Whip up a cocktail or two to celebrate this holiday
One of our favorite spirits based holidays is here, National Tequila Day. And if you are looking to celebrate this special occasion, we have some amazing recipes to share from brands we have known for a while and new brands we have just started to love. Check out the recipes below and let us know your thoughts!
Smoked Margarita
Ingredients:
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1/3 cup El Bandido Yankee Reposado tequila
- 1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder
- 1/2 oz orange liqueur (triple sec or Grand Marnier)
- 2 1/2 oz Jalapeño Simple Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 jalapeño, halved
- Garnish: slices of jalapeño, lime wedges
Method: Combine all ingredients into a shaker with ice and strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Sweet Felicidades
Ingredients:
- 2 oz El Bandido Yankee Reposado Tequila
- 3/4 oz Lime Juice
- 3/4 oz Honey Syrup Champagne
- Garnish: lime ribbon
Method: Combine all the ingredients, except for Champagne, into a shaker, add ice and shake vigorously for 8-10 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and top with Champagne. Garnish with lime ribbon.
Frozen Watermelon Margarita
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Flecha Azul Tequila Blanco
- 1/2 oz Agave syrup
- 1/2 oz Fresh lime juice
- 2 Dashes of Angostura bitters
- 1-2 handfuls of watermelon cubes
Method: Add two handfuls of ice and watermelon cubes into a blender and blend until it’s a chunky texture – do not over-blend. Add remaining ingredients and give one or 2 quick blends. Pour into a rocks glass and garnish with a watermelon wedge.
Dulce Vida Prickly Pear
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Dulce Vida Blanco Tequila
- 1 oz Lime Juice
- .75 oz Prickly Pear Cordial
- Garnishes: Tajin Rim, Cucumber
Method: Using a y-peeler, make a long cucumber swath and place along the inside of the glass before placing a large cube inside. Add all ingredients into a shaker tin, fill to top with ice, and shake for 8 seconds. Double strain into a rocks glass over a large format ice cube.
FIZZY AZUL
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Flecha Azul Blanco Tequila
- 1 oz Club Soda
- 2 oz Ginger Beer
- Squeeze of Fresh Lime Juice
Method: Pour ingredients over ice into a glass of your choice. Add a squeeze of lime. Garnish with a fresh rosemary sprig.
PATRÓN Silver Ranch Water
Ingredients:
- 5 oz Patrón Silver
- .75 oz lime juice
- 12 oz bottle of sparkling mineral water
Method: Combine Patrón Silver and lime juice in a Collins glass filled with ice.
Top with your preferred sparkling mineral water and stir gently to combine.
Live Long And Prospero
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Próspero” Blanco
- 5 oz. Coconut Water
- .3 oz. Honey
- 1 oz. Mango Juice
- .6 oz. Lime Juice
- Top with Raspberry Hard Seltzer
Method: Shake the first 5 ingredients together, pour over ice in a tall glass, and top with Raspberry Hard Seltzer. Garnish with 3 Raspberries
Bribón Breeze
Ingredients:
- 25 oz Bribón Blanco Tequila
- 5 oz Bauchant Orange Liqueur
- 1 oz Cranberry juice
- 2 oz Pineapple juice
- 25 oz Lime (half a lime squeezed and dropped in)
Method: Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Cenote Rose Spritz
Ingredients:
- 5 oz of Cenote Tequila
- 3 oz of Grapefruit Soda
- 1 oz of Rose Wine
- A dash of Rose bitters
Method: Combine, shake, and strain over ice. Garnish with an orange peel or slice.
Reality Check Margarita
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Gran Coramino Cristalino
- 5 oz Agave Syrup
- 75 oz Lime Juice
- 5 oz Watermelon Juice
Method: Half-rim a rocks glass with Tajin. In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients. Add fresh ice, then shake and strain into rocks glass. Garnish with Watermelon slice and Basil leaf
The Mogul
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Gran Coramino Cristalino
- 2 oz Club Soda
- 2 oz Grapefruit Juice
Method: Pour Gran Coramino Cristalino into glass over fresh ice and top with club soda and grapefruit juice. Garnish with optional grapefruit slice
The Asset
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Gran Coramino Cristalino
- 2 oz Club Soda
- 2 oz Pineapple Juice
Method:
Pour Gran Coramino Cristalino into glass over fresh ice and top with club soda and pineapple juice. Garnish with optional pineapple slice
The Highballer
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Gran Coramino Cristalino
- 4 oz Club Soda
Method: Pour Gran Coramino Cristalino into glass over fresh ice and top with club soda. Garnish with optional lime wedge
The Midnight Oil
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Gran Coramino Cristalino
- 2 oz Club Soda
- 2 oz Orange Juice
Method: Pour Gran Coramino Cristalino into glass over fresh ice and top with club soda and orange juice. Garnish with optional orange slice
Villa One’s Summer Blossom Margarita
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Villa One Reposado
- 3 gooseberries, muddled
- 5 oz lemon juice
- 25 oz hot honey syrup
- 25 crème de cacao
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
Method: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a rocks glass over a large rock.
Garnish with more gooseberries.
EL SOL
Ingredients:
- 1.5oz Cantera Negra Silver Tequila
- .75oz Passion fruit liqueur
- .75oz Fresh lime juice
- .25oz Ancho chile liqueur
- .25oz Agave syrup
Method: Rim a chilled coupe glass with Tajín. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Double strain into prepped glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
CANTERA SIESTA
Ingredients:
- 1.5oz Cantera Negra Reposado Tequila
- .75oz Fresh lime juice
- .75oz Simple syrup
- .5oz Fresh grapefruit juice
- .25oz Campari
Method:Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish
And if you are looking to purchase a bottle of tequila for enjoyment outside of a classic cocktail, we have some recommendations for you to try.
Hot off the heels of surpassing 700+ awards and Cierto Tequila Private Collection Blanco being named as the best tequila in Robb Report’s 2023 Best of the Best issue, the 100% additive-free, luxury tequila is the perfect spirit to sip on while taking a moment to honor one of the oldest spirits in the world, tequila.
Cierto Tequila is made from fully mature, estate-grown agave from the Highlands of Jalisco, which is only one of five places where tequila can hail from, and is harvested and distilled by some of the most prominent and most revered agaveros (agave farmers) in the world, Enrique Fonseca and Sergio Mendoza. The Fonseca and Mendoza families have been in the tequila-making business for generations, employing their craft to hone a high-quality liquid like Cierto that represents a unique combination of time-honored and globally inspired distilling techniques. Each expression contains some of the oldest and rarest tequilas in existence, selected by hand and harvested at the precise moment. Cierto Tequila is available in four distinct, award-winning expressions as part of its Private Collection, each embodying the rich complexity of the Highlands’ terroir.
Cierto Tequila Private Collection Blanco
Rested before bottling, Cierto Tequila Private Collection Blanco expression is smooth and fresh with an herbaceous aroma that imparts sweet floral and agave notes. Best enjoyed on the rocks or in a Margarita, with an SRP of $89 per 750ml.
Cierto Tequila Private Collection Reposado
Aged primarily in French Limousin oak, Cierto Tequila Private Collection Reposado has a light aroma with hints of butterscotch and cooked agave, offering a flavor profile that begins with agave, shifts to caramel, and finishes with rich cinnamon spice. Best enjoyed on the rocks or in an elevated Paloma, with an SRP of $119 per 750ml.
Cierto Tequila Private Collection Añejo
Aged primarily in French Limousin oak, the unique marriage of rare añejo tequilas in Cierto Tequila Private Collection Añejo has orange and oak aromas, with a complex array of coffee, chocolate and caramel flavors. Best served neat or on the rocks, with an SRP of $169 per 750ml.
Cierto Tequila Private Collection Extra Añejo
Aged primarily in French Limousin oak, the aroma in Cierto Tequila Private Collection Extra Añejo bursts with oak, cherry, and cooked agave, with deep flavor notes of tobacco, vanilla, and oak, finishing with honey and spice. Best served neat or on the rocks with an SRP of $279 per 750ml.
And if you are a fan of the classic tequila choices, the obvious recommendation is PATRÓN
PATRÓN Silver (SRP: $59.99)
PATRÓN Silver, the earliest of the PATRÓN expressions, was the ultimate game changer. Made from only three of the highest quality, 100% naturally perfect ingredients – agave, water and yeast – PATRÓN combined traditional methods with modern techniques to develop a recipe that elevated a category dominated by low-priced, ‘mixto’ tequila. Using the finest 100% Weber Blue Agave, PATRÓN Silver established itself as the benchmark against which all other tequilas are measured.
Available on Drizly, Minibar, ReserveBar and more.
PATRÓN EL ALTO (SRP: $179)
Shower your loved ones with the gift of luxury this Valentine’s Day with PATRÓN EL ALTO – a 100% Weber Blue Agave tequila grown in the highest parts of Jalisco, Mexico. The sweet agaves used to passionately handcraft PATRÓN EL ALTO offers an incredibly smooth taste and a memorable finish. PATRÓN EL ALTO is primarily crafted with Extra Añejo and blended with Añejo and Reposado tequilas each aged to their maximum potential, making this bold innovation the pinnacle of perfection.
- Format: 750ML
- Availability: New York City, LA/Hollywood, Las Vegas and Miami
- ABV: 40%
PATRÓN EL CIELO (SRP: $129)
The ultimate innovation in silver tequila, PATRÓN EL CIELO is the first four times distilled prestige tequila in the world. Made with the highest quality 100% Weber Blue Agave with only 100% natural ingredients, PATRÓN EL CIELO is crafted with the smallest copper pot still at Hacienda PATRÓN. Often misconceived as a culprit for diluting flavors, the unique distillation process for PATRÓN EL CIELO actually “unlocked” and opened up the natural sweetness and smoothness from the agave. The perfect summer party starter, PATRÓN EL CIELO makes every moment shine bright from day to night.
- Format: 700ML
- Availability: Globally
- ABV: 40%
And lastly, if you are looking for a fun mocktail so you can join in with the festivities, we have Mingle Mocktails for you. Mingle is a female-founded line of clean crafted sparkling mocktails that can be enjoyed on their own or as a mixer to include everyone at the party. Created to celebrate your choice and your spirit, whether you choose not to booze for a day, week or forever. Mingle aims to foster inclusion, social connection and fun by including everyone, whether or not you choose to drink. Mingle comes in 6 flavors that are crafted with a blend of fruit juice and botanicals.
Key Lime Margarita – Available at MingleMocktails.com & Amazon.com
Enjoy summer’s favorite cocktail, minus the booze, with this sparkling blend of crisp zesty lime and a splash of natural orange juice. The vibrant citrusy sweet flavor and perfect level of effervescence will make this a summer-staple.
Cranberry Cosmo – Available at MingleMocktails.com & Amazon.com
And just like that… a zero-proof Cosmo! This bubbly blend of crisp cranberry, zesty lime and a splash of natural orange juice will keep you cool and refreshed all summer long. Made with clean ingredients, naturally sweetened with pure cane sugar & fruit juices and low in calories.
