Tequila Cocktail Recipes

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Espoloma

2 parts Espolon Blanco
Pinch of salt
Squeeze of lime
Top with grapefruit soda

Combine in a highball glass, on the rocks and top with grapefruit soda. Garnish with lime wheel.

Grand Margarita

3/4 part Grand Marnier
1 1/2 parts Cabo Wabo Reposado
1 part lime juice
1/4 part agave nectar (or simple syrup)

Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Fill with ice and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Los Altos Diablo

2 parts El Tesoro Blanco Tequila
3/4 part fresh lime juice
1/2 part Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur
1/4 part Guyot Creme de Cassis Liqueur
1/4 part simple syrup
Club soda

Mix all the ingredients except the crème de cassis and club soda in a Boston shaker filled with ice, then shake vigorously. Double strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Top with club soda and drizzle with cassis. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Hornitos Tequila Smash

2 parts Hornitos Plata Tequila
6 mint leaves
3 lime wedges
3/4 parts simple syrup

Add Hornitos Plata Tequila, simple syrup and the juice of half of a limeto an ice-filled shaker. Shake and strain over ice into a highball glass. Garnish with mint leaves.

La Altena Old Fashioned

2 parts El Tesoro Anejo Tequila
1/3 part agave syrup
2 dashes chocolate or mole bitters
Orange peel

Combine all the ingredients in a rocks glass filled with one large ice cube. Stir until combined. Garnish with an orange twist.

Ancho Verde Margarita

1 part Ancho Reyes Chile Verde Liqueur
1 part Espolon Blanco
1 part lime juice
1/2 part agave nectar (or simple syrup)

Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with plenty of ice and shake. Salt rim of a rocks glass, if desired. Double strain into glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

La Gritona Batanga

2 parts La Gritona Reposado Tequila
4 parts Mexican Coca Cola
1/2 fresh squeezed lime juice

Salt the rim of a rocks glass and fill with ice. Combine all the ingredients in the glass and stir. Garnish with a slice of smoked citrus.