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What's Your Favorite Tequila Drink?

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October 21, 2013
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When it comes to tequila drinks, it's easy to fall to the classics: who doesn't love a good Margarita or Paloma?

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Michael
Michael October 28, 2013
I infuse Patron silver with strawberries and jalepeno for 6 days. I muddle 17 mint leaves, cut limes and Slevia wih 3 oz of my infused tequila. I shake it wih ice in a martini shaker and pour into a low ball glass with ice. Fill it wih seltzer. It's a skinny tequila mojito! A strawberry-jalepeno tejito? Yum!
 
MWest
MWest October 24, 2013
Our spicy take on a Margarita (using Tequila Blanco, a classic homemade sour mix, and Gordy's Thai Basil Jalapeño brine):
https://food52.com/recipes/24642-thai-basil-jalapeno-margarita
 
MWest
MWest October 24, 2013
oops! sorry - had to edit recipe :(
 
Waiting O.
Waiting O. October 22, 2013
"Respect Your Elders" contains 1.5 oz Silver Tequila (preferably Patron!), 1 oz St. Germaine, 1 oz fresh lime juice, 1/2 oz club soda, splash of Simple Syrup or Agave to taste, 2-4 mint sprigs, salt (optional)

Photos on Waiting on Martha here: http://waitingonmartha.com/martha-mixes-margaritas/
Full recipe featured here: http://issuu.com/sweetlemonmag/docs/issue10.final.singles/169?e=3628766/3836230

Big big hugs! xo @ Waiting on Martha
 
diana G.
diana G. October 21, 2013
Basil margarita: 2 oz silver tequila, 2 oz fresh lime juice, 1 oz grand marnier, 5 leaves chopped basil and a dash of agave syrup
 
Monica
Monica October 21, 2013
This one is a mashup beteween a classic Mexican snack, Mangoneadas and a margarita. Grab 1.5 parts jalapeno-infused tequila, 1 part green lemon juice, 1 part mango juice (with pulp for some yummy bites), 1.5 parts triple sec, 1 tsp of sugar (more or less depending on your tooth), some ice, a shaker if you feel like moving, or a blender if that's your style. Salt on the rim is always a yes for me. Saludos!
 
Lost_in_NYC
Lost_in_NYC October 21, 2013
Blood orange or Jalapeno margaritas!
 
YetAnotherDave
YetAnotherDave October 21, 2013
My favorite breakfast eye-opener is tequila and grapefruit juice. Simple, yet elegant. Should it be called a Grey-Chihuahua?
 
ann L.
ann L. October 21, 2013
I'm not sure what it's called, possibly a Tijuana Mule:
I mix 4 oz tequila, juice of one lemon, one lime and one tangerine and pour over ice in two very chilled copper mugs and top with ginger beer, garnish with a lime wedge.
 
laurenlocally
laurenlocally October 21, 2013
Yes please, Ann!
 
cjbollinger
cjbollinger October 21, 2013
Margarrrrrrita! 3oz fresh lime juice, 2oz tequila, 1oz simple syrup and a dash of grand marnier!
 
Miss M.
Miss M. October 21, 2013
I really dig Bobby Flay's Mesa Fresca. A friend whipped up a pitcher (or 3) of these for a cookout a few years ago, and it was love at first sip.. and I normally can't stand grapefruit juice!
2 ounces tequila
2 ounces freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
1/2-ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
Pinch salt
Splash lemon-lime soda (recommended: Sprite or 7-Up)

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Serve over the rocks in a Collins glass.
 
Maria
Maria October 21, 2013
My favorite Tequila cocktail is a variation of one of Mario Batali's "What I'm drinking now" columns in the 7/28/13 NYTimes magazine:

Peel one cold peach, chop roughly and muddle it with two mint leaves in an old-fashioned glass. Add two jiggers of tequila and the juice and zest from one lime. Pack the glass with crushed ice — all the way, like a snow cone — then fill with tonic, and dream of the state fair.