How to make two of the most stylish cocktails courtesy of 1800 Tequila
The art of making a truly stylish drink is all about the ingredients
AT MELBOURNE FASHION WEEK, the runway wasn’t the only place you saw supreme craftsmanship and creative energies at play. This year, one of the more consistent presences across opening dinners and events, including the Student Collections runway on Friday night, was 1800 Tequila. The spirit was served in a series of signature cocktails designed specifically for the week: a Runway Paloma and a Diamond Margarita. The partnership was one born of natural affinity. Fashion and tequila share a reliance on process: considered sourcing, skilled hands, and a clear point of view.
1800 Tequila’s approach begins long before anything reaches the glass. The blue Weber agave used for its spirits grows for up to eight years before being harvested, cooked and distilled. It’s a slow cycle, one that prioritises quality of raw material. The same logic underpins the work of the designers shown throughout the week. The fashion industry takes into consideration similar objectives: structure, materiality and finish. Precision, patience, repetition. Refinement, of palate or silhouette, becomes the outcome.
Across the bars at Fashion Week events, the cocktails followed that same principle. Simple builds with attention to balance. Nothing overly technical, nothing that obscures the base spirit.
Ahead of the Student Runway collections at Younghusband, Esquire Australia got a close up experience with some of the signature drinks that were shared across Melbourne fashion week and some inside advice on how to make them like an expert.
Runway Paloma
Ingredients
- 45ml 1800 Blanco
- 5ml fresh lime juice
- 7.5ml agave syrup
- 30ml ruby grapefruit juice
- 75ml spiced pineapple soda
Method
Build in a highball glass over ice and stir to combine.
Garnish
Grapefruit slice and a rosemary sprig.
Diamond Margarita
Ingredients
- 60ml 1800 Cristalino
- 15ml agave nectar
- 30ml fresh lime juice
- 0.2ml Angostura orange bitters
Method
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
Garnish
Dehydrated lime wheel.
The connection between fashion and spirits can sometimes feel forced. In this case, it was functional. Both are industries built on time, judgment and skilled labour. Melbourne Fashion Week highlighted those similarities clearly. One on the runway, the other in the glass.
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