While some end of year cocktails are bubbly, or moody, or sparkly, there’s always a place for a classic: a well made drink, in a traditional formulation, using high quality ingredients. If that’s your jam, then these classic tequila cocktails may be of interest — elevated through the use of high quality tequila.
These recipes from Flecha Azul Tequila show off the qualities of the blanco, reposado, and añejo varieties respectively, playing off the different flavors from light and delicate to aged and oaky by matching them with different classic cocktails. There’s a take on the ever popular margarita, with extra spice to warm you through the cold winter nights, a variation on the Negroni which uses aged tequila in place of the gin, and an Old Fashioned riff which swaps in intense añejo tequila for the whiskey to give a new twist on the beloved drink.
Flecha Spicy Margarita
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Flecha Azul Blanco Tequila
- ¾ oz fresh lime juice
- ¾ oz triple sec
- 3 jalapeno slices
- Tajin rim
Method:
Muddle jalapeno slices in a cocktail shaker, add ice and all remaining ingredients. Shake vigorously. Strain into a rocks glass with ice. Enjoy!
Tequila Negroni
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Flecha Azul Reposado Tequila
- 1 oz Campari
- 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
- Orange twist for Garnish
Method:
Pour ingredients into a rocks glass over ice and stir until well-mixed. Garnish with an orange twist.
Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 2 3/4 oz Flecha Azul Anejo Tequila
- 1/4 oz agave syrup
- 3 dashes Angostura bitters 3 dashes Orange Bitters
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a glass with ice and stir. Garnish with an orange twist.
