- 2 oz tequila
- 2 oz freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
- Ginger beer
- Ice
- Simple syrup or agave if desired
How To Make It:
Step 1
Add the tequila and grapefruit juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and then strain into a highball or rocks glass.
Step 2
Add ice to the glass and then top off with ginger beer.
Step 3
Add simple syrup or agave if needed.
5. Mexican Mimosa
Ingredients:
- 1 ounce tequila
- 3/4 ounce simple syrup
- 2 ounces grapefruit juice
- 3 ounces dry white sparkling wine
How To Make It:
Step 1
Pour tequila, simple syrup and grapefruit juice in champagne glass and stir gently to combine.
Step 2
Add chilled sparkling wine and serve immediately.
6. Firecracker
Ingredients:
- 4 oz Prairie Cucumber Vodka
- 4 (1-inch) cubes of seedless watermelon
- 2 limes, diced
- 2 oz simple syrup (Boil 1/4 cup water and sugar just until sugar dissolves. Add 1/4 cup ice to cool – refrigerate leftovers)
How To Make It:
Step 1
Combine vodka, watermelon and lime in a cocktail shaker. Muddle all ingredients well. Add simple syrup, fill with ice, cover and shake until ice cold.
Step 2
Rim the glasses with a cut lime and dip in the lime rim mixture.
Step 3
Fill the glasses with ice and strain the ingredients from the shaker into the glasses.
Step 4
Garnish with a watermelon slice, a cucumber slice and a mint sprig.
To Garnish
- Lime Rim (equal amounts salt and sugar combined with some fresh grated lime)
- 2 Watermelon Slices
- 2 cucumber slices
- 2 small mint sprigs
7. Fresh & Spicy Rose Water Margarita
Ingredients:
- Ice
- 3-Ounces White Tequila (Blanco) – Spicy, if Desired
- 1-Ounce Grand Marnier (or Other Orange-Flavored Liqueur)
- 2-Ounces Fresh Lime Juice
- 1-Ounce Rose Water (~ Make sure you use “food grade”!)
- (Optional) Splash of Cold Water – I like mine a little diluted : )
- For Garnish: Extra Lime Slices, Pink Himalayan Salt, Rosebuds, Jalapeño Slices
How To Make It:
Step 1
If you want to spice your tequila, add a slice of jalapeño to a bottle or jar. The tequila will take on the flavor quickly, so you only need to let it marinate for an hour or two (if that), when using a small jar.
Step 2
Rim your glass with lime juice from the extra lime slices, and salt, if desired. Set aside.
Step 3
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, tequila, Grand Marnier, lime juice and rose water. Shake well. Strain into glass.
Step 4
Garnish!
8. Agave Negro
Ingredients:
- 3 blackberries
- 1 lime wedge
- 1 cup ice
- 1 1/2 ounces reposado tequila
- 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
- 3/4 ounce Simple Syrup
- 1/2 ounce Chambord
- 1 ounce chilled club soda
How To Make It:
Step 1
Skewer one blackberry and the lime wheel on a pick. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the remaining 2 blackberries.
Step 2
Add the ice, tequila, lime juice, Simple Syrup and Chambord.
Step 3
Shake well and pour into a rocks glass.
Step 4
Stir in the club soda and garnish with the skewered blackberry and lime wheel.
9. Paloma
Ingredients:
- 1 lime wedge
- Kosher salt (optional)
- Ice
- 2 ounces blanco tequila
- 1 ounce fresh grapefruit juice
- 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup
- 1 ounce chilled club soda
- 1 lime wedge, for garnish
How To Make It:
Step 1
Moisten the outer rim of a highball glass with a lime wedge and coat lightly with salt. Fill the glass with ice.
Step 2
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add the tequila, grapefruit and lime juices and Simple Syrup; shake well.
Step 3
Strain into the glass, stir in the club soda and garnish with a lime wedge.
10. Rio-Style Ginger Beer Floats