Lokita liqueur: overview, history, composition and features
To win love and surprise their consumers, some alcohol producers take drastic measures. Perhaps this is exactly what the marketers and designers of the Lokita brand were guided by when they created the label for their drinks.
The image of Katrina, the main symbol of the Day of the Dead in Mexico, was taken as the basis, which is a skull in a beautiful hat made of fresh flowers. This image was first invented and embodied in a zinc engraving by Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada in 1913.
Important things about Lokita drinks
You are 100% sure that this stamp is a Mexican heritage. But this is not entirely true. Lokita tequila is produced exclusively in Mexico, and Lokita dessert liqueur, which we will talk about in this article, is produced in Belgium. These two drinks are united by a recognizable symbol on the label, tequila and the French company BBC Wines & Spirits.
Of course! You are surprised and do not understand how the French ended up here. And to understand this, let's take a brief excursion into history.
A brief history of the company
The BBC Wines company & Spirits is quite young by the standards of alcohol history. It was created in 1946 and, as we have already understood, it happened in France, and to be even more precise, in the province of Bordeaux.
Until the XX century, it was exclusively engaged in wines and managed to become one of the largest French exporters of alcohol.
But when the fashion for tequila came to Europe at the beginning of the XXI century, the company's management decided to expand its line.
That's right, in 2010, BBC Wines & Spirit began to produce tequila, and then a dessert liqueur based on tequila Lokita.
Composition and features of Lokita liqueur
You probably think that we are going to sing the praises of this unusual liqueur, but no. In addition to a spectacular label, there is nothing special about it. Except for a bunch of flavors and, apparently, not quite natural ones.
Although it does contain several natural ingredients: water, ethyl alcohol, sugar syrup, tequila, lime flavor, natural red pepper flavor, agave flavor.
According to the manufacturer, the strength of the drink is 33%, and at the first tasting we will be hit by a real explosion of flavors, which contains pronounced notes of lime and hot pepper.
But those who have been "lucky" enough to try the Belgian liqueur describe its taste as follows: "A sweet and sugary drink with a pronounced taste of alcohol of dubious quality, which is diluted with artificial additives of lime and hot pepper.".
How to drink Lokita liqueur
The manufacturer has taken care of its consumer. And right on the back of the label, he placed a memo on how to drink his "wonderful" liqueur: "It is best to drink neat with ice. It will be indispensable as a digestif. Can be used for making cocktails".
In conclusion, I would like to say that in this case the filling did not justify the spectacular appearance of the bottle.
Of course, for a change, you can try Lokita liqueur, but it is better to take a closer look at the tequila of this brand, which has more pleasant and promising opinions.
Update: 28.02.2018
Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures