El Quinto

Industries

Food & Drink

Year

2021

Services

Coles approached WebOracle to create a new brand for their entry-level Tequila products for Liquorland stores to replace the dated “Conquistador” brand tequila. The brief required the new brand to have a look and feel similar to those of the premium competitors within the category. The product is made in Mexico, so the design needed to feel authentic.

Of the several names and themes suggested, two of our provided concepts were merged to get the “El Quinto” name (meaning The Fifth) which is in reference to Cinco de Mayo, or The Fifth of May, which is the date commemorating the anniversary of Mexico’s victory over the French Empire— a day of celebration, unity, pride, strength and courage. The screen-printed bottle design came from another concept that was named “Pueblo” (meaning village /people/ nation and colloquially meaning working class) which pays respect to the Casa Maestri Distillery in Jalisco which is the family-run distillery that produces it.