Hi, we’re Jessie & Tom – the lovers, makers and founders behind Azteca Margarita.
Azteca, like Tommy, is made in Byron, but inspired by Mexico. We’re both into food and booze and friends which definitely presents some Monday to Friday challenges, but having fun is so important in life and we try to bring that into our business as well.
A new flavour just launched, tell us about that
This summer sippy is a fruity passion project between ourselves and Gold Coast-based fashion brand Nine Lives Bazaar – passionfruit with a hint of Mexican vanilla and includes a badass salt blend of orange, cinnamon, florals and sea salt. Lightly sweetened with only-organic agave nectar, and like the rest of the Azteca range no preservatives, no colours, no numbers – just the good stuff!
Whats special about the label
All our labels pay homage to our many trips through Mexico – all of the imagery is from our travel diary, so when we started conceptualising the look & feel of the new flavour with Nine Lives, we took a romantic dive into the photo archives and this image stood out to us. A rusted ute on a cobblestone road. We took it in March 2020 (on an iPhone). Covid travel restrictions were just taking hold, we were in front of one of our favourite distillers in Tequila, Mexico (yup! Tequila is a real place! … some sort of adult heaven).
The wall tapestry is from one of Nine Lives latest collections and the labels themselves are textured, reminiscent of spilt salt – a nod to the hand-blended badass salts we include in the lid of every glass bottle.
What’s the background story behind Azteca?
Azteca actually started as a taqueria and Mexican food catering business 8 years ago, but during Covid we pivoted into retail, packaging up all the yummy things that we made for home delivery and markets. It’s just grown, really organically, from there. We’re 100% locally made, owned and operated and growing conscientiously.
Where to buy
The local community has been so supportive (thank you!) and Azteca is stocked at heaps of local stores – from small general stores like Newy shop and Crabbes Creek to bottleshops like The Cellar group, North Byron, Sunrise, the Northern, OS Tav, as well as artisan grocers like Bay Grocer, Bottle & Hoop, and lifestyle stores like The Local and Sunshine Trader in Bruns.
The full range (including limited release of salsas for Christmas) are available online www.AztecaMargarita.com.
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