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Paloma Cartuja
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ¾ ounce yellow Chartreuse o 1 ½ ounces grapefruit juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Cinnamon Thyme Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o grapefruit peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Top with club soda. 4. Garnish with grapefruit peel. Remarks: A differ


Passion Para Dos Cocktail
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o 3 ounces cranberry juice o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o 2 splashes of Grand Marnier Garnish o lime peels Method: 1. Shake tequila and juices over ice. 2. Serve up in stemmed glasses. 3. Add splash of grand Marnier to each. 4. Garnish each with lime peel. Remarks: Perfect drink for those who prefer to not be passionate solitario. Adjust the tequila and cranberry


Pastinaca Cocktail
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o salt o cayenne o chili powder o ½ ounce 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Monte Alban mezcal o 1 ounce St. Germain liqueur o ¾ ounce grapefruit juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of an Old Fashioned glass and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of salt, cayenne, and chili powder to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredient


Pear & Cilantro Margarita
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o 1 ½ ounces Pear Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ¼ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ teaspoon chopped cilantro Garnish o cilantro sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Pour contents directly into a double Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with cilantro sprig. Remarks: This "margarita" scored off the charts for originality. The pear and ci


Qui to Freedom Cocktail
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Silver tequila* o ½ ounce Campari o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lime peel Method: 1. Pour Campari into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice and add to the prepared glass. 3. Garnish with lime peel as pictured. Remarks: This is another unique cocktail creat


Red Wine Margarita
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce Cointreau o 8 ounces red wine Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve in large, ice-filled wine glasses. Remarks: This cocktail works best with food. It provides a refreshingly different accompaniment with lunch or dinner. . . .


Salty Chihuahua
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o salt o 1 ounce 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Cointreau o 3 ounces grapefruit juice Garnish o 1 thin slice of grapefruit Method: 1. Moisten the rim of an Old Fashioned glass and invert it into a shallow dish of salt to coat the rim. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice to chill. 3. Serve over ice in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with grapefruit slice. Remarks: An S.O.B. version of a Sa


Salty Plum Tequila Cocktail
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o salt o 1 wedge of fresh plum o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Cointreau o ¾ ounce Plum Gekkeikan wine o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Moisten the rim of an Old Fashioned glass and invert it into a shallow dish of salt to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Add ice to the glass and set aside. 3. Muddle plum in cocktail shaker. 4. Add ice and remaining cocktail in


Sambuca Summer Cocktail
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ¾ ounce Sambuca Romano o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o ¼ ounce agave nectar o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters o Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lime wedges Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Top with soda. 4. Garnish with lime wedges. Remarks: This cocktail takes Sambuca into a whole new realm.


Sangre Y Fuego
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o salt o adobo o 1 or 2 tablespoons of your favorite salsa or to taste o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Monte Alban mezcal o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 4 ounces tomato juice o 2-4 dashes Worcestershire sauce Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a collins glass and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of salt and adobo to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Muddle the salsa


Savage Thorn Cocktail
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce agave nectar Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lime wheel. Remarks: This is a sweet and tasty well-balanced cocktail. . . .


Señorita’s Delight Cocktail
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o powdered sugar o 2 ounces 1800 Silver Tequila o 1 teaspoon light Crème de Cacao o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 ounce grenadine o 1 dash Moroccan Orange Blossom Water Garnish o 1 piece Turkish Delight Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass and invert it into a shallow dish of powdered sugar to coat the rim. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice to chill. 3. Strain into the prepared


Siesta Cocktail
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ¾ ounce Campari o ½ ounce fresh grapefruit juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ¾ ounce agave nectar Garnish o grapefruit peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with grapefruit peel. Remarks: We've often said that it takes a lot to tame Campari in any cocktail. It may seem like we are ganging up on this poor liqueur.


Silk Stocking Cocktail
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o ½ ounce Chambord o ½ ounce light Crème de Cacao o ½ ounce cream Garnish o ground cinnamon Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a dusting of cinnamon. Remarks: Of recent heritage, it's a sweet and creamy drink that neatly falls into the dessert cocktail category. . . .


Smashed Berry Tequila Cocktail
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 4 blueberries o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ½ ounce Luxardo maraschino o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 tablespoon Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry juice Garnish o blueberries o mint sprig Method: 1. Muddle berries in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add cracked ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Pour all into in a double Old Fashioned


Smoke on the Beach Cocktail
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 sage leaves o 1 teaspoon Demerara sugar o 1 ounce 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce green Chartreuse o 1 ounce pineapple juice Garnish o 1 sage leaf o freshly ground black pepper Method: 1. Muddle sage and sugar in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 4. Garnish with sage leaf and


Spanish Margarita
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o 1 ¾ ounces Licor 43, Cuarenta Y Tres o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste Garnish o lime wheel o mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with lime wheel and a mint sprig. Remarks: This is an interesting use of Cuarenta Y Tres. It’s a drink that’s good on its own or with food.


Spicy Mistletoe Martini
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o cayenne pepper o 1 ounce 1800 Añejo tequila o 1 ½ ounces Godiva Chocolate liqueur o ½ ounce Honey Syrup, see: Syrups etc. Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a martini glass and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of sugar and cayenne to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice to chill. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. Remarks: If you are still lookin


Spicy Paloma Cocktail
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o kosher salt o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ¾ ounce Thai Chili-infused Aperol, see: Syrups etc. o ½ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o 1 ounce grapefruit juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a collins glass and invert it into a shallow dish of kosher salt to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake cocktail i


Strawberries and Roses
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 strawberries sliced o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce Lillet Rosé o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Rose Petal Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Method: 1. Muddle strawberry slices in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Serve over ice in a double Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: A refreshing and somewhat unusual cocktail. Strawberries are the key to t


Summer in Oaxaca Cocktail
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce 1800 Reposado tequila o 1 ounce 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Ilegal mezcal o 1 ounce watermelon water o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce Lavender Syrup (see Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Hella Smoked Chili bitters or to taste o egg white Garnish o lavender sprig o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into an ice-filled


Tequila Bramble
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 blackberries o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ¾ ounce Crème de Mûre o ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice o ¼ ounce agave nectar Garnish o blackberry o lemon wheel Method: 1. Muddle 3 blackberries in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except the Crème de Mûre and shake to chill. 3. Fine strain into an ice- filled Old Fashioned glass. 4. Gently add Crème de Mû


Tequila Cocktail (Improved)
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o 1 splash Lazzaroni maraschino o 2-3 drops Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters or to taste o ½ ounce agave syrup, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake briskly over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: Simple ingredients producing a whole greater than their sum. It's not overly sweet and the bitters add a chocolate f


Tequila Highball (Bon Appetit)
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o 1 teaspoon St. Germain liqueur o 2 1x3 inch pieces of lemon peel (julienned) o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o additional lemon peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients except soda in an ice-filled collins glass. 2. Add julienned lemon peel. 3. Top with soda. 4. Twist an additional piece of lemon peel over the glass and discard. Remarks: Generally,
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