Over 20 recipes to celebrate National Tequila Day this year

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz PATRÓN Reposado
• 2.75 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
• .5 oz Agave Syrup (1:1)
• .5 oz Fresh-Squeezed Lime Juice
• 1 oz Sparkling water
• Sugar and Salt for Rimming
• Grapefruit Wedge for Garnish

Method:

1. Combine all ingredients except sparkling water in a shaker tin and shake with ice to chill.
2. Strain onto fresh ice in a sugar and salt rimmed collins glass.
3. Top with sparkling water and garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

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Ingredients:

• 2 oz 1800 Silver
• 4 oz Jarritos Guava
• 1 oz Coconut Cream
• ¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice

Method:

1. Shake tequila, coconut cream and fresh lime juice in a shaker with ice.
2. Strain into a highball glass over crushed ice.
3. Top with Jarritos and garnish with a lime wheel.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Jalapeño Infused Herradura Silver Tequila
• .5 oz Cointreau
• .5 oz Agave
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• .5 oz Bell Pepper Juice
• 1 Bell Pepper Ring for Garnish
• Half Spicy Rim
• Pinch of Salt

Method:

1. Begin by giving a double rocks glass a thick half rim of spicy salt and set aside. Ensure no spicy salt makes it inside of the glass.
2. Place all ingredients into the small shaker tin beginning with the cheapest ingredient first and adding the spirit last.
3. Add ice and shake for 8-10 seconds (hard shake).
4. Strain into the pre-rimmed double rocks glass over fresh ice.
5. Add a pinch of salt on top.
6. Garnish with bell pepper ring.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Jose Cuervo® Tradicional® Plata Tequila
• 1 oz Lemon Cordial
• 3-4 Basil Leaves
• 2 oz Ginger beer

Method

1. Add all the ingredients, except the ginger beer, to a shaker and fill with ice.
2. Shake, and strain into a Highball glass filled with fresh ice.
3. Top with ginger beer and garnish with a basil leaf.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Casamigos Blanco Tequila
• .75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• .75 oz Simple Syrup
• 8-10 Mint Leaves
• Ginger Beer

Method:

1. Combine all ingredients into a tin shaker.
2. Muddle herbs, add ice, shake vigorously, and fine strain into copper mug or rocks glass.
3. Add fresh ice, top off with ginger beer and garnish with lime wheel and candied ginger through skewer.

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Ingredients:

• 2 oz. of Silver Tequila Centenario
• 1 oz of Habanero-infused Simple Syrup*
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Water
• 1 Habanero Chile, Helved
• 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• ¾ oz Triple Sec, Chili Powder
• Salt for Rim

Method:

1. Combine the water and the sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally until the sugar dissolves.
2. Add the habanero chili and continue to heat, bringing the syrup to a light boil.
3. Cover, reduce heat, and allow to simmer for about 15 minutes.
4. Remove from the heat and allow to cool and steep in the covered pan for about 1 hour or until it reaches your preferred taste.
5. Strain out the habanero and bottle under a tight seal. Store in the refrigerator, it should keep for about two weeks.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Código 1530 Rosa Tequila
• 3 oz Pressed Watermelon Juice
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• .25 oz Agave Nectar

Method:

1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Pour in the watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice and agave nectar.
3. Shake for 30 seconds.
4. Garnish glass with watermelon slices.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Tanteo Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz Hibiscus Tea
• 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 1 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
• 3⁄4 oz Agave Nectar

Method:

1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake vigorously.
3. Double strain into a rocks glass.
4. Garnish with a dried orange wheel.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Volcan Blanco Tequila
• ¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 1.5 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
• ¾ oz Agave Syrup
• A pinch of salt

Method:

1. Combine Volcan Blanco, fresh lime and grapefruit juice, salt and agave syrup in a shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake vigorously and strain over ice in a highball glass.
3. Top with soda water and garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Mezcal
• 2 oz Cranberry Juice
• 2 oz Sprite
• 1/4 cup of Blueberries
• 2 Slices of Green Lime
• 4 Mint Leaves
• 6 Cubes of Ice
• 1 Sprint of Mint for Garnish
• 1 Blackberry for Garnish

Method:

1. In a glass add the green lime, blueberries and the mint leaves.
2. With a pestle for cocktails, macerate until the juices are released and well mixed.
3. Add the ice cubes, the cranberry juice, the sprite, the mezcal and mix.
4. Decorate with the blackberry and the mint.

Ingredients:

• 1 part Tequila - Silver
• ½ part Mezcal
• 1 part St-Germain French Elderflower Liqueur
• ½ part Lime Juice
• ¾ part Grapefruit Juice
• Rim: Cayenne Pepper, Salt, Chili Powder

Method:

1. Shake all ingredients with ice and pour into an ice-filled rocks glass (chili salt rim optional).
2. Garnish with lime wedge.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Dano’s Pineapple & Jalapeno Tequila
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz Lime Juice

Method:

1. Shake all of the ingredients and pour over ice into a highball or rocks glass.
2. Garnish rim of glass with Tajin sugar/salt mix.

Ingredients:

• ¼ oz Lillet Rosé
• 1 ½ oz Tequila Blanco
• ½ oz Martini & Rossi Bitter
• ¾ oz Strawberry Puree
• 2 oz Strawberry Soda

Method:

1. Add all ingredients minus the strawberry soda to a glass and stir with plenty of ice.
2. Top with strawberry soda and enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz YaVe Blanco Tequila
• .5 oz Simple Syrup
• .5 oz Lime Juice
• 10 Mango chunks (Peeled & Diced)
• Club Soda

Method:

1. Muddle mangos in a shaker.
2. Add all of the ingredients except the soda.
3. Add ice and shake until chilled.
4. Strain into a glass over ice.
5. Top with club soda.
6. Garnish with a mango slice.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Cointreau
• 2 oz Mezcal
• 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 3 Thin Slices Habanero Pepper
• Salt for rim

Method:

1. Place salt on a small plate (about 1 tablespoon). Rub rim of an old-fashioned or rocks glass with lime (reserve for serving); dip rim in salt. Set aside.
2. Combine the Cointreau, mezcal, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker.
3. Add two slices habanero.
4. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is very cold, Abbot 20 seconds.
5. Fill the prepared glass with ice and strain cocktail into the glass.
6. Garnish with lime round and remaining slice of habanero.

Ingredients:

• 2 parts Milagro Select Reposado
• 3/4 parts Vermouth Bianco
• 1 dash Orange Bitters
• Lemon Twist

Method:

1. Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass, add ice and stir until cold.
2. Strain Into a chilled cocktail coupe glass.
3. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. Teremana Blanco
• Lemonade
• Lime
• Pinch of Salt

Method:

1. Build over ice in a tall rocks glass.
2. Top with Lemonade.
3. Add a squeeze of lime and a pinch of salt.
4. Garnish with a lemon or lime wheel.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Pulque
• 1 oz Mezcal
• .5 oz Ancho Reyes Verde
• .25 oz. Agave
• Bar Spoon of Paranubes White Rum
• Lemon Rind

Method:

1. Muddle lemon rind with a bar spoon of Paranubes White Rum.
2. Add Pulque.
3. Dry Shake.
4. Add Mezcal, Ancho Reyes Verde and agave and shake with ice.
5. Strain over a large rock and garnish with a pineapple frond.

Ingredients:

• 1.5oz Partida Blanco
• .75oz Turmeric-Vanilla Syrup
• 1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
• Coconut Soda (50-50 Coconut Water and Club Soda)

Method:

1. Add Partida Blanco, Turmeric-vanilla syrup, and lemon juice to a shaker with ice.
2. Shake vigorously and strain into an ice-filled wine glass.
3. Top up with coconut soda and garnish with a vanilla bean, dehydrated lemon wheel, and turmeric dust.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Tromba Blanco
• 1 oz Fresh Apple Juice
• 2-3 oz of Ginger Beer
• Mint Sprig

Method:

1. Build ingredients in a Collins glass over ice and stir.
2. Top with ginger beer and garnish with lime wheel or mint.

Ingredients:

• 1 Bottle of Tequila Dahlia
• 12 oz Lemon Juice
• 12 oz Aloe Vera Juice (Recommended: Lakewood Organic)
• 8 oz Watermelon Syrup
• 10 oz Fever Tree Citrus Tonic
• Garnish: Lemon Wheels & Mint Sprigs

Method:

1. Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl or large pitcher.
2. Stir until all ingredients are combined.
3. Serve in punch bowl or pitcher with lemon wheels and mint sprigs for garnish.

Ingredients:

• ½ Can Spicy Ginger Volley
• ½ oz Triple Sec
• ½ Lime Juice
• Pomegranate Juice
• Orange and/or Lime Wheel
• Pomegranate Seeds

Method:

1. Combine ½ can Spicy Ginger Volley, ½ oz triple sec, ½ lime juice into a cocktail shaker and shake thoroughly.
2. Once shaken, pour into a glass and add a splash of pomegranate juice.
3. Top with orange and/or lime wheel and pomegranate seeds.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz of Dos Hombres Mezcal
• 2 oz of Pineapple Juice
• 1 oz of Fresh Lime Juice
• ½ oz of Agave Syrup
• ½ oz of Pomegranate Syrup
• Mexican Tajin Salt
• Dehydrated Pineapple Leaf

Method:

1. Add all ingredients into a shaker 10 and shake hard.
2. Strain into highball glass.
3. Garnish with Rimmed Tajin seasoning, a dehydrated lime and a pineapple leaf.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Don Julio Blanco
• 1 oz Luxardo Apricot Liqueur
• .75 oz Ginger Syrup
• .75 oz Fresh Lime 2 Blackberry

Method:

1. Muddle blackberry in shaker tin, add liquid ingredients. Add ice.
2. Shake roughly 20 seconds to fully combine ingredients.
3. Strain shaken ingredients through mesh cocktail strainer over crushed ice in rocks glass.
4. Skewer additional blackberry with lime wheel for garnish.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Casa Noble Blanco
• 1 oz Lime Kennesaw Juice
• 1 oz Agave Nectar

Method:

1. Add 2 oz of Strawberry Pineapple infused Casa Noble Blanco Tequila, 1 oz of lime juice and 1 oz of Agave to a shaker and shake till the shaker is frosty.
2. Then pour over ice in a rocks glass.
3. Garnish with a strawberry and pineapple

Ingredients:

• 30 ml Ilegal Mezcal Reposado
• 30 ml Campari
• 15 ml Visciolata del Cardinale (Cherry Wine)
• 10 ml Coffee Liquor
• 3 drops of Laphroaig Lore whisky

Method:

1. Serve in an old-fashioned/rocks glass over a large cube of ice.

Ingredients:

• .75 part Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
• 1.5 parts Espolon Reposado Tequila
• 1 part Fresh Lime Juice
• .25 part Agave Nectar
• Garnish: Lime Wheel; Salt Optional

Method:

1. Rim the rocks glass with fine salt (optional).
2. Combine ingredients in a shaker tin, add ice and shake.
3. Strain into rocks glass and fresh ice and garnish with lime wedge for an elevated twist on the classic margarita.

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