We requested Juan how he plans to have fun Dia de los Muertos with Mijenta Tequila.
Inform us about mixing cocktails with Mijenta Tequila.
Everybody behind the bar is aware of that it’s best to solely make a cocktail with a tequila you’d sip neat. That’s why Mijenta’s Blanco and Reposado are perfect for blended drinks. In an awesome cocktail, each ingredient must be in concord, and in case you don’t love the tequila you’re utilizing, it’s going to throw the steadiness off. Chances are you’ll attempt to conceal the tequila, and find yourself making it too candy, as an example.
However I like making cocktails with Mijenta as a result of it’s thrilling to consider how I can complement the unbelievable aromas and flavors in our expressions. Each our Blanco and Reposado are extremely versatile and can be utilized for progressive new tequila cocktails or takes on traditional cocktails.
What components go effectively, how does the spirit elevate the ingesting expertise?
Once you style Mijenta tequila, the primary notes are of cooked agave, which suggests you expertise the terroir of the highlands of Jalisco and the wealthy, pink clay soil of its mountain local weather.
Our Blanco, which has wonderful fruit and floral notes, is ideal for making a Pear Margarita utilizing pear juice, lime juice and a cilantro garnish. This creates a refreshing cocktail that’s somewhat candy, somewhat bitter and with a touch of minerality from the tequila.
Once I’m making a drink with our Reposado, I like to play off the wealthy flavors you expertise up entrance, together with hints of vanilla together with the mid-palate of cacao nibs. An ideal recipe for this tequila is the Mijenta Moletini, which makes use of Amontillado Sherry, Cacao liquor and mole bitters.
Speak to us about tequila’s function in Día de los Muertos.
On Día de los Muertos, households are reunited with their ancestors who’ve handed on, celebrating with conventional foods and drinks. And naturally, no celebration is full with out the right tequila!
For Mijenta, our title is a play on “Mi Gente” or “My Individuals,” and this vacation takes on a good deeper which means as we keep in mind all of the generations which have come earlier than us.
How does the Mijenta staff commemorate the Day of the Lifeless?
Since we launched in 2020, Mijenta has been targeted on making nice tequila and residing a robust set of core values, considered one of which is giving again to native communities.
This 12 months, we’re recognizing Día de los Muertos by means of an awesome partnership with Girls’s Earth Alliance to assist the group’s upcoming initiative in Mexico, which is able to uplift ladies’s management, entrepreneurship, and environmental affect inside the agriculture sector.
From September 15, the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, by means of November 2, we’ll donate $1.00 from every bottle bought to assist fund this initiative.
We’re excited that by means of this partnership, we are able to contribute to constructing the subsequent technology of leaders working to deal with the structural, environmental, and financial challenges that many ladies within the agricultural trade face each day.
What’s your favourite strategy to get pleasure from Mijenta on the Day of the Lifeless?
Oaxaca is such a magical place for Día de los Muertos celebrations, my favourite strategy to honor the folks and the place is with a Oaxacan Margarita.
To make it, I exploit Mijenta Blanco (1oz), an awesome mezcal (1 oz), cinnamon syrup (3/4oz) and lemon juice (75oz). Shake all of the components with loads of ice after which pressure it right into a rocks glass with contemporary ice. For presentation, garnish with a lime wheel.
