What Should I Mix With Tequila?
After spending so much time staring at the same four walls, drinking the same four drinks, you're ready to expand your horizons past your same classic cocktails. You're ready to dip a bit more into the mixology of tequila cocktails. Whether you sign up for a cocktail delivery service or you start experimenting at home, there are many ways to test new tequila mixed drinks.
Are you wondering, “What should I mix with tequila?” You're in the right place. If you're looking for a good tequila mixer, the following options are all classic staples for making a delicious cocktail:
- Orange juice
- Pineapple juice
- Agave syrup
- Lime or lemon juice
- Ginger beer
Whether you're trying to go ten rounds with Jose Cuervo or are just trying to mix things up a bit with your Don Julio, here is a comprehensive guide to cocktails that use some of these mixers. Once you try some of these tequila mixers, you’ll never wonder what you should mix with your favorite tequila brands again.
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Whether you go for reposado tequila, an anejo tequila, or a smoky mezcal, we have a number of cocktail recipes for you to make right at home. Let's jump right into tequila cocktails and recipes.
Bloody Maria
You will need:
- 2 Ounces of Silver Tequila (Blanco Tequila)
- 1.5 Ounces Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 Clove of Garlic, finely minced
- .25 cup chopped cucumber
- 2 to 3 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
- 2 to 3 dashes of Tabasco sauce
- 4 to 5 ounces tomato juice
- Lime Wedge
- Celery Stalk
- A Blender
To start this tequila-based Bloody Mary, put your silver tequila, lime juice, garlic, cucumber, Worcestershire, and Tabasco in the blender. Blend it up til it's smooth.
Then pour your drink into an ice-filled glass (a highball glass if you want to look classy, but a red solo cup will do). Add in the tomato juice and stir it well. Then squeeze the lime wedge in the drink and drop it in. Lastly, put your celery stalk in your cocktail glass.
And now you've got your hangover cure premade for the hangover you are sure to have tomorrow. Future you will thank you for your preparation.
Chapala
You will need:
- 1.5 Ounces of Silver Tequila (Blanco Tequila)
- .5 teaspoon of Triple Sec
- 1 Ounce Fresh Orange Juice
- .5 Ounce Fresh Lemon Juice
- .25 Ounce Grenadine
- Orange Slice
Put everything but the orange slice into a Boston shaker and shake it like a polaroid picture. Use your strainer, and pour into an ice-filled double old-fashioned glass. Add for your orange slice to take the drink from simple to sexy. If you really want to take this drink to the next level, swap out your ice cubes for crushed ice.
Classic Margarita
- 2 Lime Wedges
- Kosher Salt
- 1.5 Ounces Premium Silver Tequila (Blanco Tequila)
- 1.5 Ounces of Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 Ounce of Cointreau
When deciding what to mix with tequila, you can never go wrong with a lime and salt. Rub a wedge of lime around the rim of a chilled margarita glass, and salt the rim. Fill your margarita glass with ice. Shake your tequila, lime juice, and Cointreau in a Boston shaker with ice cubes. Pour your shaken drink into the margarita glass using the strainer.
Squeeze your lime wedge over the drink and drop it in. Now you have the perfect drink for every sorority girl's 21st birthday. This classic tequila cocktail is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
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Compadre
You will need:
- 2 Ounces of Reposado Tequila
- 2 Ounces of Fresh Grapefruit Juice
- .5 Ounces of Campari
- 2 to 3 Ounces of Chilled Club Soda
- Orange Twist
Shake your tequila, grapefruit juice, and Campari in a Boston shaker with ice. Pour your shaken drink into a glass using a strainer. Add in your club soda and lightly stir. Twist your orange peel over the drink and drop it in.
Now you have a compadre even in quarantine. You're welcome.
La Conga
- 2 Ounces of Silver Tequila (Blanco Tequila)
- .25 Ounces of Pineapple Juice
- 3 dashed of Angostura Bitters
- 3 to 4 Ounces of Chilled Club Soda
Pour your tequila, pineapple juice, and bitters into an ice-filled old fashioned glass. Add in your club soda and stir. Add some visual appeal to the cocktail glass with the lemon slice.
Mexicola
- 2 Ounces Extra Añejo Tequila
- .5 Ounces fresh lime juice
- 2 to 3 ounces chilled Coke
- Lime Wedge
Pour your tequila and lime juice into an ice-filled glass. Then add in your Coke and stir. Lastly, squeeze the lime wedge into the drink and drop it in.
Now pour the drink back into the Coke bottle, and you're ready for your next Zoom meeting.
Get Mixing
We hope these recipes are fun and simple ways to elevate your tequila game. If you want some inspiration, try our perfectly mixed margaritas, or Mexican coffee to see how our mixologists use their bottles of tequila.