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Frozen Strawberry

Ingredients:

  • Sugar
  • Crushed Ice
  • 60 ml Tequila
  • 30 ml Lime juice
  • 1 tsp Sugar syrup
  • 4 ripe Strawberries
  • 30 ml Strawberry liqueur
  • Strawberry, unhulled, to decorate
Method:
  1. Dampen the ring of a chilled cocktail glass and dip it into the sugar.
  2. Put the crushed ice into a blender and pour in the tequila, strawberry liqueur, and lime juice.
  3. Drop in the strawberries, add the sugar syrup and blend for a few seconds.
  4. Pour without straining into a cocktail glass and decorate with a strawberry.

Tip: To rim a cocktail glass with sugar or salt, run a piece of lemon or lime around the edge and dip in salt or sugar

Tequila Sunrise

Ingredients:

  • Orange slice
  • 30 ml Tequila
  • Star fruit slice
  • 5-6 Ice cubes
  • 2 tsp Grenadine
  • 100 ml Orange juice
Method:
  1. Crack half the the ice cubes and put them into a cocktail shaker.
  2. Add the tequila and orange juice and shake to mix.
  3. Put the remaining ice into a tall glass and strain the tequila into it.
  4. Slowly pour in the grenadine allow it to settle.
  5. Just before serving, stir once.
  6. Decorate the glass with the star fruit and orange slice.

Tip: Keep vodka in the freezer for best results.

Coco Loco

Ingredients:

  • Ice Cubes
  • ½ measure Vodka
  • 3/4 measure Tequila
  • 3/4 measure White Rum
  • 2 measures Lemon Juice
  • ½ measure Coconut cream
  • Lemon Rind twist and Cocktail Cherries
Method:
  1. Pour the rum, vodka, tequila, coconut cream and lemon juice into a blender. Mix for 15 seconds.
  2. Put the ice cubes into a large goblet and pour over the drink.
  3. Decorate with lemon rind twist and cherries.
  4. Serves: 1

Tip: Glasses can be frosted by being chilled in the refrigerator or by letting crushed ice sit in them for a short while.

Bloody Maria

Ingredients:

  • Ice Cubes
  • Celery Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • 1 Lime Wedge
  • Cayenne Pepper
  • 1 tbsp Lime Juice
  • 100 ml Tomato juice
  • 1¼ measures Tequila
  • 2 tsps medium Sherry
  • 2 dashes Tabasco Sauce
  • 4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
  • Celery stick, Lime wedge to decorate
Method:
  1. Dampen the rim of 350 ml old-fashioned glass with a lime wedge then dip it into celery salt and black pepper.
  2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes then add the tequila, sherry, tabasco sauce, worcestershire sauce, lime juice, tomato juice and a pinch of celery salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
  3. Shake vigorously then pour into the old-fashioned glass.
  4. Decorate with the celery stick and lime wedge.

Tip: To rim a cocktail glass with sugar or salt, run a piece of lemon or lime around the edge and dip in salt or sugar.

Margarita

Ingredients:

  • Fine Sea salt
  • 40 ml Tequila
  • 4-5 Ice cubes
  • 3 Lime wedges
  • 25 ml Cointreau
  • 40 ml Lime juice
  • Lime wheel, to decorate
Method:
  1. Dampen the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with 1 of the lime wedges then dip the rip into a fine sea salt.
  2. Pour the tequila, cointreau and lime juice into a cocktail shaker.
  3. Squeeze the juice from the remaining 2 lime wedges into the shaker, squeeze the wedges to release the oils in the skin then drop the wedges into the shaker.
  4. Add the ice cubes and shake vigorously for about 10 seconds.
  5. Strain the cocktail into the chilled glass and decorate with a lime wheel.

Tip: Sparkling wines and champagnes should be served thoroughly chilled.

Cobalt Margarita

Ingredients:

  • Fine Sea Salt
  • 4-5 Ice cubes
  • 1 Lime Wedge
  • 2 tsps Cointreau
  • 1¼ measures Tequila
  • ½ measure Blue Curacao
  • Lime rind spiral to decorate
  • 3/4 measure fresh Lime Juice
  • 3/4 measure fresh Grapefruit Juice
Method:
  1. Dampen the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with a lime wedge then dip it into fine sea salt.
  2. Pour the tequila, cointreau, blue curacao, lime juice and grapefruit juice into a cocktail shaker.
  3. Add the ice cubes and shake vigorously for about ten seconds.
  4. Strain into the cocoktail glass and decorate with a lime rind spiral.

Tip: Sparkling wines and champagnes should be served thoroughly chilled.

Tijuana Sling

Ingredients:

  • Ice cubes
  • 75 ml Tequila
  • 45 ml Lime juice
  • 200 ml Ginger Ale
  • 45 ml Crème de cassis
  • 4 dashes Peychaud Bitters
  • Lime wheels and BlackCurrants or Blueberries
Method:
  1. Pour the tequila, crème de cassis, lime juice and Peychaud bitters into a cocktail shaker.
  2. Add the ice cubes and shake vigorously. Pour into sling glasses then top up with ginger ale.
  3. Decorate each glass with a lime wheel and fresh berries.

Tip: To counter alcohol’s diuretic effect drink plenty of non alcoholic fluids, water or fruit juices. Do not drink coffee as that is also a diuretic.

Texan

Ingredients:

  • 15 ml Vodka
  • 15 ml Tequila
  • 15 ml Triple sec
  • 15 ml Light Rum
  • 15 ml Lemon juice
  • Dash of simple syrup
  • Top with Coca-cola
Method:
  1. Mix or shake all of the ingredients together except for the Coca-cola.
  2. Pour into the large highball glass and top with Coca-cola.
  3. Garnish it with a lemon squeeze.

Tip: Eat something before and during alcohol consumption. This slows the absorption of alcohol. Fats and carbohydrates are best for slowing absorption. Sugars intake prevents hang-overs. Cakes and pastries are the party food that has lots of all three.