Happy Friday.
INGREDIENTS
Glass: Cocktail
PREPARATION
Add all the ingredients except the cassis to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Dribble the .5 oz of French Cassis down the inside of the glass so it settles at the bottom.
{via Liquor.com; contributed by Dale DeGroff}
Unlike most drinks that rely on very precise measurements, “a smash lets you feel your way around the drink,” says San Francisco bartender Erik Adkins. The amount of honey syrup you use will depend on the size and acidity of the lemons. “This cocktail should be rich with a strong midpalate, not bright and tart like a sour.”
INGREDIENTS
Tools: shaker, muddler, strainer
Glass: Collins
Garnish: spanked sage bouquet {kinda naughty}
PREPARATION
Muddle the lemon in the bottom of a shaker. Add sage and gently muddle. Add remaining ingredients with ice and shake. Double strain into an ice-filled glass and garnish.
{via Imbibe, contributed by Erik Adkins, Heaven’s Dog, San Francisco}
Hibiscus Margarita
Steep 1 hibiscus tea bag or 1 tsp. dried hibiscus flowers with 4 oz. hot water for 10 minutes. Discard tea bag and let tea cool. Gently spoon some tea over Margarita, forming a red layer on top. Continue with the Ultimate Margarita recipe below.
FYI: How to Mix the Ultimate Margarita
The level of difficulty is low and the ingredients are few, but paying attention to the details is essential
1. Squeeze it
The single most important ingredient is fresh lime juice. Use any gadget you like–just please don’t twist open a screw cap. For parties, juice the limes ahead and fill a squeeze bottle to keep at the ready.
2. Sweeten up
Notice there’s no triple sec in our recipe? That’s not a typo–and no, you won’t miss it. We prefer light agave syrup for its complementary flavors (and shared origin) with tequila.
3. Go for silver
Always drink tequila made from 100 percent blue agave. It just tastes better. In Margaritas, use only blanco (a.k.a. silver or white) tequilas, which have a peppery, vegetal kick that won’t get buried when mixed. Save your aged reposados for sipping.
4. Take it with a grain of…
Salt brings out the flavor in everything, but too much can be overwhelming. So we only salt halfway around the rim and are careful not to get any in the drink.
Ingredients
Garnish: Orange slice, mint leaf and cherry
Glass: Collins
Preparation
Add all the ingredients except the Champagne to a Collins glass and fill with ice. Top with the Champagne and
garnish with an orange slice, mint leaf and cherry.
{via liquor}
The White Russian travels south of the border.
INGREDIENTS:
Glass: Rocks
PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
Contributed by Manny Hinojosa {via Liquor}
Red peppers. Chocolate liqueur. Tequila. Your tongue will dance.
INGREDIENTS:
Garnish: Crushed red pepper
Glass: Old fashioned
PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients except the whipped cream to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled old fashioned glass. Layer the top of the cocktail with a dollop of whipped cream and garnish with a large pinch of crushed red pepper.
{via Patron Tequila, Liquor}
*Makes one cocktail
INGREDIENTS
1 lime wedge
Coarse sea salt for rim
Ice
2 ounces of tequila, preferably Sauza Hornitos
1-1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
3/4 ounce orange liqueur
1/2 ounce simple syrup
3/4 ounce blood orange puree (see below)
1 lime wheel
1 blood orange wheel optional
*Makes 3/4 cup
4 blood oranges, peeled, segmented and seeded
2 tablespoon simple syrup
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
*Makes 1-1/2 cups
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Garnish: Orange slice, mint leaf and cherry
Glass: Collins
Add all the ingredients except the Champagne to a Collins glass and fill with ice. Top with the Champagne and garnish with an orange slice, mint leaf and cherry.
{contributed by El Tesoro Tequila}
A riddle: When is an Apple Martini not an Apple Martini?
The answer: Today.
In honor of April Fool’s Day Aisha Sharpe was challenged to come up with a cocktail that tricks both the eye and the palate. No matter how many times you read the recipe, when you see her Apple Fool’s Martini you expect to taste a cloying sweet Apple Martini. But her drink—which calls for tequila, Chartreuse, ruby red grapefruit juice and basil—is distinctly herbal with a spicy and tart kick. Simply tricky. {via}
Happy Friday everyone.
INGREDIENTS:
PREPARATION:
In a shaker muddle the simple syrup and basil leaves. Add the remaining ingredients and ice. Shake and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with a thin apple slice or a maraschino cherry.
Contributed by: Aisha Sharpe
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Garnish: -
Glass: Cocktail
Pour Patrón Silver Tequila and Patrón Citrónge into a cocktail glass full of ice. Fill with pomegranate juice. Finish with a squeeze of lime.
{via}
