Easy Tequila Cocktail Recipes

 

July 24 is National Tequila Day each year in the U.S.. But we think everyone around the world might enjoy these flavorful tequila cocktail recipes, curated from popular brands and restaurant who have been kind enough to share their recipes with us.

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Dos Homb-Rise


Tequila Cocktail recipe courtesy of Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar which serves authentic Mexican food in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Naples, Orlando, Palm Beach Gardens, Tampa, and West Palm Beach.

Ingredients:
2 ounces of Dos Hombres Mezcal
2 ounces of pineapple juice
1 ounce of fresh lime juice
½ ounce of agave syrup
½ ounce of pomegranate syrup
Mexican tajin salt
Dehydrated pineapple leaf

Method:
1. Add all ingredients into shaker 10, shake hard.
2. Strain into highball glass.
3. Garnish/ with rimmed Tajin seasoning ,dehydrated lime and a pineapple leaf.

Rocco's Dos Homb-rise tequila cocktail served in two orange glasses.

Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Dos Homb-Rise cocktail. Photo courtesy Rocco’s.

Hungry for more? Try these cocktails with Cointreau as their base.

 

Dano-Rita 

Spicy Margarita Tequila cocktail recipe courtesy Dano’s Tequila.

Ingredients: 
2 oz. Dano’s Pineapple & Jalapeno Tequila
1 oz Cointreau
1 ox Lime juice

Method:
1. Shake all ingredients and pour them over ice into a highball or rocks glass.
2. Garnish the rim of the glass with Tajin sugar/salt mix.

National Tequila Day cocktail from Dano's.

The spicy Dano-Rita Margarita . Photo courtesy Dano’s Tequila.

Mayan Mule

Tequila cocktail recipe courtesy Milagro Tequila and brand ambassador Luis Lopez

Ingredients:
2 Parts Milagro Reposado
½ Part fresh lime juice
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
3 Parts Ginger Beer
Lime wheel
Mint sprig

Method:
1. Place 2-3 ice cubes in a Collins glass.
2. Add fresh squeezed lime juice, Milagro Reposado, ginger beer and bitters.
3. Garnish with mint sprig and a lime wheel.

Milagro Reposado bottle and drink in glass with orange and yellow

Make a Mayan Mule tequila cocktail using Milagro Reposado. Photo courtesy Milagro Reposado.

 

 

Mezca-Fresca Margarita

Santo Spirit is the creation of rocker Sammy Hagar and Chef Guy Fieri.

Tequila Cocktails - Santo Tequila bottle against a blue background.

Santo Spirit’s Mezquila. Photo courtesy Santo Spirit.

Ingredients:
2 oz Santo Mezquila0.5 oz Cointreau
2 oz Fresh squeezed lime juice
1 oz Strawberry puree
1 oz Simple syrup

Garnish: Raspberry salt rim, quartered strawberries, lime wheel

 

Method:
1. Rim 16oz glass with raspberry salt blend, fill with ice and set aside.
2. Fill mixing glass 2/3 with ice and add Mezquila, Cointreau, strawberry puree, lime juice, and simple syrup.
3. Cap mixing glass with shaker tin and shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds.
4. Strain contents from shaker tin into rimmed 16oz glass.
5. Garnish with a lime wheel and strawberries.

Mezca-Fresca Margarita tequila cocktail with strawberries.

Santo Spirit’s Mezca-Fresca Margarita perfect for National Tequila Day or any day. Photo courtesy Santo Spirit.

 

Hungry for more? Try Fall-themed cocktails made with tequila.

 

National Tequila Day Pinterest Pin with blue drink and green block.

Save these recipes to Pinterest to celebrate National Tequila Day any day.

 

 

Categories: Drinks | Real Recipes
Author:  <a href="https://www.realfoodtraveler.com/author/cdrake-mcdonough/" target="_self">Courtney Drake-McDonough, Publisher and Managing Editor</a>

Author: Courtney Drake-McDonough, Publisher and Managing Editor

Courtney Drake-McDonough, RFT's Publisher and Managing Editor, is an award-winning writer, editor, podcaster, and photographer based in Colorado. She is passionate about food and travel and loves to write about all aspects of them. She is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association,

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