Get Your Fiesta On For National Tequila Day!

Get your fiesta on for National Tequila Day!

On July 24, celebrate the festive holiday with these perfect for summer, easy to make cocktails from Ancho Reyes, a chili liqueur, and Q Drinks, a low calorie, all natural, high carbonated mixer.

Cheers!

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Paloma Americano

2 parts Q Grapefruit
1 part Milagro Tequila
1 part Cocchi Rosa
½ fresh lime juice
½ part fresh pink grapefruit juice
Rim the side of a cocktail glass with flakey sea salt. Add lime and grapefruit juices to the bottom of a mixing glass. Muddle the strawberry, then add tequila and Cocchi and shake with ice. Double strain into the cocktail glass and top with Q Grapefruit.

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Ancho Verde Margarita

1 part Ancho Reyes Verde
1 part Milagro Silver Tequila
1 part fresh lime juice
1/3 part agave nectar
Add all ingredients to a shaker, add ice, and shake hard. Strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass with half its rim salted. Garnish with a lime wheel.

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Spiced Paloma

1 part Milagro Tequila
1 ½ parts fresh pink grapefruit juice
¾ part cinnamon syrup
3 parts Q Grapefruit
Cinnamon salt rim
To make cinnamon syrup combine ½ c cane sugar and ½ cup water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add cinnamon sticks to pot and gently simmer 2 minutes then remove from heat and chill.

Run a cut grapefruit piece around the edge of a large rocks glass and rim with cinnamon salt. Add first three ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice, shake and strain over fresh ice into the rocks glass. Top with Q Grapefruit and stir to combine. Garnish with a slice of grapefruit.

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