With its distinctive dry taste, tequila is the basis for marvelous drinks, not the least of which is the Margarita. There are five types of tequila: blanco (not aged, and also called white or silver), joven (blanco that is colored to look gold), reposado (gold from aging), anejo (aged the longest in oak barrels where it acquires its mellow color of gold), and maduro (mature, vintage, or ultra aged).
Maduro tequilas were first introduced in 2006. This tequila is aged a minimum of three years in oak barrels from France and Canada and produces a smooth, superior spirit that is often called the cognac of tequila.
Acapulco Clam Digger
1 ⁄ ounces blanco tequila ⁄ ounce fresh lemon juice 3 ounces clam juice Splash Tabasco
Splash Worcestershire sauce 3 ounces tomato juice 1 tablespoon horseradish 1 lemon wedge
Put liquid ingredients and horseradish into a highball glass. Stir and garnish with lemon wedge.
Adios Amigos
1 ounce mango tequila
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1 ounce coconut tequila 1 ounce passion fruit tequila
Equal parts of orange and pineapple juice to fill
Fill a tall glass with ice and add all the ingredients. Stir.
Alamo
1 ounce aged tequila 1 ounce fresh orange juice 1 ounce pineapple juice Sprite or 7UP to fill
Pour the first three ingredients into a highball glass of ice. Fill with Sprite or 7UP.
Alamo PowWow
1 ounce blanco tequila
1 ounce DeKuyper Hot Damn! cinnamon schnapps Club soda to fill
Pour the tequila and schnapps into a highball glass of ice. Fill with club soda.
Anita Rita Now
1 ⁄ ounces blanco tequila ⁄ ounce triple sec ⁄ ounce lime juice 3 ounces limeade
Pour the tequila in a shot glass. Pour the triple sec and the lime juice in another shot glass. Pour the limeade in a rocks glass. Then drink each one right after the other. That is the fastest Rita when you need a Rita now!
Astronaut Sunrise
1 ⁄ ounces tequila
⁄ ounce grenadine Tang to fill
Fill a highball glass with ice, then pour in all the ingredients.
Avocado Margarita
⁄ of an avocado, mashed Kosher salt, for rimming
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1 ⁄ ounces aged tequila ⁄ ounce triple sec 3 ounces margarita mix 1 lime wheel or 1 avocado slice
Rim a margarita glass with mashed avocado and then with salt. Put the liquid ingredients in a blender with a cup of ice and blend. Pour into the avocado salt- rimmed glass and garnish with the lime wheel or avocado slice.
Aztec Gold
1 ounce aged tequila
⁄ ounce crème de banana ⁄ ounce amaretto
⁄ ounce Galliano
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a martini glass.
Beer Belly Margarita
Kosher salt, for rimming
1 ⁄ ounces blanco tequila 2 ounces Mexican beer Juice from 1 lime
2 ounces simple syrup 1 lime wheel
Rim a margarita glass with salt. Pour the tequila, beer, lime juice, and syrup in a blender with a cup of ice and blend. Pour into the glass and garnish with the lime wheel.
Between the Hotel Sheets Margarita
Kosher salt, for rimming 2 ounces aged tequila 1 ounce Grand Marnier Juice from 1 lime 1 ounce simple syrup 1 lime wheel
Rim a margarita glass with salt. Pour the tequila, Grand Marnier, lime juice, and syrup in a blender with a cup of ice and blend. Pour into the glass and garnish with the lime wheel.
Bird of Paradise
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Bird of Paradise
1 ounce tequila
1 ounce white crème do cacao 1 ounce amaretto
1 ounce cream
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a martini glass.
Bloody Maria
2 ounces aged tequila Bloody Mary mix to fill 1 celery stalk and lime wedge
Pour the tequila into a tall glass of ice. Fill with Bloody Mary mix. Stir. Garnish with celery and lime wedge.
Blue Voodoo Doll
1 ⁄ ounces Voodoo Tiki Blue Dragon Kiwi tequila ⁄ ounce blue curaçao 2 ounces sour mix
⁄ ounce cranberry juice Sugar, for rimming
Shake all liquid ingredients with ice. Strain into a sugar-rimmed martini glass.
Brave Bull
2 ounces blanco tequila 1 ounce coffee liqueur
Pour ingredients into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice. Stir well.
Cactus Bite
2 ounces aged tequila
⁄ ounce triple sec ⁄ ounce Drambuie 2 ounces lemon juice
⁄ teaspoon sugar Dash bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a martini glass.
Chalino Special
3 ounces blanco tequila
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⁄ ounce crème de cassis ⁄ ounce fresh lemon juice ⁄ ounce fresh lime juice ⁄ ounce simple syrup 1 lemon twist
Shake all the liquid ingredients in a shaker tin with ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
Charro Negro
1 ounce Herradura blanco tequila Juice from ⁄ lemon Cola to fill
Pour the tequila and lemon juice into a highball glass of ice. Fill with cola.
Coconut Tequila Sunrise
2 ounces coconut tequila
⁄ ounce grenadine Fresh orange juice to fill
Pour the tequila and grenadine into a highball glass of ice. Fill with fresh orange juice.
Compadre
1 ⁄ ounces blanco tequila ⁄ teaspoon maraschino liqueur 1 teaspoon grenadine syrup 2 dashes orange bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a martini glass.
Cranberry Cosmorita
Kosher salt, for rimming
1 ⁄ ounces blanco tequila ⁄ ounce triple sec Juice from ⁄ lime 2 ounces cranberry juice
2 ounces sweet-and-sour mix 1 lime wheel
Rim a margarita glass with salt. Blend all ingredients in a blender with a cup of ice. Pour into the glass and garnish with lime.
Downsider
1 ⁄ ounces blanco tequila ⁄ ounce crème de banana ⁄ ounce Galliano 1 ounce cream
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1 ounce cream
⁄ ounce grenadine
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a martini glass.
Dynamite
Kosher salt, for rimming 1 ounce reposado tequila 1 ounce blanco tequila 1 ounce Clamato juice 1 ounce fresh lime juice
⁄ ounce Tabasco
Rim a short glass with kosher salt. Fill the glass with ice and pour all ingredients in.
El Diablo
2 ounces aged tequila
⁄ ounce crème de cassis Ginger ale to fill 1 lime wedge
Pour the tequila and crème de cassis into a highball glass of ice. Fill with ginger ale. Garnish with lime wedge.
El Niño
⁄ ounce aged tequila ⁄ ounce Alizé Gold ⁄ ounce grenadine
Prepare this layered drink in a rocks glass three-quarters full of ice, using a layering spoon on the rim of the glass. Pour slowly and carefully to prevent the layers from mixing. Pour the ingredients in the order they are listed.
Flat Tire at the Border
2 ounces blanco tequila 1 ounce black sambuca
Shake the tequila and sambuca over ice. Strain into a rocks glass of ice.
Freddy Fudpucker
1 ounce blanco tequila
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