TEQUILA DRINK RECIPES: M-Z

Malcolm Lowry

1 scoop crushed ice, 3/4 oz lemon or lime juice, 3/4 oz Cointreau, 3/4 oz white Rum, 1 oz Mescal. Mix in a shaker with crushed ice. Serve in an iced cocktail glass with a salted rim.

Mélange A Trois

1 1/2 oz Herradura Reposado Tequila, 1/2 oz Pomegranate Juice, 1 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice, 1 1/2 oz Agave Nectar. Combine ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake to mix and pour (ice and all) into a rock glass. Garnish with a lime and cherry.

Mex-jito

Glass: Old-Fashioned
Garnish: Lime Wedge and a Mint Sprig

1 1/2 oz Azuñia Reposado
1 oz Azuñia Organic Agave Nectar
1/2 oz Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
Lime Wedge
10 Large Fresh Mint Leaves
Club soda

In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint leaves and lime wedge. Add tequila, agave nectar, lime juice and plenty of ice. Shake vigorously for 5 seconds. Strain into an ice-filled glass and top with club soda. Garnish with a lime wedge. For a different variation, try it with Azuñia Platinum Tequila
Recipe courtesy of Azuñia Tequila. Photo by Ryan Hagel of RCH Designs.
Azuñia Tequila

Mexican Hot Chocolate

2 cups milk, 1 disk of Ibarra chocolate, whipped cream, Tequila Tezón Blanco. Warm the milk and chocolate in a saucepan. Stir with whisk until the chocolate is melted and the mixture begins to boil. Remove from the heat and froth the chocolate with whisk. Serve immediately in a coffee mug: 5 parts hot chocolate to 1 part Tequila Tezón Blanco. Finish with dollop of whipped cream.

Mexican Madras

1 oz tequila, 1 oz orange juice, 3 oz cranberry juice, splash of lime juice. Shake well with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

Mexican Martini

Large Martini Glass
Garnish: Olives

2 oz Herradura Silver Tequila
1 1/2 oz Cointreau orange liqueur
2 oz sweet and sour mix
1 oz lime juice
2 oz orange juice
2 Olives
Splash of lemon-lime juice

Pour all ingredients into a large cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a large martini glass with a salt rim. Add two olives on a spear and serve.
Courtesy: Herradura Tequila

Mexicana

1 3/4 oz Mescal, 3/4 oz lemon or lime juice, 1 1/2 oz pineapple juice, 1 splash grenadine, and crushed ice. Mix in a shaker with 1 scoop crushed ice. Strain into a highball glass and serve over fresh crushed ice.

Mexican Mermaid

1 oz premium tequila, 1 triangular chunk of fresh pineapple coated with sugar crystals, chilled dry and fruity champagne, a splash blue Curacao, and a long twist of spiral cut lime peel. Attach sugar-coated pineapple chunk to the rim of a champagne flute glass. Add tequila and fill the glass with champagne, adding the blue Curacao and a spiral of lime peel, and serve immediately. Tell guests to drop the pineapple chunk into the drink for an added splash of bubbles.

Mexicola

2 oz tequila, cola, lime wedge. Pour tequila over ice and add cola to fill. Garnish with lime wedge to squeeze before drinking.

Navy Seal

1 oz Tequila, 1 oz Jagermeister, and 1 oz Bacardi 151 Rum. Mix together and serve in three shot glasses. Best if you have your buddies join you.

Old Town Ice Tea

Glass: Pint
Garnish: Lime wedge

1/2 oz Jose Cuervo Gold Tequila
1/2 oz Tangueray Gin
1/2 oz Montecristo Rum
1/2 oz Level Vodka
1/2 oz Patron Citronge
2 1/2 oz sweet & sour
Splash of Cranberry juice

Fill pint glass with ice. Pour in liquor, then sweet & sour, and a splash of cranberry juice. Garnish with lime wedge or lemon twist.
Recipe courtesy of Zocalo Restaurant (now Miguel's Cocina) in Old Town, San Diego, CA.Website:
Brigantine Family of Restaurants

Ole

1 1/2 oz Tequila, 1 oz Coffee Liqueur (Kahlua, Tia Maria or similar), 2 teaspoons sugar, 1/2 oz cream. Combine tequila, coffee liqueur and soda in a mixing glass, stir and strain into a chilled martini or cocktail glass filled with crushed ice. Float cream on top by pouring it over the back of a spoon into the martini or cocktail glass.

Paloma

Glass: Old-Fashioned
Garnish: Lime wedge

2 oz Azuñia Platinum Tequila
1 oz Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
Squirt® (grapefruit soda)
Dash of Sea Salt

Moisten the rim of the glass with the lime wedge and salt the rim. Add a dash of sea salt to the bottom of the glass and fill with ice. Add lime juice and tequila. Top off with Squirt and garnish with a lime wedge.
Recipe courtesy of Azuñia Tequila. Photo by Ryan Hagel of RCH Designs.
Azuñia Tequila

Paloma (All-Natural)

2 oz tequila, juice of 1/2 lime, 2 oz fresh Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice, 3 tablespoons agave nectar, 4 oz club soda. Mix everything EXCEPT the club soda in a shaker with ice, shake well and pour into a large highball glass or tumbler. Add club soda and ice to fill glass. Stir gently and enjoy!

Piñata

1 1/2 oz Gold Tequila and pineapple juice. Pour tequila into a Collins glass filled with ice. Fill with pineapple juice. Garnish with a pineapple wedge.

Pineapple Sunrise

1 1/2 oz Tequila, 1 1/2 oz pineapple juice, 1 oz lime juice and 1/4 oz Grenadine. Combine with ice; shake well. Strain straight up. Decorate with a cherry and a pineapple slice.

Prairie Fire

1 1/2 oz Tequila, and 2 to 4 dashes of Tabasco sauce. Pour tequila into a chilled shot glass. Add Tabasco.

Raspberry Tequila Mojito

Glass: Pint
Garnish: Lime wedge & mint sprig

2 oz Herradura Silver Tequila
1 lime (quartered)
3/4 oz simple syrup
4-6 Mint leaves
3-4 fresh raspberries
Club Soda

Muddle mint leave, raspberries, lime wedges and simple syrup in bottom of mixing glass. Add tequila and ice. Shake and pour into pint glass. Top off with club soda.
Recipe courtesy of Zocalo Restaurant (now Miguel's Cocina) in Old Town, San Diego, CA.Website:
Brigantine Family of Restaurants

Red Hooker

2 parts tequila, 1 part Grenadine, some lemon juice. Pour the lemon juice and tequila in a shot glass. Carefully add the grenadine.

Red Hot Chicano

Tequila, Tabasco sauce, ten fresh jalapeño seeds, you figure out the rest.

Red Hot Mama

1 1/2 oz Tequila, 1/2 oz orange juice, and 1/2 oz tomato juice. Combine ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a shot glass or an old-fashioned glass filled with ice.

Renegade

Glass: Martini
Garnish: Pineapple wedge

1 oz Cabo Wabo Reposado Tequila
1 oz Triple Sec
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz Southern Comfort
1 oz Pineapple Juice

Combine all in a shaker half-filled with ice. Shake well and strain into a stem glass nearly filled with ice. Garnish with pineapple.

Rosita

1 1/2 oz Tequila, 1 oz Compari, 1/2 oz dry Vermouth, 1/2 oz sweet Vermouth. Pour over crushed ice and stir well.

Rusty Navel

1 part Tequila and 1 part Amaretto. This one is an average tequila drink, not too strong, not too weak

Shady Lady

1 oz Tequila, 1 oz Midori, and 4 oz grapefruit juice. Shake well with ice and strain into glass. Garnish with fruit and a cherry.

Shaker

1 1/2 oz Tequila, 3 oz pineapple juice, 1/2 oz lemon juice or lemonade, and 1/2 tsp Grenadine. Combine in a shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Silk Stockings

1 1/2 oz Tequila, 1 oz Crême de Cacao, 1 oz cream, and a dash of Grenadine. Shake well with ice and strain into cocktail glass.

Sin-grita

2 slices of orange, 3-4 lime wedges, 3/4 oz rock candy, 1 1/2 oz Casa Noble Reposado, 1/2 oz Cointreau or Citronge, pinch of Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper, a few drops of habanera pepper sauce, tomato juice. Muddle orange slices, lime wedges, rock candy and ice cubes in a mixing glass. Add remaining ingredients and fill mixing glass with tomato juice. Shake well. Rim a serving glass with chili salt (kosher salt, sugar, black pepper and red pepper, mixed a little in a spice grinder). Transfer mixture from the mixing glass to the serving glass. Enjoy.

Snake Bite

1 part Tequila and 1 part Jack Daniels. As the name suggests, this one has a bite!

Spanish Moss

1 oz Tequila, 1 oz Coffee Liqueur, and 1 oz Crême de Menthe. Stir with ice and strain into glass.

Splash

Glass: Highball
Garnish: Be creative

1 oz Herradura Silver Tequila
2 oz Pineapple juice
2 oz Cranberry juice
Splash of lemon-lime soda

Combine Herradura, pineapple juice and cranberry juice with ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a highball glass, half filled with ice. Top off with lemon-lime soda and serve.
Courtesy: Herradura Tequila

Tequila Canyon

1 1/2 oz Tequila, 1/4 oz Triple Sec, 3 oz cranberry juice, 1/2 oz pineapple juice, and 1/2 oz orange juice. Pour over ice and stir.

Tequila Cocktail

1 1/2 oz Tequila, 1/2 oz lemon juice, 1/4 tsp Grenadine, and a dash of Bitters. Combine ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled martini or cocktail glass.

Tequila Daisy

1 1/2 oz Tequila, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1/4 oz raspberry syrup, a dash of Grand Marnier, fresh fruit and mint. Shake well (without ice) all but Grand Marnier. Pour into cocktail glass containing shaved ice. Stir with a spoon. Float Grand Marnier on top. Garnish with fruits and a sprig of mint.

Tequila Float

1 oz Tequila, 1 scoop of lemon sherbet, and fill the glass with sprite. Enjoy!

Tequila Mockingbird

1 1/2 oz Tequila, 1 oz white Crême de Menthe, and 1 oz lime juice (or the juice of half a lime). Shake well with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

Tequila Mojito

1 1/2 oz Tequila, 8 fresh mint leaves, 2 tsp Agave Nectar, 1/4 Lime, and sparkling water or club soda. Muddle Mint, Agave Nectar, and Lime. Fill highball glass with ice. Add Tequila and top with sparkling water or club soda. Stir and serve.

Tequila Shooter

1 1/2 oz Tequila, pinch of salt, and a lime wedge. Hold lime wedge with left hand. Lick the back of your left hand and sprinkle salt on that spot. Hold shot of tequila in right hand. Lick the salt, down the tequila and then immediately squeeze the lime wedge into your mouth.

Tequila Slammer

It is made in a rocks glass with equal parts tequila and a carbonated beverage, often 7 Up, Ginger Ale or Mountain Due. Champagne can also be used, but this is named a Slammer Royale or Golden Slammer.

The drink gets its name from the way it is commonly consumed; the usual procedure is to leave about a fifth of the glass empty to allow the drink to fizz, then to hold one's hand over the top of the glass and to slam it onto a hard surface to mix it. The slamming action releases gas bubbles from the mixed drink causing it to foam vigorously. It will then quickly escape the glass if not consumed immediately (in one gulp).

Tequila Spa

1 1/2 oz Herradura Tequila Blanco, 5 Seedless Red Grapes, 2 Lime Wedges, 1 Lemon Wedge, 1 1/2 tsp Agave Nectar, 2 Slices of Cucumber or Kiwi (garnish). Muddle all contents, add ice, shake, and pour into a short cocktail or margarita glass. Garnish with 2 slices of cucumber or kiwi.

Tequila Sunrise

Glass: Bucket
Garnish: Lemon slice

1 1/4 oz Tequila
4 oz orange juice
1/4 oz Crême de Cassis
1/4 oz Grenadine

Pack glass with ice. Pour tequila first, then orange juice, then Grenadine (slowly). Float Crême de Cassis on top.
Recipe courtesy of Zocalo Restaurant (now Miguel's Cocina) in Old Town, San Diego, CA.Website:
Brigantine Family of Restaurants

Tequila Sunset

1 part Tequila, and 2 parts grapefruit juice over ice. Mix and enjoy in a cocktail glass.