Pour, Sip, Repeat: Ready-to-Serve Spirits & Cocktails to Make for National Tequila Day

How could we forget the iconic “Midnight Margaritas” scene from Practical Magic? The cocktail ritual that was whipped up by the Owens women in the 1998 classic film is now returning for a new generation of fans, and with Astral Tequila as the official tequila partner of Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly anticipated Practical Magic 2, a new cocktail has come about to enjoy from now until the September release of the sequel. The Astral Midnight Margarita, which is a spellbinding elixir that pairs the film’s iconic ‘lime-in-the-coconut’ combination with Astral Tequila Blanco.  

• Ingredients:
• 1.5oz Astral Tequila Blanco
• 1oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 1.5oz Cream of Coconut
• 0.75-1 cup Ice 
• Garnish:
• Lime Wheel
• Coconut Lime Salt
• 2 tbsp Flaky Sea Salt
• 1 tbsp Finely Grated Dried Lime Zest
• Spread fresh zest on parchment and let air-dry overnight (or low oven at 200°F for 10-15 minutes) until fully dry.
• 1 tbsp Unsweetened Coconut Flakes, Lightly Toasted
• Lightly toast until just golden and fragrant. Once cool, roughly chop so size integrates with the salt. 
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• Preparation:
• Rim glass with lime and dip in coconut lime salt.
• Add all ingredients to a blender with ice.
• Blend until smooth and thick. 
• Pour into glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

On The Rocks literally has it all, and you avoid having to mix any cocktail because it’s ready for you to pour and enjoy. Their Margarita lineup is complete, crafted with Hornitos Tequila coming in a bottle or can, and includes the Classic Margarita, Jalapeño Pineapple Margarita, Sparkling Lime Margarita, and newly launched Sparkling Watermelon Margarita, making it easy to enjoy a bar-quality margarita wherever you’re hosting a group of friends at home or headed to the beach.

A flavored margarita with a pineapple-infused tequila, CAZADORES knows how to bring in the party for the summer.

CAZADORES Pineapple Margarita

• 2 oz. CAZADORES Pineapple Infused Tequila
• 1 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz. Agave Syrup

Tequila CAZADORES has just released their first new product in three years with its first-ever infused tequila: CAZADORES Pineapple Infused Tequila. Made for easy at-home cocktail-making like the spicy Serranita for a sweet and spicy kick. 

CAZADORES Serranita

• 1.5 oz. CAZADORES Pineapple Infused Tequila
• 3/4 oz. Simple Syrup
• 3/4 oz. Lime Juice
• 3 oz. Pineapple Juice
• 1 slice of Serrano Chili Pepper

PATRÓN has teamed up with Becky G for a limited-edition rainwater collection designed by the Mexican artist, and this collection brings attention to the fact that reliable water access isn’t always within reach for households across Jalisco, Mexico. With the nonprofit Isla Urbana, PATRÓN will fund the installation of 200 rainwater harvesting systems across communities in Jalisco. With that collab, LA PATRONA Margarita has come about, which is a signature cocktail inspired by Becky G’s latest single, “PATRONA”

LA PATRONA Margarita

• Ingredients: 
• 1.5 oz PATRÓN Silver
• 1 oz St. Germain
• .75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• Method: 
• Garnish: Lime
• Shaken served on the rocks in a rocks glass

Handcrafted through a 100% tahona stone production process, PATRÓN 100 is the brand’s first distilled-to-proof release at 50% ABV (100 proof) and crafted using 100% tahona production to deliver the full expression of agave. You can taste that and more with their PATRÓN 100 Margarita.

PATRÓN 100 Margarita

• Ingredients:
• 2 oz PATRÓN 100 Tequila
• .75 oz Fresh Lime Juice 
• .5 oz Blood Orange Juice 
• .5 oz PATRÓN CITRÓNGE Orange Liqueur
• .5 oz Agave 
• Method:
• Garnish: 2 Basil Leaves or Thyme Sprigs 
• Shaken served on the rocks in a rocks glass

With the process mentioned above, PATRÓN 100 delivers a bold, full agave character with zero dilution, capturing natural notes of sweet cooked agave, minerality, earthiness, and a touch of spice. Perfect flavoring to use with the Watermelon Margarita.

PATRÓN 100 Watermelon Margarita

• Ingredients:
• 1 oz PATRÓN 100 Tequila
• 0.5 oz Suze
• 0.25 oz Yellow Chartreuse
• 0.75 oz Lemon Juice
• 1 oz Watermelon Cordial
• Method:
• Garnish: Watermelon Slice
• Shaken served on the rocks in a rocks glass

The PATRÓN 100 Highball offers a bold yet refined blanco designed to deliver depth and clarity of flavor, and with the ingredients this cocktail includes, the sipping experience is enhanced.

PATRÓN 100 Highball

• Ingredients:
• 1 oz PATRÓN 100 Tequila
• 0.5 oz Honey Syrup
• 0.5 oz Passion Fruit Purée
• 0.75 oz Adjusted Mandarin Juice
• 1 dash Saline
• 3 dashes Cardamom Bitters
• Top: Topo Chico
• Method:
• Garnish: Tajín & Dehydrated Orange Zest
• Shaken, topped with soda in a highball with an ice spear

With Casa Dragones tequila, you get to experiment in the best way possible with your cocktails, and their Michelada Dragones will have you not only trying something new and exciting, but also sipping for more.

Michelada Dragones

• Ingredients:
• 1 ¼ oz. Casa Dragones Blanco
• ¼ oz. Dry Vermouth
• ¼ oz. Lime Juice
• ¼ oz. Green Tomato Juice
• ¼ oz. Agave Syrup
• ¼ oz. Seeded Jalapeño (cut into slices)
• Mexican Lager
• Method:
• Muddle jalapeño in shaker tin.
• Add all other ingredients except beer.
• Shake with ice gently to combined ingredients.
• Fine strain into a pilsner glass rimmed with salt and filled with ice.
• Top with lager, stir, and garnish with a slice of jalapeño.

If you are in Las Vegas on July 24th or planning a future trip to Sin City, make sure to stop by Cantina Contramar to enjoy their agave-forward cocktails featuring Casa Dragones tequila, like the Dragones Rosa.

Dragones Rosa

• Casa Dragones Blanco
• Macerated tomato
• Guava syrup
• Lime juice garnished with a lemon twist

Another cocktail you can enjoy at Cantina Contramar is the classic margarita because you could never go wrong with the OG. Casa Dragones also knows the perfect pairing with their recent collaboration with Karol G.

Margarita

• Casa Dragones Blanco
• Orange syrup
• Lime juice
• Garnished with a salt rim

Another classic cocktail made with Casa Dragones tequila is the Paloma. The brand was co-founded by Bertha González Nieves, the first female Maestra Tequilera certified by the Academia Mexicana de Catadores de Tequila. Crafted in San Miguel de Allende from 100% Blue Weber agave, and a natural fit for Cantina Contramar’s authentic Mexican dining experience.

Paloma

• Casa Dragones Blanco,
• Aperol
• Lime
• Grapefruit soda
• Salt

I bet you didn’t know Hornitos comes in ranges like their Hornitos Cristalino Reserve Tequila. On the rocks, neat, or in a cocktail, enjoy however you want.

Hornitos also comes with sweetness to give you the flavors you desire in a drink with its Hornitos Pineapple Tequila.

As if the options above weren’t enough, Hornitos has teamed up with the beloved soda, Jarritos, for their limited-edition Margaritos Variety Pack. Dropped just in time for Just in time for National Tequila Month, perfect for summer gatherings big and small. The pack pairs the award-winning Hornitos Reposado with one of three fan-favorite Jarritos flavors: Lime, Mandarin, and Pineapple.

El Jimador Tequila Spritz is a ready-to-drink spritz cocktail in a can made with 100% blanco tequila, and you can enjoy it in three flavors: Mango, Lime, and Orange. Light, bubbly, and easy to drink, 4-packs are only $10.99.

It combines the love for agua fresca with tequila; I mean, you can’t go wrong with Centenario’s Goal-den Fresca.

Goal-den Fresca

• Ingredients:
• 2 oz Centenario Plata​
• 1 Strawberry, chopped​
• 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice​
• 1 oz Simple Syrup​
• Soda Water or Sparkling Water, to top​
• Tajín or Chili Salt for rim​
• Lemon Wedge for rim & garnish​
• Strawberry for garnish​
• Method:
• Rim a glass with lemon, then coat with Tajín or chili salt.
• Fill the glass with ice and set aside.
• In a cocktail shaker, add chopped strawberry and
  muddle until juicy.
• Add Centenario Plata, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, and ice.
• Shake until well chilled.
• Strain into the prepared glass and top with soda
  water or sparkling water.
• Garnish with a lemon wedge and strawberry.

Of course the word nada doesn’t fit into our vocabulary during National Tequila Day, but we make an exception for Centenario Tequila’s Palomada o Nada.

Palomada o Nada

• Ingredients:
• 2 oz Centenario Tequila Reposado
• 1 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
• 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 1 oz Simple Syrup
• 2 oz Filtered Water
• Garnish: 1 Grapefruit Slice, Chill Salt Rimmed Glass
• Method:
• Rim a 12 oz highball glass with chili salt.
• Add Centenario Tequila Reposado, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and simple syrup to shaker with ice.
• Shake and strain into your glass with fresh ice.
• Top with water and a grapefruit slice.

A cocktail that’s sweet with a kick, Flecha Azul Peach Hot Honey Margarita is that and more. Flecha Azul is additive-free and crafted with just three simple ingredients to make a clean, elevated tequila that lets the agave truly shine.

Peach Hot Honey Margarita

• Ingredients:
• 2 oz Flecha Azul Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz Triple Sec
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 1 oz Hot Honey Peach Puree
• 2 peaches chopped
• 3 Tbsp hot honey
• 1 Tbsp Agave syrup
• 2 Tbsp water
• Instructions:
• Place all ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
• Shake with ice.
• Double strain into an ice-filled cocktail glass.
• For hot honey peach puree add ingredients to a small pot.
• Bring to a boil and let simmer over a medium low heat until soft, about 15-20 minutes.
• Let cool.
• Transfer to a blender and blend until pureed.
• Store in the refrigerator until needed.

It’s spritz season, and just because you’re a tequila drinker doesn’t mean you have to miss out, because Dobel Tequila has you covered with the Tahona Cherry Spritz.

Tahona Cherry Spritz

• Ingredients:
• 2 oz Dobel Tahona Organic Tequila
• 0.75 oz Lime Juice
• 0.50 oz Simple Syrup
• 0.50 oz Aperol Aperitivo
• 0.25 oz Maraschino Liqueur
• Soda Water
• Garnish:
• Orange Slice
• Glassware:
• Highball/Collins Glass or Wine Glass
• Directions:
• Add all ingredients but soda water to a cocktail shaker with ice
• Shake briefly, and strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice
• Top with soda water and garnish with an orange slice

Made with Leyenda 1925, the Tegroni puts a twist on the classic cocktail the Negroni, made with a luxury, clean tequila rooted in more than a century of family tradition in Los Altos de Jalisco, México.

Tegroni

• Ingredients:
• 2 oz Leyenda 1925 Añejo
• 1 oz Campari
• 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
• Orange Slice
• Directions:
• Add 2 oz Leyenda 1925 Añejo, 1 oz Campari, and 1 oz sweet vermouth into a mixing glass.
• Fill with ice and stir until well chilled.
• Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
• Garnish with an orange slice or expressed peel.

You don’t have to drink vodka to enjoy this bright and elegant twist on the classic martini. Leyenda 1925’s Blanco tequila, mixed with the citrus sophistication of Mandarine Napoléon and orange bitters, adds subtle complexity and gives a crisp, aromatic, and refined taste.

Leyenda Martini

• Ingredients:
• 2 oz Leyenda 1925 Blanco
• ¾ oz Mandarino Napoleon Liquor
• 2 Dash Orange Bitters
• Add orange peel or frozen green grape
• Directions:
• Add 2 oz Leyenda 1925 Blanco, ¾ oz Mandarine Napoléon liqueur, and 2 dashes orange bitters into a mixing glass.
• Fill with ice and stir until chilled and balanced.
• Strain into a chilled martini or coupe glass.
• Garnish with an expressed orange peel or a frozen green grape for a crisp finish.

Mi CAMPO Tequila is available in Blanco & Reposado and brings a fresh, modern take on tequila. Meant to be sipped neat or mixed up in vibrant summer cocktails like the Mi CAMPO Paloma.

Mi CAMPO Paloma

• Ingredients:
• 2 oz Mi Campo Reposado Tequila
• 2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
• ½ oz fresh squeezed lime juice
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 oz club soda
• Salt or Tajín for the rim
• Grapefruit wedge for garnish 
• Instructions:
• Rim a Collins glass with salt or Tajín.
• Dry shake the tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and sugar without ice to dissolve the sugar.
• Add ice to the shaker and shake again until cold.
• Strain into the prepared glass filled with fresh ice and top with club soda.
• Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

The Noble Rita made with Casa Noble an organic tequila made from 100% Blue Weber agave, known for its exceptionally smooth, complex flavor that’s perfect to enjoy in cocktails or on its own.

Noble Rita

• Ingredients:
• 2 oz Casa Noble Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz agave nectar
• 1 oz lime juice
• Lime wedge
  Preparation:
• Place ingredients, except lime wedge, into a shaker with ice.
• Shake until chilled.
• Strain into glass (salt rim optional).
• Garnish with lime wedge. 

Calling añejo fans because Casa Noble Añejo has your name written all over it. While other añejo tequilas are aged for 1 year in new French oak barrels, this one is aged for 2 years. The patience of waiting an extra year produces a beautiful sipping tequila that is both complex and delicious. 

Everything flavored is always a great idea, and Fever-Tree’s Strawberry Paloma is no exception to the rule. Fever-Tree is designed to elevate classic tequila-based cocktails with simple and refreshing recipes.  

Strawberry Paloma

• Ingredients:
• 4 oz Fever-Tree Margarita Mix
• 1.5 ox Mezcal, infused with jalapeños and cilantro
• 1.5 tsp Agave
• Ice, lots
• Fresh jalapeños, handful
• Cilantro, handful
• Steps:
• Fill a shaker or container with plenty of ice, add the infused Mezcal and agave.
• Add the Margarita Mix, seal and shake for 15 seconds.
• Strain into a tumbler glass over ice, add jalapeños and cilantro to garnish.
• Top tip: Add a Tajin rim to your glass for an extra dash of flavor!