Distilling the ancient Blue Agave into tequila is truly a spiritual calling at Don Cosmé.
It’s our way of remembering those who came before us – those who practiced the time-intensive art of planting, tending and harvesting agave. Before they departed, our ancestors shared their recipe for a superb tequila, born of the lush red volcanic soil of the Jaliscan Highlands in Central Western Mexico.
Our Añejo, Reposado and Blanco tequilas are known worldwide for their smooth, distinctive flavors distilled from organic, authentic ingredients.
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Don Cosmé Añejo is a rich blend of cooked agave with hints of oak, chocolate, light fruit and raisins. Our complex recipe evokes the traditional flavors of vanilla and caramel and lends itself to savoring sip by sip.
Añejo means vintage, which perfectly describes the extended amount of time Don Cosmé Añejo tequila rests before it is bottled. A true taste of the Mexican highlands, our 100% Blue Weber Agave Añejo is a classic sipping tequila aged for at least 12-months in the finest aged white oak barrels.
Since 1907, Don Cosmé’s exquisite 100% agave tequila recipes have passed down from generation to generation. The blue-agave plants are nurtured and cultivated by experts known as Jimadors. Our traditional distillation process delivers quality found only in the finest tequilas. Every bottle of Don Cosmé reads, Hecho en Mexico, because the tequila celebrated around the world can only come from Mexico.
Blue Agave plants, skillfully harmonized with vanilla, light fruit, caramel and chocolate, create our lush, smooth Reposado tequila – perfect for sipping and specialty handcrafted cocktails.
Reposado means rested in Spanish. Don Cosmé Reposado is restfully aged for at least three-months. Our 100% Blue Weber Agave Reposado, with its rich copper color, is often the choice for those who prefer to drink their tequila neat or in a premium mixologist creation. The shorter aging period creates a mellow, yet distinctive agave flavor and aroma.
Since 1907, Don Cosmé’s exquisite 100% agave tequila recipes have passed down from generation to generation. The blue-agave plants are nurtured and cultivated by experts known as Jimadors. Our traditional distillation process delivers quality found only in the finest tequilas. Every bottle of Don Cosmé reads, Hecho en Mexico, because the tequila celebrated around the world can only come from Mexico.
The bright spirit of the Don Cosmé Blanco is a delightful sweet mélange of pears, sage and vanilla flavors with the herbal aroma of raw agave. When you swirl a bit of Don Cosmé Blanco in your glass, watch a thin layer quickly evaporate into the air, then taste the crisp, pure flavor of the agave in each glass.
Don Cosmé Blanco is the pure essence of the agave plant. Our 100% Blue Weber Agave Blanco tequila is aged for three-months, giving you the purest essence of the blue agave. Blanco is also the perfect choice for premier handcrafted cocktails.
Since 1907, Don Cosmé’s exquisite 100% agave tequila recipes have passed down from generation to generation. The blue-agave plants are nurtured and cultivated by experts known as Jimadors. Our traditional distillation process delivers quality found only in the finest tequilas. Every bottle of Don Cosmé reads, Hecho en Mexico, because the tequila celebrated around the world can only come from Mexico.
The Region
For over a century, Los Altos de Jalisco, or the Jaliscan Highlands, are the heart of the world’s famed Tequila production. Don Cosmé Tequilas grow at a high elevation which produces a smoother, more tropical tequila. Soil and climate define the tequila's flavor, just like a fine wine. When the agaves grow at a higher elevation, they are exposed to more sunlight which promotes complex sugars, viscosity and a robust weight for an advanced agave flavor. At Don Cosmé, we hold on to tradition, but also leverage innovation to meet supply and demand, because we know the agave spirit is a precious gift and should always be carefully nurtured and protected.
The Grow
Don Cosmé tequilas are created using 100% Weber Blue Agave. These majestic plants are native to Jalisco and thrive at altitudes of 5,000 or higher. Blue Webers have an extremely high amount of sugars called agavins. Each plant is nurtured and cultivated by Jimadors who tend to them as the Agaves grow to a height of seven feet within five years of planting.
The Cook
Our carefully selected agave hearts (or piñas) are slowly steam-roasted in our traditional stone-walled brick ovens called hornos for 36 to 54 hours. Nearly 300 piňas – about 40 tons of agave – can be cooked in each hornos. This traditional art of slow cooking prevents the cooked agave from caramelizing while softening the fibers and transforming the starches into fermentable sugars. Hornos ovens retain the sweet natural mellow flavors of each agave plant.
Fermentation
Don Cosmé uses a time-consuming fermentation process that requires 48- to 60-hours to create our full-bodied agave tequila taste. Slow fermentation brings out the robust flavor of each batch of piñas we cook. By comparison, some tequilas are fermented only 10- to 12-hours which results in a bland flavor. We use fermentation tanks that hold nearly 8,000 gallons each – about 30,000 liters. A special blend of naturally occurring yeast and flavors are added to the agave juice to create:
The resulting sweet liquid, called beer, contains an alcohol content of between five and nine percent by volume. Distilling can now begin.
The Distillation
The fermented beer is distilled twice using a slow process that takes five or more hours. We use an alembic still commonly known as a pot still. Some producers utilize what’s called a column still which distills at a very high alcohol content level but produces the flavorless tequila we mentioned before.
The first distillation separates and concentrates alcohol from the fermented beer. The resulting alcohol content from this step is approximately 25% and creates a tequila quite high in volatile alcohols such as methanol, isopropanol, and ethyl acetate. Removing the heads (or methanol) is different from the second distillation, which removes the tails (or certain alcohols and the vinaza or pulp), which is unlike nearly all other tequila makers.
The Aging
Each Don Cosmé product is aged in white oak barrels to bring out the distinctive flavor.
Añejo – carefully aged for 12-months and beyond
Reposado – restfully aged for 3- to 12-months
Blanco – perfectly smooth right after distilling is complete
The Art of Mixology
Better to taste something once, than to hear it described one thousand times.
Through the clever creations of master mixologist, connoisseurs can experience new tastes from around the world, such as the sweetest Prickly Pear or the most fragrant Hibiscus Ginger. After all, a perfect cocktail is truly one of life’s great pleasures.
When Mika Takahashi arrived in Atlanta from Japan, she quickly fulfilled her dream of becoming a mixologist. After
graduating bartending school in 2010, Mika went on to work for the coolest craft cocktail-driven hotspotsin Atlanta’s hip Midtown neighborhood, including Cafe Intermezzo, Lure, Tiny Lou’s at Hotel Clermont and AC/Moxy Hotel.
When invited to work with Don Cosmé, Mika immediately began working on her laboratory of innovation and taste. What happens when a flavor designed by a master mixologist from Japan, meets 100% Blue Agave tequila from the Jaliscan Highlands, and becomes a ready-to-drink masterpiece curated in America? You get nine original craft cocktail flavors with Don Cosmé's premium tequila. Just add ice and enjoy – mmm, so delicious.
craft cocktails. When invited to work with Don Cosmé, Mika immediately began working on her laboratory of innovation and taste. Don Cosmé tequila cocktails are certainly a refreshing addition to the ready-to-drink landscape.
Today Mika oversees the craft-driven bar at the Anguished Barber in Midtown. Feel free to stop by and experience one of Mika’s original creations which have inspired the unique and savory ready-to-drink creations from the Don Cosmé distilleries.
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