8 Tequila Cocktails To Make This Weekend
Pomegranate Margarita
Cut the lime into round slices. Use of the slices to rub around the rim of a tumbler. Place the sugar and salt on a flat plate, mixing well. Dip the rim of the glass into the mix.
Place the tequila, triple sec, pomegranate juice and agave syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well.
Add ice to the tumbler and a few lime wheels and then strain the tequila and juice into the glass. Serve with extra pomegranate seeds.
Meridian
If making the basil cordial, add 25g of basil, 150g of sugar, 150g of water and 0.5g of bicarbonate of soda in a blender. Blitz and strain through a jay cloth.
Mix all the ingredients together and shake hard with cubed ice.
Finely strain into a coupe and serve. Garnish with a small basil leaf.
Margarithai
Take a martini glass and rub the cut lime wedge across one half of the rim. Pour the black salt onto a small plate and tap the limed side of the glass into the salt to coat. Set the glass in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
Add all the cocktail ingredients into a shaker with a couple of ice cubes.
Shake well and then double strain into the chilled glass. Cut a slice of lemongrass and add as a final garnish. Serve immediately.
Like A Bird
Combine the tequila, mezcal, agave syrup, lime juice and grapefruit juice in a shaker over ice.
Strain over ice into a salted highball glass.
Top up with pink grapefruit soda.
Green Chilli Margarita
Put the salt into a flat saucer and take two Martini glasses or small whisky tumblers and run a wet finger over the rim.
Dip the rims into the salt and set aside.
Put the green chillies into a mortar and give them a good crush or bash them with a wooden spoon to release the spices.
Put them into a cocktail shaker, add the ice, tequila, Cointreau and lime juice, and shake.
Pour into your prepared glasses and enjoy.
El Peño
Place all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker and mix well.
Strain and pour over ice, garnishing with fresh chillies.
Paloma
Roll the rim of a highball glass in freshly squeezed lime juice, then sprinkle a spoonful of smoked salt onto a place and roll the glass into it, to coat the rim.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add a squeeze of fresh lime juice and the tequila. Shake until the outside of the shaker feels cold, then strain into your prepared glass.
Top with pink grapefruit soda. Add a few fresh ice cubes to garnish and serve with a wedge of fresh grapefruit.
Chilli Mango Margarita
Add all the ingredients to a shaker with ice, shake and strain.
For a fun, frozen twist, blend all the ingredients together with frozen mango.