Tequila Recipes

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  • Pumpkin Patch

    Ingredients:
    2 oz Blanco Tequilla
    1 ½ oz pumpkin puree*
    2 oz freshly squeezed orange juice
    1/3 oz maple syrup

    Directions:
    Combine all ingredients into a Boston shaker. Shake and strain into a glass filled with cubed ice. Garnish with an orange slice lightly dusted with cinnamon powder.

    *Pumpkin Puree

    Ingredients:
    1 pound pumpkin peeled and cubed (or good quality Pumpkin Puree)
    ½ cup of water
    ½ to 1 cup of sugar
    1 teaspoon of … Read more

  • Los Muertos

    Ingredients:
    2 oz Espolón Tequila Reposado
    1 oz fresh lime juice
    .5 oz apple cider Vvnegar shrub
    .5 oz Cardamaro Amaro
    1 bar spoon apple butter infused agave nectar
    4 muddled apple chunks
    Apple cider foam, garnish
    Blackstrap molasses, garnish

    Directions:
    Muddle apple chunks in bottom of a mixing glass. Shake all ingredients together with ice and
    double strain in a rocks glass over ice. Top with apple cider foam and drizzle with Blackstrap
    molasses.… Read more

  • The Afterlife

    Ingredients:
    1.5 oz Espolón Tequila Reposado
    0.5 oz Frangelico
    0.5 oz lemon juice
    1 oz Chile Piquin-Cinnamon Syrup
    2 dashes of Wormwood Bitters

    Directions:
    Shake ingredients together and strain into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with lemon twist.

    Created by Jorge Guzman. Courtesy Espolón Tequila

      Learn how to make your own flavored syrup
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  • The Procession

    Ingredients:
    1.5 oz Espolón Tequila Blanco
    0.75 oz White Crème de Cacao
    0.5 oz Ruby Port
    0.75 oz Hibiscus Tea, chilled
    2 dashes of orange bitters
    Orange peel, garnish

    Directions”
    Shake ingredients together with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass. For garnish twist a
    strip of orange peel over the top.

    Created by Daniel Hyatt. Courtesy Espolón Tequila.… Read more

  • Pumpkin Spice Mexican Coffee

    Ingredients:
    1/4 cup Sauza Blue Silver Tequila
    1/2 cup cream
    2 tablespoons pumpkin spice syrup
    2 tablespoons sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
    1 1/2 cups freshly brewed hot coffee
    Whipped cream

    Directions:
    In a saucepan, combine cream with pumpkin syrup, sugar, vanilla and spice. Brew your coffee and divide it between two mugs. To each mug add half of the Sauza Blue Tequila and the cream mixture … Read more

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    Jalapeño Margarita

    Spice up your Margaritas with jalapeño-infused tequila!

    Using a fresh jalapeño from my garden, I made a super-simple infusion that adds a little oomph to the basic Margarita. The spice level is moderate, so if you want a spicier result then add another pepper. Serve it with some chips and salsa, and you’re set.

    Ingredients

    2 oz jalapeño tequila*
    ¾ oz fresh orange juice
    ½ oz fresh lime juice
    1 oz triple sec

    Instructions

    Add … Read more

  • Watermelon Jalapeño Slush

    My little jalapeño plant has been producing like a champ, so I’ll be sharing a few jalapeño-inspired cocktails. One of my favorite ingredients to mix with jalapeño is watermelon, and this frozen drink is the perfect thing for warm, later-summer afternoons. And this recipe is super easy, so you won’t have to wait long before you’re in sweet and spicy heaven!

    Ingredients
      1 cup watermelon chunks, frozen 2 oz silver tequila 1 jalapeño, sliced 1
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  • Watermelon Mojito

    It’s summer, and the 4th of July is just around the corner. So what you need is a Watermelon Mojito!

    Try one, and I guarantee you’ll still be drinking them after Independence Day is over. It’s a flexible drink so make it as sweet or as strong as you like by adjusting the amount of simple syrup or rum.… Read more

  • Red, White and Blue

      Layer 1

    Ingredients:
    ½ oz Herradura Silver
    ½ oz lime juice
    ½ oz agave syrup
    4 strawberries

      Layer 2

    Ingredients:
    1 oz Herradura Silver
    ½ oz lime juice
    ½ oz agave syrup

      Layer 3

    Ingredients:
    ½ oz Herradura Silver
    ½ oz lime juice
    ½ oz agave syrup
    12 Blueberries

      Garnish:

    ½ Strawberry
    3 Blueberries

    Directions:
    Combine each set of ingredients in advance as you’ll want to blend these quickly one after another. Blend the ingredients … Read more