Tequila and mezcal spend years in the ground and generations in the making. Then we pour them into the same flask as everything else.
Like a lot of people, my first real memory of tequila involves a shot glass, a lime wedge, a lick of salt, and a wince. Fun? Sure. Memorable? Not the tequila part.
Somewhere along the way, that changed. My friends and I started seeking out the good bottles. We learned the difference between a blanco and a reposado, who the distillers were, and which agave went into what. We started sipping. And every time we took one of those bottles somewhere, it went into the same generic flask we'd use for anything else.
That always felt off to me. These spirits carry centuries of craft. They deserved somethign special, their own vessel, that you'd want to use outside and show off.
Shaped by Agave
So we flipped our usual process. We started with the spirit and asked what the vessel should look like.
The answer is in the details. The faceted grip on the cap and tumblers comes from the piña, the heart of the agave, where each flat plane marks a leaf cut away at harvest. The textured finish has an earthy, almost ceramic feel, closer to a hand-thrown tequila bottle than a steel flask. And the gold medallion, drawn by a Mexican artist who works with tequila brands, sits on the body like a maker's seal.
The colors pull from the classic palette you'll see on any top shelf. Vaquero Azul, the "blue cowboy," is the deep blue-green of an agave field. Caballo Blanco, the "white horse," is a speckled bone white, like sun-bleached clay. Both are finished in warm gold.
Inside, it's all business: room for a full 750ml bottle, distiller-grade 18/8 steel with no liner or coating to mess with flavor, and two magnetic tumblers that pop off when it's time to pour. The combined result of this effort, our new Agave Flask, is stunning.
Ultimately my hope is that you fill the Agave Flask with the bottle you've been saving. Then take it somewhere worth the trip.
Where It Goes
The whole point was getting the good bottle out of the house. Here in Northern California at High Camp HQ, that's not hard.
It's a crisp blanco and a sack of oysters on Tomales Bay. Mezcal and oysters, if you've never tried it, is one of the most underrated pairings out there. It's a reposado around the fire pit after an evening surf, wetsuits hanging on the fence. It's a sunset pour at an overlook on Mount Tam.
And yes, it comes to the course. I'll batch a round of spicy margaritas in our Highball Shaker, add a few dashes of our Hot Pepper bitters, and pour the whole thing into the flask for the post-round hang. It holds cold for 24 hours, so the last pour tastes like the first.
Why It Matters to Us
The Agave Flask doesn't look like anything else we make, and that's the point. It puts an agave story into the High Camp story, and it's built for people who already take that story seriously.
Ultimately my hope is that you fill the Agave Flask with the bottle you've been saving. Then take it somewhere worth the trip.
Cheers,
Whit, Co-Founder
