEBRATING AND BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH ITS TEQUILA. SO, LOBOS 1707 CHALLENGED ONE HUNDRED CHILLED 100 BARTENDERS TO CREATE SOMETHING SPECIAL USING ITS JOVEN EXPRESSION. CHECK OUT A FEW OF OUR FAVORITES.

Moon Howler

Created by Ryan Hooks of Los Angeles Photo by Vincent Medero

INGREDIENTS

2 oz. Lobos 1707 Joven Tequila 1 jalapeño slice 5 sage leaves ½ oz. simple syrup ½ oz. Cocchi Vermouth di Torino ½ oz. Chinola passion fruit liquor ¾ oz. lemon juice 1 dash Fee Brothers Black Walnut Bitters

PREPARATION

Muddle jalapeño, sage, bitters, and tequila together. Add the remaining ingredients and shake. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass rimmed with Black Lava Salt and Chili flakes blended to a finer consistency. Garnish with 3 sage leaves wrapped in lemon spiral.

Coco Lobos

Created by Fatima Butler of Chicago, Illinois

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Lobos 1707 Joven Tequila ¾ oz. Ramazzotti Rosato 1 oz. Liquid Alchemist Coconut Syrup 1 oz. fresh lime juice

PREPARATION

Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with some crushed ice. Whip shake and pour contents of the shaker into a rocks glass. Garnish with a dragon fruit slice and mint sprig.

Tiki King

Created by Steviee Hughes of Los Angeles, California

INGREDIENTS

2 oz. Lobos 1707 Joven Tequila ½ oz. pineapple juice ½ oz. Liquid Alchemist Coconut Syrup ¾ oz. Juice Crafters Spirulade ½ oz. Velvet Falernum 2 dashes Bitter Queens Bangkok Betty

Thai Spice Bitters

PREPARATION

Add all ingredients into a tin with ice and shake, strain into a tiki glass filled with ice and garnish with colorful flowers.