• Empirical x Doritos Nacho Cheese flavored spirit, 750ml bottle, front label
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Doritos x Empirical

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Empirical x Doritos bottle on a bar beside a chilli-rimmed margarita with a lime wheel

INTRODUCING OUR MOST UNEXPECTED COLLAB SO FAR.

The Empirical x Doritos Nacho Cheese Vacuum Distilled Spirit is here.

Doritos x Uncategorized lockup: ‘Vacuum distilled Doritos Nacho Cheese’

An official collaboration between Doritos® and Empirical

Together, Doritos and Empirical took one of the most iconic flavors in the world and imbued it into a completely new sensory experience.

The result is as crazy as it sounds - this rare and limited alliance between Empirical and Doritos Nacho Cheese offers an unexpected delicious experience that brings a moment of WTF!? to anyone who tries it.

Hand holding a stack of orange Doritos chips against a chip-strewn background

VACUUM DISTILLED REAL NACHO CHEESE

EMPIRICAL DRINKS THEIR DORITOS.

Empirical x Doritos captures all the indulgent flavors of your favorite Nacho Cheese in liquid form.

Make it Empirical

To make the anticipation grow and your taste buds water, we’ve got a few Empirical twists ideas for you to look forward to.

  • Double Triangle Margarita: a pale margarita in a rocks glass with a Doritos-triangle chilli-salt rim and a lime wheel

    Double Triangle Margarita

    Bring the savory and tangy kick of Nacho Cheese to your favorite Margarita. A refreshing and feel-good drink that will call for more and please even the most skeptical guest.

    Recipe 
  • Mary Mary: a tall Bloody Mary garnished with a nacho chip, celery, pepperoncini and an olive

    Mary Mary

    The timeless and iconic brunch favorite is getting a facelift with the addition of Doritos x Empirical. The cheesy and corny layers of the chip will elevate your Bloody Mary game to whole other level.

    Recipe 
  • Bangarang: a dark cola highball over a clear ice block with a grapefruit wedge

    Bangarang

    Bangarang coming through! Salty, zesty, easy and refreshing. The epitome of an afternoon snack in a glass. The salinity of Doritos x Empirical pairs perfectly with the herbaceous notes of cola, and a zesty touch of grapefruit to brighten it all up. Deliciously thirst-quenching.

    Recipe 
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More recipes
Flavor triangle for Empirical x Doritos, mapping bodega, evolved state and tongue happiness through umami, acid and cheesy nacho tang

Flavor

Nacho cheese, corn tostada, umami, hint of acidity

Serve

Neat or over ice, in a Margarita or Bloody Mary.
See recipes below.

Tastes like

The real thing. Experience the indulgent flavors of your favorite snack in a liquid form. The spirit opens with umami and tangy aromas of nacho cheese, moving to the deeper, corn-forward flavors of the chip to finish on a soft salty note.

The origin story of Empirical x Doritos is serendipitous, like the best things are.

Watch as co-founder Lars Williams take you through the story of how our most unexpeceted collab to date collab came to life, and get insights on the flavor profile.

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Animation of vacuum distillation at the distillery — liquid boiling in a sight glass, and a carbon tank chalked ‘9/11 Doritos 969 kg’

ABOUT VACUUM DISTILLATION

Why does the collab spirit brim with unmatched flavor of Doritos?

It's all about our vacuum distillation process.

Unlike traditional high-temperature distillation that diminish the essence of the ingredients, we distill at lower temperatures under vacuum. This cutting-edge technique ensures that every nuanced flavor is gently captured and preserved. The result is a bold, full-bodied spirit that delivers an explosion of flavor in every sip. It's not just distillation; it's the art of flavor preservation.

‘We are uncategorized.’ over Empirical bottles laid in rows with long coloured shadows

We break away from conventional spirit categories. We are driven by curiosity and the pursuit of new flavor experiences.

We do everything from scratch, build our own machinery and bring together new and forgotten ingredients across cultures and communities.

Empirical stands apart - unbound by convention, undefined by categories.