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Tequila(!): it's not just for Cinco de Mayo and The Champs.
Just ask Fred Warner, the beverage director of Mas Malo and Malo in Los Angeles, where Warner has helped curate a list of almost 250 tequilas and 30 mezcals.
Let's just say the man knows his way around a tequila bottle - and hopes this summer you don't limit your tequila tippling to the sunrise or sunset, but rather enjoy all the livelong day.
Five Refreshing Tequila Cocktails To Sip This Summer: Fred Warner
1. Spicy Cucumber Margarita (pictured above)
"I LOVE this drink, not only in the summer, but year round! It's got the cooling aspect of the cucumber, followed by the bite of the Tapitio [hot sauce]! A wonderful juxtaposition of flavors."
2 oz reposado tequila (recommended: El Jimador Reposado)
2 oz House Sour (2 parts fresh lime juice to 1 part agave nectar)
3 slices cucumber
2 dashes each of Tapitio and Angostura bitters
Served with ice in a rocks glass.
2. Mexican 77
"This cocktail is nice, sweet and sparkling. It tastes soft on the palate, and is wonderful for a hot summer day."
2 oz silver tequila (recommended: 4Copas Silver organic tequila)
Juice of 1/2 a lemon (1/2 oz)
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
Float of Cava (or Champagne)
Served in a chilled Champagne flute.
3. Red Eye
"Now this is a beautiful cocktail! The density of the red wine keeps the wine at the top of the cocktail the entire time. It’s sweet, yet dry."
2 oz reposado tequila (recommended: Milagro Reposado)
Juice of 1/2 a lemon (1/2 oz)
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
Float of Red Wine
Served in a chilled Champagne flute.
4. La Paloma
"The bestselling cocktail in Mexico! It’s traditionally made with Mexican Squirt [grapefruit soda], but mine is made with homemade 'Squirt' using freshly squeezed juices. My personal summertime favorite!"
2 oz silver tequila (recommended: El Jimador Silver)
1/2 oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
1/2 oz fresh squeezed lime
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
Topped with club soda
Served with ice in a salt rimmed Collins glass, with a lime.
5. Piñata Smash
"This cocktail is sweet and spicy, with a nice herbal finish. It’s a tasty and refreshing cocktail to sip on those days when the sun just won’t quit.
2 oz silver tequila (recommended: El Jimador Silver)
2 oz House Sour (2 parts fresh lime juice to 1 part agave nectar)
Muddled pineapple chunk, 3 slices of Serrano chile, and a few sprigs of Cilantro
Served with ice in a rocks glass.
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So... does Mr. Warner have a suggestion for a drink made without the use of citrus? I love tequila... but after having my first son I developed an allergy to lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit. Help a girl out!
I'll have one of what ever he makes, but leave out the sweet, the fruit, the juice, the wine and the ice. Salt and limes is all you need for good times.
On second shot, maybe I'll try the Spicy Cucumber Margarita, but just once.
Leprechaun's Gold recipe:
1/2 shot Goldschlager® cinnamon schnapps
1/2 shot Irish cream
The Bomb:
Glass of tang (Or OJ, if no tang is available)
Shot of Everclear (Vodka if you can't get the sand out of your vag)
Shot of red wine
I wanna party with this dude!
MOJITO!!!
I prefer BONG HITS.
Alcohol is an evil poison.
Marijuana is much safer.
Shame on CNN for pushing the use of a drug that is known to kill tens of thousands per year.
What?
Alcohol makes being American bearable. Don't get me wrong, I love this country, but not thinking about the rest of the world is easier with a buzz.
TeamAmerica.
MILAGRO and the others = mass production=poor quality.
Um, Don Julio for the $ is The best tequila IN THE WORLD!
I'm with you but would have to add a few variations of Cazadores too.
Vodka+water with a lime for me only. No carbs, and no hangover.
You can find Squirt soda in most U.S. grocery stores. I like that soda mixed with lime juice, tequila and cointreau. That is the ingredient list in the best margarita I had in Mexico at one the tequila factories.
My my my, look at how fancy people can make their drugs look.
Word.
bjsoares12@hotmail.com
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. Go sit in the corner. Bad D!
Tequila! What a way to ruin a good cocktail.
Ummm.... Douche? Maybe??
Try a Mexicans Revenge Tall glass with crushed ice, two oz of Tequila, a shot of Grenadine, a shot of lime juice and fill with cranberry cocktail.. After a couple of these you won't know what hit you Enjoy
Yum, but it's tough for me right now because I'm pregnant,lol! #1 and #5 especially sound delicious, I love the cucumber and chile ingredients in the cocktails. I went out with a few couples to a bar this weekend, and it's just not the same sober!
Congrats on the pregnancy!
Thanks!!
I'll take a #4 please, on the rocks.
I'd hit it.
Sorry, Kat. Went old skrizzle on you.
Good to have you back :)