My Favorite Tequila Cocktails

Five Easy Tequila Cocktails!

I was really bummed to not have been able to get this video out for National Tequila Day, I try hard to get out videos for all the good national drinking holidays but alas I failed. That said, a lot of people have been asking me about how to use Tequila and so I thought a video on five great Tequila drinks was in order. As always I tried to vary the drinks to give the makers a good rounded tequila experience but since it is still summer and pretty hot, decided on some shaken cocktails, maybe volume 2 will be stirred drinks. I also made sure that all the drinks could be made with four tools: Shaker set, jigger, hawthorn strainer and fine strainer. Alright guys! Go get it!

Here's links to the tools I use in this episode:

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LA PALOMA
1.5oz (45ml) Blanco Tequila
.75oz (22.5ml) Lime Juice
.5oz (15ml) Simple Syrup
Top Mexican Squirt
Grapefruit Twist/or Wheel
Collins Glass

INFANTE
2oz (60ml) Tequila
.75oz (22.5ml) Lime Juice
.75oz (22.5ml) Orgeat
Shake/Strain over Big Rock Ice
Garnish: Fresh Grated Nutmeg

SIESTA
1.5oz (45ml) Blanco Tequila
.5oz (15ml) Lime Juice
.5oz (15ml) Simple Syrup
.5oz (15ml) Grapefruit Juice
.5oz (15ml) Campari
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Shake/Strain/Coupe

MEDICINA LATINA
2oz (60ml) Blanco Tequila
.75oz (22.5ml) Lime Juice
.375oz (11ml) Ginger Syrup
.375oz (11ml) Honey Syrup
.25oz (7.5ml) Float Mezcal
Shake/Strain Rocks Glass
Candied Ginger Garnish

MATADOR
1.5ml (45ml) Blanco Tequila
.75oz (22.5ml) Lime Juice
1oz (30ml) Pineapple Juice
1.5 tsp Green Chartreuse
1 tsp Agave
Shake/Strain/Collins
Garnish: Pineapple Frond/Lime Wheel

[danielaispuro]

Note to Self
1. La Paloma 1:00
2. Infante 2:44
3. Siesta 3:54
4. Medicina Latina 6:14
5. El Matador 8:01

[maa-honey]

“I thought about Steve the Bartender while I was shaking”

I bet you’re not the only one...

[FIUPanther]

Great mix of cocktails, savings this to my tequila cocktail playlist to reference later.

[rodrigofeijo]

Love the Penicilin variation. I'm gonna try and make a Brazilian one with Cachaça as well, since we have good variety of cachaças in Brazil. Silver cachaça as a main spirit and maybe some Amburana or Jambú Cachaça for the float. Thanks guys! You're the best

[wesleynichols]

The El Diablo is also one of my favorites. Great video. 👍

[eddieknowsbest]

I was literally thinking to myself the other day that you could combine mezcal and tequila like a penicillin combines blended and smoky scotch. Perfect! Love the Medicine Latina. Nice format!

[NumberButter]

Thats HILARIOUS, I was thinking as you were shaking, I like how steve smiles while shaking, then you started smiling, then said that comment about how you thought about steve and grimaced😂

[freddie]

When you mentioned Don Javier, I almost choked. He’s friends with my grandparents and I had no idea he was credited for creating Palomas.

[Jazminzesati]

Drop the syrup (the squirt is already sweet) and add salt! A very refreshing Paloma ❤️☺️

[DashyMatt]

"And there it is, the Medicina Latina, getthatouttamyway" 🤣

[mkneiss]

I love the camaraderie that seems to exist between you guys and Steve the Bartender.
Really hoping a crossover episode can happen at some point!

[InfiniteUmbra]

Your Paloma is the best Paloma I've tasted out of every bartender on YT by far. Sipping one right now. 🙌🏿

[VikGeo]

Tonight at work, they all going to drink SIESTA. Thanks for the awesome cocktails!

[paolocamero]

La Paloma’s origins that I’m familiar with come from a tradition of taking a shot of tequila and following with a shot of ruby red grapefruit soda.

I worked at a Mexican bar with kitchen staff from Jalisco and Oaxaca who both separately provided that same story.

Our Paloma was:

1.25oz Blanco Tequila
1oz Grapefruit Juice
.75oz Lime Agave syrup
Top with Tamarind or Grapefruit Jarritos Soda
Serve in a rocks glass with a Tajin rim and slice of grapefruit.

Won best cocktail in Mobile, AL last year :)

[wirz]

Loved this episode! Just restocked my tequila and I'm excited to try these! Thanks!

[rasmusrw]

A joy to watch as always. Finally finding some us of my tequila

[Sgtcrazyeyes]

I like to make the paloma as a spritzer with
2oz of repasado (as its my tequila of choice)
.5oz of simple syrup or agave syrup if its on hand
1oz of lime juice fresh squeezed of course
4oz of grapefruit juice
And i top the glass with no more than 7oz of seltzer water more often less based on the glass and garnish with a lime wheel. Its fantastic on a hot summer day

[smokeytiki]

Great video! Can't wait to try these! I have some friends who only drink tequila, in my rum serving tiki bar.

[seriouslee-overboard]

Had the ingredients on hand for number 2, so I _had_ to pause and go make one to sip while I finished the rest of the vid. The Infante is definitely _E-Z_ and very enjoyable; hard to believe it took until 2015 for someone to make this combo official(!?).

[davidontiveroz]

jus picked up bulleit bourbon, cola, myers's platinum white jamaican rum & soda. that is my setup of the week, time to watch barfly baby