Photo: Linda Pugliese • Food Styling: Christine Albano • Prop Styling: Carla Gonzalez-Hart
While there’s always a time and place for a classic margarita (or one of its many highly drinkable variations), there’s so much more you can do with tequila. There are also more varieties of each style, from añejo to reposado to blanco, available in the United States than ever, thanks to the agave spirit’s meteoric rise in the past 20 years. In fact, more tequila is now sold in the U.S. than in any other country, including Mexico. Why not make the most of all this agave abundance by getting creative behind the bar? From underrated classics like Palomas and Tequila Sunrises to refreshing riffs on the Negroni and Old-Fashioned, here are the best tequila cocktail recipes.
Paloma Photo: Julia Gartland • Food Styling: Jessie YuChen Photo: Julia Gartland • Food Styling: Jessie YuChen
Our take on this iconic Mexican cocktail swaps out the sugary soda for fresh lime and grapefruit juice, yielding an ultra-quaffable drink bursting with citrus flavor. Get the recipe >
Hibiscus Tequila Mule Photo: Linda Pugliese • Food Styling: Christine Albano • Prop Styling: Carla Gonzalez-Hart Photo: Linda Pugliese • Food Styling: Christine Albano • Prop Styling: Carla Gonzalez-Hart
A cross between a Paloma and a Moscow Mule, this refreshing fuschia cocktail pairs tequila blanco with ginger beer, grapefruit and lime juice, and a homemade hibiscus infusion. The result is as pleasing to the eye as it is to the tongue. Get
