Tequila Cocktail Recipes
Explore tequila cocktail recipes with ingredients, prep notes, and links to full Elixirate recipes.
Featured Tequila Cocktails
- Margarita - A classic Mexican cocktail made with tequila, orange liqueur, and fresh lime juice, known for its balanced tart, sweet, and salty profile. It is one of.
- Paloma - The Paloma is a refreshing Mexican highball and often considered the national cocktail of Mexico. It combines tequila with tart lime juice and grapefruit.
- Batanga - A classic Mexican highball invented in the 1960s by Don Javier Delgado Corona at La Capilla in Tequila, Mexico. It combines blanco tequila, fresh lime.
- Bloody Maria - A tequila-based variation on the classic Bloody Mary, featuring tomato juice, citrus, horseradish, hot sauces, and spices for a spicy, savory brunch.
- Charro Negro - A popular Mexican cocktail, essentially a tequila-based twist on the Cuba Libre (rum and Coke). It combines tequila, fresh lime juice, and Coca-Cola.
- Cleo - A dragon-fruit-enhanced riff on a Tommy’s Margarita with tequila, lime juice, agave nectar, and dragon fruit syrup for a subtle fruity flavor and pink.
- El Diablo - A mid-century classic tequila cocktail featuring reposado tequila, crème de cassis, fresh lime juice, and ginger beer. Created by Trader Vic in the.
- Grand Margarita - An elevated twist on the classic Margarita that pairs sour lime with earthy tequila notes, adding Grand Marnier’s cognac and bitter orange flavor for a.
- Mango Margarita - A tropical twist on the classic Margarita featuring sweet mango, tangy lime, tequila, and orange liqueur. Juicy, refreshing, and perfect for summer.
- Mexican Firing Squad - A refreshing tequila sour from Charles H. Baker's 1939 Gentleman's Companion, discovered at La Cucaracha Cocktail Club in Mexico City. It combines blanco.
- Mexican Martini - A popular Austin, Texas creation from the 1980s at Cedar Door bar, this is essentially a strong, briny Margarita served up in a martini glass. It.
- Mexican Mule - A tequila-based variation on the classic Moscow Mule, featuring tequila, lime juice, sugar syrup, and ginger beer for a refreshing, spicy highball.
- Minty Tequila Refresher - A refreshing, mint-forward tequila cocktail combining fresh mint, lime juice, simple syrup, and a splash of club soda for a light, herbaceous summer.
- Perro Salado - A Tex-Mex variation of the Salty Dog cocktail, substituting tequila for the traditional gin or vodka. It features a salted rim and grapefruit juice for a.
- Peruvian Pepper Tequila Tini - A peppery minimalist masterpiece with the perfect balance of sweet and umami flavors.
- Rosita - A modern classic tequila-based riff on the Negroni that splits the vermouth into equal parts sweet and dry vermouth for balance, with a dash of Angostura.
- Siesta - The Siesta is a modern classic tequila sour created in 2006 by Katie Stipe at the Flatiron Lounge in New York City. It's a riff on the Hemingway.
- Sunset Margarita - A twist on the classic Margarita featuring tequila, triple sec, orange and lime juices, with pomegranate juice carefully added to create a layered sunset.
- Toreador - A lesser-known classic tequila cocktail dating to 1937, essentially a Margarita variation that substitutes apricot liqueur for orange liqueur (triple.
- Vampiro - A refreshing Mexican cocktail from Jalisco featuring blanco tequila, tangy sangrita (a savory tomato-based mixer), fresh lime juice, and topped with.
- Vampiro Mexicano - A popular Mexican tequila cocktail also known as Vampiros Mexicanos or simply Vampiro. It combines tequila with sangrita (a spicy, savory tomato-citrus.
- White Paloma - A crisp and refreshing variation on the classic Paloma using white (blanco) tequila and fresh grapefruit juice, often featuring mint for an herbal twist.
- Oaxaca Old-Fashioned - A modern classic agave-based riff on the Old Fashioned created by Phil Ward in 2007 at Death & Co. It combines reposado tequila and mezcal with agave.
- Tommy's Margarita - A modern classic Margarita variation created in the early 1990s by Julio Bermejo at Tommy's Mexican Restaurant in San Francisco. It omits orange liqueur.