Three Scottish friends have announced details of Scotland’s first ever Coffee Tequila brand: Jalisgow, after spotting a gap in the market.
Adam Alzadjally, founder of Pineapple Espresso coffee, Kieran Woods Co Owner of Wee Knob Butter and Stewart Weir who brings decades of hospitality experience to the brand, have worked with the second oldest tequila distillery, The Hacienda, Casa Reyes D’Barjas to create their premium coffee infused tequila.
Produced in small batches at the distillery and using local producers and farmers, it uses using 100% blue webber agave, the highest quality agave on the market. Jalisgo say that the result delivers a coffee flavour that balances the tequila with a smooth, rich coffee infusion, which can be taken as a shot or for mixology “making it the perfect addition to white russians and the ever popular espresso martini cocktails.”
Jalisgow has already secured listings with list of Glasgow bars including The Finnieston, Lebowskis, Kong, Wunderbar, The West Side Tavern, Gandolfi, Max’s Bar, and The Locale.
Co founder of Jalisgow, Adam Alzadjally said, “We are all huge fans of both coffee and tequila. My background is in the coffee trade so I know the importance of making sure the blend works with such a bold flavour. We tested the tequila extensively before agreeing on the final product, from everything between 28-36% and settled on 30% which allowed us to create that lovely smooth taste of tequila, without compromising on the rich Colombian coffee flavour, we recommend enjoying it chilled.
“Essentially we are just three good friends who spotted a gap in the market after Cafe Patron was pulled from bars and venues. We have stuck with the production and development process and have now created something we think is quite special, utilising two of our favourite things coffee and tequila.”
Co founder Stu continued, “When we first visited Jalisco, the distillery actually had doors that had been imported from the ship building industry on the Clyde, and are now being used as commercial oven doors in Mexico to cook our Agave! We took that as a bit of a nod from the universe that this was the place for our tequila to be produced.
“The brand name is one we considered for a while, and is a blend of Jalisco and Glasgow which led us to Jalisgow. The name is inspired by the Jalisco region in Mexico which produces over 98% of tequila in the world. We have given the name a Glaswegian twist to reinforce its local credentials, Mexican Spirit with a Scottish heart.
“We are now just focussed on getting the tequila out there for people to enjoy and we are delighted with the response from so many of the Glasgow bars and venus who have supported us by stocking Jaslisgow already.”
The RRP for Jalisgow is £38, and can be purchased directly at jalisgow.com.