Give these cocktails your best shot …
Turmericana cocktail
You’ll need: 1 shot Don Julio Blanco Tequila, ½ shot ginger honey syrup, ½ shot lime juice, ½ tsp ground turmeric, ½ tsp sea salt
To make: Mix tablespoon turmeric, ginger honey syrup in a lowball glass. Add Don Julio Blanco and lime juice. Shake well with ice. Combine ½ tsp turmeric and salt on a plate. Rim glass with this turmeric salt, then strain the cocktail into a glass with ice.
Don Julio paloma
You’ll need: 1 shot Don Julio Reposado Tequila, 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice, 30ml fresh grapefruit juice
To make: Combine Don Julio Reposado, fresh lime juice, and agave nectar in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a glass over ice. Top the cocktail off with grapefruit juice and soda water if desired. Garnish with grapefruit peel or lime wedge.
Spice things up … Cilantro paloma
You’ll need: 1 shot Don Julio Reposado Tequila, 1 shot fresh grapefruit juice, 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice, ½ tsp simple syrup, 10 cilantro leaves, sea salt
To make: Mix Don Julio Reposado, fresh grapefruit juice, fresh lime juice, simple syrup and cilantro leaves in a shaker with ice. Rim glass with sea salt. Pour cocktail over ice. Garnish with cilantro.
Repo cold brew cocktail
You’ll need:
1 shot Don Julio Reposado Tequila, 4 Tbsp milk of your choice, 2 Tbsp cold brew coffee
To make:
Shake Don Julio Reposado and milk with ice.
Optional: Add 1½ tsp simple syrup for the sweet tooth.
Pour the mix into a lowball glass with ice. Pour over cold-brewed coffee.
Código Bloody Maria
You’ll need: 2 parts Código 1530 Blanco Tequila, 4 parts tomato juice, ½ part lemon juice, ½ tsp horseradish, 4 dashes Worcestershire sauce, 2 dashes Tabasco sauce, 1 dash celery salt, 1 dash ground black pepper
To make: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add Código, tomato juice, lemon juice, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, celery salt, and black pepper.
Shake and strain into a highball or flared pint glass over ice. Garnish with a celery stick as is tradition and add savoury garnishes like olives and peppers for extra flavour.
Código Drammed Tequila Old Fashioned
You’ll need: 2 parts Código 1530 Reposado Tequila, ½ part Drambuie, ¼ part rich demerara syrup, 1 dash orange bitters, 1 dash Angostura, 1 Luxardo cherry, 2 thin pear slices for garnish
To make: Add Código 1530, demerara syrup, Drambuie, and bitters to an old-fashioned glass with a large ice cube. Stir with a bar spoon for about 40 seconds, or until glass becomes noticeably colder. Garnish with pear slices and a Luxardo cherry.
Código Cranberry Cosmo
You’ll need: 2 parts Código 1530 Rosa Tequila, 1 part cranberry juice, ¾ part orange liqueur, ½ part lime juice
To make: Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
Strain the mix into your chilled glass.
Garnish with an orange twist for traditional sake, or a fresh rosemary sprig for a festive touch.
Código Lekker Fresca
You’ll need: 2 parts Código 1530, Blanco Tequila, ¾ part Blood Orange Syrup, 1 part Rooibos, 1 part Lime Juice, 2 parts Pineapple Juice
To make: Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Fine strain the mix into your chilled and iced tumbler glass.
Garnish with a fresh pineapple slice with chilli salt.
Recipes: donjulio.com and codigo1530.com
