Patrón Reposado Tequila, Orange, Green Chilli, Savoury Popcorn
How It Tastes
SURAJIT DEY
Competing for Future Icon 2026
Hello everyone, I’m Surajit, representing Ølterra at Future Icon. A few days ago, I came across something that stayed with me: the Rooster Coop Theory. Imagine a coop full of roosters. The moment one grows stronger, stands taller, or dares to rise above the rest, the others pull it down. It made me think—how often does this happen in our lives, careers, and even behind the bar? When someone tries something different, we hear, “That’s too strange,” or “Why change what already works?” For a moment, I thought the same. Should I make another Picante, or create something truly my own? I chose the risk. I started with Patrón Reposado Tequila, then built a sour cream popcorn liqueur, balanced with orange, fresh chilli, agave cordial, and coriander, finished with a coriander and lemon salt rim. Sour cream popcorn comes on the side as a playful, nostalgic bite. These flavours may sound like they’re fighting, but in the glass, they collaborate. This cocktail is my reminder: originality begins when you find the courage to leave the coop. Thank you.
100% Weber Blue Agave, tahona-crushed and small-batch distilled — additive-free, bright and remarkably smooth.
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