Tequila Recipes

Tequila Recipes

Tequila is a Mexican spirit, distilled from pulque which, in turn is distilled from the sap of the maguey plant, a vegetable similar to a cactus. Tequila is a refined form of mescal, taken by the Indians of Mexico as part of their religious ceremonies.

All recipes for tequila cocktails are modern, as this spirit has only recently acquired a respectable reputation in society, being pioneered chiefly in southern California. Salt is used in the Margarita, since tequila is traditionally drunk as a neat spirit with just salt and lemon juice on the tongue.

BLUE MONDAY

30 ml Tequila
30 ml Drambuie
30 ml Blue Curacao
Lemonade
Ice

Pour all ingredients, except lemonade, into shaker, shake, then pour into a highball glass. Top with lemonade.

TEQUILA SUNRISE

30 ml Tequila
120 ml Orange Juice
7 ml Grenadine
Ice

Pour ingredients, one after the other, over ice in a highball glass. Drop grenadine through centre of cocktail.

VESUVIUS

30 ml Tequila
120 ml Orange Juice
15 ml Campari
Ice

Pour ingredients, one after the other, over ice into a highball glass.

BRAVE BULL

30 ml Tequila
30 ml Kahlua
Ice

Pour ingredients, one after the other, into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice, stir if desired.

ICEBREAKER

60 ml Tequila
60 ml Grapefruit juice
1 tbsp grenadine
15 ml Cointreau

Mix in a blender over ice and strain into a sour glass.

MARGARITA

45 ml Tequila
15 ml Triple Sec or Cointreau
30 ml Lime juice or Lemon juice
Lemon slice

Shake ingredients vigorously over ice or blend over ice. Strain into an old style champagne glass rimmed with salt and decorate with a lemon slice.

ACAPULCO

30 ml Tequila
30 ml Tia Maria
30 ml Dark Rum
30 ml Pineapple Juice
30 ml Coconut Cream
Ice

Pour all ingredients into shaker, shake, then pour into a highball glass. Garnish with pineapple slice, leaves and a cherry.

VIVA MEXICO

30 ml Tequila
22 ml White creme de cacao
22 ml Midori melon liqueur
30 ml Pineapple juice
3 ml Orange juice
Ice

Pour all ingredients into shaker, shake, then pour into a highball glass. Garnish with a slice of orange and a cherry.

OLE

30 ml Tequila
30 ml Lena Banana Liqueur
7 ml Blue Curacao
Ice

Pour tequila and banana liqueur into mixing glass filled with ice, stir, then strain into a 90 ml cocktail glass. Drop blue curacao through centre of cocktail to achieve a two tone effect. The blue curacao will sink because it is heavier than the other ingredients. Garnish with a Lime wheel.

MEXICAN DEVIL

15 ml lime or lemon juice
30 ml tequila
15 ml creme de cassis
dry ginger
twist of lime or lemon peel

Fill a tall glass with ice. Stir in the tequila and creme de cassis. Top up with dry ginger and garnish with lime or lemon twist.

CORCOVADO

1 measure Blue Curacao

1 measure Tequila

1 measure Drambuie

lemonade to top up

Shake the ingredients well with ice and strain into a tall tumbler filled with crushed ice. Top up with lemonade and decorate with a slice of lemon or lime. Serve with a straw.

VIVA MARIA

1 measure Tequila

½ measure Lime juice

¼ measure Maraschino

½ teaspoon Grenadine

½ egg white

Shake the ingredients well with ice and strain into a wide champagne glass half-filled with crushed ice. Decorate with a lemon slice, a lime slice and a cocktail cherry.

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