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Friday, July 23, 2010
Happy National Tequila Day!
National Tequila Day, July 24, is a holiday for everyone who loves the Mexican national treasure. Whether it’s a shot of Montezuma Gold that puts some hair on your chest, or a smooth sip of Patron Silver, all tequila drinkers can unite this Saturday in their love of blue agave.
If you’re looking to celebrate with a margarita, try this twist on the classic created especially for National Tequila Day by mixologist Jonathan Pogash for Corzo brand tequila.
Corzo Evolutionary Margarita
Ingredients
2 parts Corzo Reposado Tequila
1/2 parts Grand Marnier
1/2 parts agave nectar
3/4 parts fresh lime juice
6-8 small chunks of your choice of pepper (yellow, red, or orange)
Process: In a mixing glass, muddle the pepper in the agave nectar and lime juice. Then add remaining ingredients and shake well with ice. Strain over ice into rocks glass. Garnish: pepper, lime and optional salt-rim.
If you want to branch out from the margarita family, there are plenty of other ways to mix up tequila. My favorite thing about tequila drinks is their names. Some of these recipes, all courtesy of submissions on Webtender.com, may be more entertaining to say than to actually drink. Try them out and let us know your favorites.
Cowboy Killer
Ingredients:
1 1/4 oz Tequila
3/4 oz Bailey’s irish cream
1/2 oz Butterscotch schnapps
Fill with Half-and-half
Process: Pour tequila, Bailey’s Irish Creme, and butterscotch schnapps into glass add ice and Half-and-Half. Pour into shaker, shake to mix and pour back into glass. Garnish with a cherry.
Colorado Rattlesnake
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz chilled Tequila
1 1/2 oz Tomato juice
1-4 dash Tabasco sauce
1-4 dash Black pepper
Process: Pour chilled Tequila in shot glass and put to the side. Pour Tomato Juice in a second shot glass and dash pepper and Tabasco in the Tomato Juice. Shoot Tequila and chase with tomato juice shot.
Tequila Mockingbird
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Tequila
3/4 oz Green Creme de Menthe
Juice of 1 Lime
Process: Shake ingredients with ice and strain into cocktail glass.
Bite of the Iguana
Ingredients:
1 oz Tequila
3/4 oz Triple sec
1/2 oz Vodka
1 3/4 oz Orange juice
1 3/4 oz Sour mix
1 splash 7-Up
Process: Mix ingredients and shake. Strain and pour into shot glasses.
Share your favorite tequila recipes.
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