Coquetel

Collective

is a strategic sales and marketing agency built on the values of collaboration. We believe that quality and integrity always come first, prioritizing those values within each of our partnerships.

Est. 2017

Proudly representing

brands from all over the world:

Fidencio Mezcal - Mexico

Kyrö Distillery - Finland

Accompani - Oregon

Straightaway Cocktails - Oregon

Tequila Arette - Mexico

KMS Imports - Korea

Del Amigo Mezcal - Mexico

La Venenosa Raicilla - Mexico

La Higuera Sotol - Mexico

How it started

Hi, I’m Chiyo Takemoto, founder of Coquetel Collective. I launched Coquetel back in 2017 after spending many years in the hospitality industry, followed by a few years in the wholesales distribution world. From running beverage programs to helping to curate and manage a spirits portfolio during the helm of the cocktail renaissance, I’ve worked all three tiers of the liquor world.

My passion for brand building began in 2014, when I began working with a wholesale distributor as their very first Spirits Specialist.

When I joined the distributor, they were just getting started with their spirits division and I had the opportunity to help build their portfolio. This was exciting times as new craft distilleries were just starting to pop up all over the country. I worked diligently to build brands like Mezcal Vago, Don Fulano Tequila, and J. Rieger Distillery while also building new categories like sake and singani.

I really saw the need for local representation for these small, emerging brands, especially when competing with the larger conglomerates who seemed to have a never ending marketing budget.

And for those reasons, I formed Coquetel. I wanted to create a sustainable way for small brands to access local representation and therefore, created a co-op structure.

I’d think about these phrases often:

“Small, but mighty”

“Strength in numbers”

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