A perfect cocktail recipe for a lazy weekend at home with the family. Or hanging out with your friends while binge-watching your favourite Netflix television series.
818 Pura Margarita (Blanco) Recipe
Ingredients
- 60ml 818 Tequila Blanco
- 30ml Fresh Lime Juice
- 30ml Agave Syrup (50% Agave Nectar, 50% Water)
Method
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Strain and serve over fresh ice.
818 Tequila Blanco is an ultra-smooth blend with a bright and crisp citrus finish, with notes of almond, key lime pie, and toasted coconut from after resting in French oak barrels for three weeks. 818 Tequila Reposado has a smooth caramel finish, with bolder notes of cooked agave and pecan pie after ageing in a blend of oak barrels for three months. 818 Tequila Añejo boasts a deep and complex, and rich flavour profile, with notes of orange peel, chocolate, and toffee from ageing for over a year in oak barrels. The 818 line is capped off with the stunning Eight Reserve: a masterful blend of Añejos aged up to eight years in French and American barrels. It is bottled in a hand-crafted ceramic decanter and designed for ultimate enjoyment.
818 Tequila harvests their agave plants at peak maturity (after 6-7 years), before slow cooking each batch in traditional ovens for roughly 30 hours. Following traditional tahona wheel extraction, the spirit is naturally fermented before distillation inside alembic copper pot stills, and finally aged in American and French oak barrels. This dedication to traditional practices with a modern lens has earnt the tequila over 43 international tasting awards since its debut.
818 is not only focused on the quality of their product – they are also cognizant of giving back. Kendall founded 818 Tequila with sustainability in mind from the very beginning. From the agaves they grow, to the production and labelling of each bottle, 818 Tequila is redefining the landscape of sustainable tequila practices. 818’s distillery is run on biomass and solar power to reduce carbon emissions, their bottles are made with recycled glass, and their paper products are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. Most recently, 818 was honoured to join the B Corporation™ community in March of 2023.
“We want to keep as classic a profile as possible, this was very important for our team, Kendall included. We’re celebrating the tradition of this centuries-old industry and doing something really special for the heritage of Mexico. Tequila is such a huge part of our festivities and sharing our better moments as people, as family, and as friends. 818 now offers the world that.” Director of Tequila Operations, David Yan Gonzalez.
“We are thrilled to be launching 818 Tequila in Australia and we hope that 818 will find success here as it has all over the world. 818 is all about a sense of community and bringing people together, and we think our ethos aligns perfectly with the Australian consumer.” – 818 Founder, Kendall Jenner.
“Our customers have been asking us for 818 Tequila, and now the wait is finally over. We’re thrilled to welcome 818 Tequila to our Liquorland and First Choice Liquor Market shelves and are proud to be first-to-market for what is going to be the drink of the summer,” said Coles Liquor General Manager of Customer Loyalty, Mia Lloyd.
818 Tequila is NOW available exclusively for purchase, starting at $100 RRP, at select Liquorland and First Choice Liquor Market stores.
About 818 Tequila
Founded by Kendall Jenner, 818 Tequila is an award-winning, hand-crafted tequila brand. Produced using traditional methods in Jalisco, Mexico at a family-owned-and-operated distillery, the brand has won 43 blind tasting awards across 13 major industry competitions, including Gold Medal and Best Reposado Tequila from the World Tequila Awards, Platinum Award from the SIP Awards, Chairman’s Trophy from the Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Double Gold from the New York International Spirits Competition, Triple Gold from the MicroLiquor Spirit Awards, Top 100 Spirits from the Ultimate Spirits Challenge, and Innovation Award from the SIP Awards. Sustainably produced from one hundred per cent Weber Blue agaves, 818 Tequila features four variations – a Blanco, Reposado, Añejo, and an Eight Reserve Añejo blend. www.drink818.com
About Amber Beverage Group
Amber Beverage Group is a rapidly growing global spirits company, whose products are found in millions of households and venues across the globe. The company has grown from its initial production business established in the Baltics in 1900 to become a global player in the alcoholic beverages sector, employing over 2000 people. ABG’s core brands are Rooster Rojo® Tequila, KAH® Tequila, Moskovskaya® Vodka, The Irishman® Whiskey, Writers’ Tears® Whiskey and Riga Black Balsam®.
Amber Beverage Group produces, bottles, markets, distributes, exports, and retails a comprehensive range of beverages of which it owns more than 100 and is responsible for marketing and distributing 1,300 third-party drinks brands, spanning everything from premium vodka and sparkling wines to speciality Mexican tequilas and Irish whiskey.
The company operates in nearly 20 countries as well as the USA and Canada, including Austria, Australia, the Baltic States, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. www.amberbev.com