THE LOCALS CRAFTING COCKTAILS Luxury Mixing with Tequila Komos

TRUE AGAVE AFICIONADOS HAVE PROPELLED THE TEQUILA CATEGORY TO NEW HEIGHTS. SO, WHAT DEFINES THE NEXT GENERATION OF PREMIUM TEQUILA COCKTAILS? WE ASK BARTENDERS WORKING IN HIGH-END BARS TO SHARE THEIR ULTRA-LUXURY CONCOCTIONS MADE USING TEQUILA KOMOS.

TEQUILA KOMOS IS LEADING THE WAY IN REDEFINING ULTRA-LUXURY TEQUILA COCKTAILS. BEAUTIFULLY BOTTLED IN MODERN-STYLED CERAMIC, AND MATCHED ONLY BY THE EXQUISITE LIQUID INSIDE, KOMOS IS AVAILABLE IN THREE EXPRESSIONS, AÑEJO CRISTALINO, REPOSADO ROSA, AND EXTRA AÑEJO, AND MADE USING PERFECTLY RIPE AGAVE THAT IS RESTED FOR INCREDIBLE SMOOTHNESS.

Tia Barrett of Chicago’s Bar Esmé uses Tequila Komos in her Rosa Refresher cocktail. “This cocktail is likened to a Paloma meets an Aperol Spritz with Komos,” she says.

Miami bartender Dylan Coffin’s Tuluminatti cocktail highlights Komos Añejo Cristalino. “It’s always exciting to see how cocktails made with ultrapremium products bring a total difference in the experience we’d like to obtain at Lique Miami,” a high-end bar with a cocktail menu that is heavy on its luxury spirits and champagne emphasis.

Rosa Refresher

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Komos Reposado Rosa

¾ oz. Campari

½ oz St-Germain

½ oz. Grand Marnier

½ oz. lime juice

Elderflower tonic (to top)

PREPARATION

Combine ingredients in a shaker and shake, strain and pour over fresh ice in rocks glass. Top with elderflower tonic.

Tuluminatti INGREDIENTS

2 oz. Komos Añejo Cristalino

1 ½ oz. lime juice

Grapefruit soda

Jalapeno

PREPARATION

Black salt rim a highball glass. Combine ingredients over ice. Stir. Garnish with blackberry and raspberry on stick.