The Best Tequila Cocktail Recipes

By Gayot Editors

At-home Tequila Cocktail Recipes

The immense popularity of margaritas has made it the go-to tequila cocktail but there are several other ways to enjoy the refined blue agave flavor. The variety of tequilas available, from clear blancos (“whites”) to dark brown añejos (“aged”) to reposado (“rested”), means the flavor profiles of your cocktails will also be as diverse.

GAYOT’s list of Tequila Cocktail Recipes includes the most famous cocktail as well as tips for how to make a carbonated margarita and a Mexican cosmopolitan.

Fun fact: in 1974 the Mexican government declared the term “tequila” its intellectual property which made it a requirement to produce and age it in Mexico, usually Jalisco, and the nation is also recognized as the birthplace of the Tequila Daisy (“margarita”).

1. Loco Sunset

INGREDIENTS:
– 50 ml. Loco Blanco
– 15 ml. St, Germain
– 25 ml. fresh lemon juice
– 100 ml. cranberry juice

METHOD:
• Pour all the ingredients into an iced shaker.
• Then shake all ingredients with ice and serve on the rocks.
• Garnish with an orange wheel and lemon peel.

2. Black Diamond Margarita

Maestro Dobel is a hand-crafted tequila made from 100 percent blue agave that grows in the volcanic lowlands of the Jalisco region near the coast.

INGREDIENTS:
– 2 oz. Maestro Dobel Tequila
– 1/2 oz. agave syrup
– 1/2 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice

METHOD:
• Pour all the ingredients into an iced shaker.
• Then shake all ingredients with ice and serve on the rocks.
• Garnish the rim with black salt, if desired.

> Recipe courtesy of Maestro Dobel Tequila

MORE RECIPES

• The Skinny Margarita Recipe
• Carbonated Margarita Recipe
• How To Make The Perfect Margarita
• A Cocktail For A Kiss

3. Brujeria Dulce

This easy-to-make cocktail features the smooth flavor profile of Tequila Corralejo Silver, which is made from 100% Blue Weber agave. Slightly sweet and utterly bewitching, this recipe is courtesy of Al Sotack from Brooklyn bar Jupiter Disco.

INGREDIENTS:
– 2 oz. Tequila Corralejo Silver
– 3/4 oz. sorrel (one cup of hibiscus tea to one cup of white sugar)
– 3/4 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
– 2 muddled cucumber slices
– 2 dashes angostura

METHOD:
• Shake all the ingredients together
• Serve with a cucumber wheel garnish.

> Recipe courtesy of Tequila Corralejo

4. Mexican Cosmopolitan

Agavero is a fine-sipping liqueur that is quite similar to tequila, but lighter and more palatable on the rocks or mixed in a cocktail.

INGREDIENTS;
– 1 oz. Agavero
– 2 oz. vodka
– splash of cranberry juice
– splash of lime juice

METHOD:
• In a shaker, combine all ingredients with ice
• Shake until cold.
• Pour into martini glass.
• Garnish with a lime wedge.

> Recipe courtesy of Agavero Tequila Liqueur

RELATED: GAYOT’s Guide to Tequila

5. Smokin’ Greens

NGREDIENTS:
– 1.5 oz. tequila
– 0.5 oz. Ancho Reyes Chili Liqueur
– 0.75 oz. orange
– 0.75 oz. lime juice
– 0.5 oz. agave syrup Bar spoon of cilantro paste

METHOD:
• Shaken
• Served on rocks Garnish with orange peel.

> Recipe courtesy of The h.wood Group