Rock Steady Spirits’ Tequila Tepache Hi-Ball was born from a love of Mexico’s food and beverage culture. Through many trips to visit rural producers of agave spirits, I was introduced to pulque and tepache, fermented beverages typically available from street vendors. However, my affection for refreshing sparkling beverages, left me wondering if I could take tepache to another level, utilizing the fermented product as the base for a refreshing, carbonated Tequila cocktail that could be enjoyed anywhere. Working with the team at Thunderbolt in Los Angeles — experts in clarified and carbonated cocktail production —  we fine-tuned the recipe, initially canning the cocktail individually by hand.

As demand for the Tequila Tepache Highball spiked, production was moved to a distillery, allowing us to increase production quantity without sacrificing the elements that make the cocktail the best ready-to-drink beverage on the market: high-quality natural ingredients, wild fermentation, heavy carbonation, and an expertly-balanced recipe.