Prime-shelf tequila and high fashion hats—how will you ask for a extra excellent pairing?
That was the theme of the get together in downtown Los Angeles celebrating the collaboration of El Tesoro de Don Felipe Tequila and Gladys Tamez Millinery (GTM). Trendy partygoers sipped on the Tesora Rosa cocktail (recipe under) and danced the evening away with a taco in hand and “The Tesoro” hat on their crown.
Referred to as the “treasure of Jalisco” (Tesoro is the Spanish phrase for treasure), the premium tequila serves because the inspiration for the all-new design crafted by Gladys Tamez, Los Angeles’ “milliner-to-the-stars.” Named the “The Tesoro”, the high-end hat is the perfect summer season companion for each hombres y mujeres.
“When El Tesoro and I got here collectively to idea a customized hat impressed by their unbelievable tequila, it was a simple artistic course of for me from there,” says Gladys Tamez. “I used to be instantly drawn to the gorgeous packaging and presentation of the bottles, and the style was like no different tequila I’ve ever tried. To grasp how it’s made and shared is to grasp the soul of Mexico. It’s really an artist’s model that I’m proud to collaborate with and rejoice – an genuine Mexican tequila that makes me extraordinarily happy with my tradition and homeland, the place the place I used to be raised and found my ardour for hat making.”
The intersection between Tamez’ aesthetic sensibilities and the El Tesoro model’s dedication to craft was the perfect ‘fermentation and distillation’ of creativity. Straw hats worn by the agave farmers, or los jimadores, at La Alteña Distillery impressed Gladys’s timeless design that’s constructed to final. One other muse was the agave plant—the everlasting supply of life for El Tesoro Tequila—which is included as an emblem on the hat band. Additionally devoted to the artwork of hand-crafted artistry, Grasp Distiller Carlos Camarena crafts El Tesoro tequila the old style method—by hand, utilizing the supplies of the earth to create a pure expression of agave.
Tequila followers and magnificence lovers alike can get their very own tequila-meets-summer trend assertion on-line HERE or on the Gladys Tamez Millinery studio in Los Angeles.
Created by Gladys Tamez herself, the Tesoro Rosa is a twist on the basic Ranch Water cocktail with parts of candy and spiciness, two parts of Gladys’ persona dropped at life
Created by Gladys Tamez and famend mixologist, Shawn L.
Elements:
- 1 1/2 half El Tesoro Blanco
- 1/2 half Lemon
- 1/2 half Lime
- 3/4 half Easy Syrup (1:1 sugar to water)
- 1 1/2 half Premium Soda Water
- 2 pinches of Salt
- 3 Jalapeno Slices
- 1 Strawberry
- Edible Pansy flower (for garnish)
Preparation: In a shaker, muddle the jalapeno slices, strawberry, salt and citrus. Add the tequila, easy syrup and ice. Shake and double pressure into an ice-filled Collins glass. Prime with the soda and garnish with a pansy flower.
