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It’s Been A Long Week: Smoke and Fire Margarita

As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make yourself a glass or two, on us — you deserve it.

As National Margarita Day approaches tomorrow, it’s quite obvious what we’ll be drinking. Amongst an endless list of tequila’s (Mexico produces close to 1,000 different tequilas,) we’ve settled on a margarita with Milagro Tequila (meaning “miracle”) and Montelobos mezcal. If you’re going to celebrate, you must do it right! As Milagro tequila is aged a bit longer than most others, its distinctive flavor adds an extra punch to a traditional margarita.

Ingredients: 

by Camille Austin, National Montelobos Ambassador

  • ¾ part Montelobos Mezcal
  • ¾ part Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur
  • ¾ part Milagro Silver Tequila
  • 1 part fresh lime juice
  • ½ part agave nectar

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Method: 

  • Using a lime wedge, wet the rim of an old fashioned glass, salt it, and set aside
  • Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker
  • Add ice, shake, and double strain over fresh ice into the glass
  • Garnish with a lime wedge

Salud!

 

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Montelobos Is Releasing New Expression, Dubbed Tobalá

Following his premium creation of Montelobos Mezcal Espadín, Dr. Iván Saldaña Oyarzábal has crafted a new and unique expression for Montelobos: Tobalá. Saldaña uses his expansive understanding of agave spirits and the traditions of Mezcal to transform Agave potatorum, commonly known as Tobalá, into an “ultra-pure expression of Tobalá flavors.” Montelobos Tobalá is similar to the already popular Montelobos Espadín, but in contrast to the hints of wood, smoke, green agave, and cooked agave, the Tobalà has a more prominent signature of green agave.“Every sip provides intense herbal notes full of constructive provocation, inviting consumers and producers to move from wild agave exploitation to sustainable agave cultivation,” says Saldaña.

Montelobos sources from Puebla, Mexico, and the Tobalà plant undergoes a slightly different production process than its mezcal counterpart. Nevertheless, the two spirits share the commonality of both being sustainably sourced and produced following the philosophy of the company owner, Casa Lumbre. The company believes fully in “farm-to-bottle” with a strong emphasis on the place of origin, sustainability, and original production methods. Casa Lumbre also stands for the consideration of the position of the farmers and other associates involved, to pioneer freer, fairer, honest and enriching realities for everyone.

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Montelobos Tobalá makes its U.S. debut in November 2018, with an SRP of $99.99.