Cocktails with tequila

Cocktails with tequila

First, let's talk about whatrepresents this drink. Tequila is made from blue agave, and only in Mexico, more precisely, even in only a few states. Tequila class "advantage" is produced only from blue agave, they can be recognized by the inscription on the bottle "100% blue agava" or simply "100% agava". In a more democratic tequila "mixto"(Standard) may include alcohol derived from cheaper sugar-containing raw materials (eg sugarcane or corn), but not more than 49%.

Depending on the exposure, the tequila is divided into several categories:

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  "Silver" (plata, blanca) - less than 2 months of aging;
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  "Gold" (gold) - silver tequila, tinted for more similarity with the seasoned;
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  "Rested" (reposado) - about a year of aging;
• 
  "Ancient", "seasoned" (añejo) - 1-3 years of aging;
• 
  "Extra añejo" - 3 years of aging and more.

So, what cocktails with tequila can be cooked?

Margarita

Perhaps, "Margarita" is more famous than all the other cocktails with tequila, taken together. To prepare it you will need:

• 
  tequila
• 
  juice of lime or lemon
• 
  liquor triple-sec
• 
  ice

There are many variations of the proportions of the components. "Historically correct option" - 2: 1: 2 (40% tequila, 20% liquor, 40% juice). With this combination, the taste of the cocktail is most harmonious. no taste of any of the components is felt separately. The International Association of Bartenders adopted proportions of 7: 4: 3 (50% tequila, 29% triple-secka, 21% juice).

To make "Margarita" you need to mix all the ingredients in a shaker with ice and filter the cocktail into a glass, which is called "Margarita", having previously decorated the edges of the glass with salt.

Mexican gimlet

Still, tequila is an authentic Mexican drink, and cocktails with tequila (more precisely, their names) do not let us forget about it. To prepare a cocktail "Mexican borer", you need:

• 
  tequila - 40 ml
• 
  orange juice - 100 ml
• 
  orange circle

Mix all the ingredients in a glass together with ice cubes, dip an orange circle into the cocktail. Serve this cocktail with a swizzle stick - a special stick for stirring.

Mexican

This cocktail composition is more complicated. You will need to prepare it:

• 
  tequila - 40 ml
• 
  lemon juice - 20 ml
• 
  pineapple juice - 10 ml
• 
  pomegranate syrup "Grenadine" - 1 tsp.
• 
  Cocktail cherry for decoration

Mix all the ingredients in the shaker along with the ice, shake it vigorously and strain the cocktail into the glass. To decorate, place a cherry on the edge of the glass for cocktails.

Bloody Juanita

You can find another name - BloodyMary (by analogy with Bloody Mary). "Parent" of this cocktail is a non-alcoholic drink of sangrite from tomato juice, which is washed down with tequila. If tequila is not washed down with sangrita, and mixed with it, you will get Bloody Juanita. To make this cocktail, take:

• 
  tequila - 40 ml
• 
  tomato juice - 100 ml
• 
  Tabasco sauce
• 
  seasonings: pepper, impregnated with celery juice, salt

Mix tomato juice and tequila along with ice ina highball or a tumbler. Add the condiments and sauce to taste in the cocktail. If desired, you can add to the cocktail juice of citrus (lime, grapefruit or orange). Give a cocktail, decorating it with a slice (slice) of a tomato.

Tequila Sunrise

This cocktail has a very pleasant sweet and sour taste. To make it, you should take:

• 
  tequila - 50 ml
• 
  orange juice - 200 ml
• 
  pomegranate syrup "Grenadine" - 20 ml
• 
  slice of orange

Pour a few ice cubes on the bottom of the glass. Pour tequila and orange juice into the glass. Add grenadine, carefully pouring it with a very thin trickle at the very edge of the glass. Do not mix, the grenadine should sink to the bottom. Before serving, decorate the edge of the glass with an orange slice.

These cocktails with tequila can be prepared for a party.