Tequila cocktails three ways
Carmen O’Neal shows there’s more to tequila than shots with lime and salt.
Ingredients
For the margarIPA
- 50ml/2fl oz white tequila
- 25ml/1fl oz lime juice
- 1 tbsp orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
- 2 tsp agave syrup
- 50ml/2fl oz – 75ml/2½fl oz citrusy IPA
For the tequila spritz
- 50ml/2fl oz rose tequila
- 125ml/4fl oz–150ml/5fl oz grapefruit soda
- 50ml/2fl oz– 75ml/2½fl oz sparkling wine
For the T and T
Method
To make the margarIPA, pour the tequila, lime, liqueur and agave into a tall glass. Gently stir to ensure the agave is dissolved. Fill the glass with ice, gently stir though the ingredients. Pour the IPA to top off the cocktail and again gently stir to mix the ingredients Garnish with lime wedges.
To make the tequila spritz, pour the tequila into a chilled glass. Fill the glass with ice. Pour the soda and sparkling wine into the glass and lightly stir to mix the ingredients (if you stir too aggressively, you’ll lose bubbles). Garnish with a large fresh peel of grapefruit and basil leaf.
To make the T and T, pour tequila into the bottom of your highball glass. Fill the glass with ice and top with tonic water. Gently stir and garnish with grapefruit.
Recipe Tips
For a salt rim (make sure you do this before you make your cocktail), run a lime wedge around the top third of your glass and then roll in coarse salt.
