National Tequila Day celebration with these five distinctive cocktails

Celebrate National Tequila Day on July 24 with these five distinctive cocktails! For this year’s festivities, the tequila cocktail game has been catapulted to a whole new level. Grand Marnier has teamed up with Robin Goodfellow, one of Toronto’s top mixologists, as well as local bartenders from major Canadian cities, to create unique tequila cocktails that will be must-tries for any National Tequila Day celebration.  

Platinum Margarita

• Tasting notes: Tart, agave, floral, rich  

• Description: Bringing back blended drinks, this easy-to-make Margarita variation will impress friends and family when you serve up a drink that looks and tastes like a cocktail-bar-quality offering. Who wouldn’t want a frothy purple Margarita?  

• Ingredients: 90ml Grand Marnier, 240ml Malva Flower Tequila, 120ml fresh lime juice, 40g sugar, 60ml liquid egg white, 12 ice cubes  

• What to do: Mix, then garnish with Malva petals and pink salt rim.  

Classic Grand Margarita

• Tasting notes: Tart, agave, orange, light 

• Description: This crowd-pleasing cocktail needs no introduction and can be served straight up or on the rocks. 

• Ingredients: 30ml Grand Marnier, 45ml Espolon Blanco, 23ml fresh lime juice, 15ml agave syrup 

• What to do: Shake with ice and strain into a rocks glass with a lime wedge and Maldon Salt Rim. 

Bodega Margarita

• Tasting notes: Tart, herbal, orange, light  

• Description: A classic Margarita at heart with a naturopathic element added from the marshmallow root. An herbal and immune-boosting Margarita.  

• Ingredients: 30ml Grand Marnier, 30ml Espolon Blanco, 15ml marshmallow root tincture, 23ml fresh lime juice, 15ml rich syrup  

• What to do: Mix, then garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel and salt rim.  

Don’t Jinx It    

Like a Margarita with more complexity and herbaceousness . Featuring Grand Marnier, Espolon Tequila Blanco, Cynar, Lime. 

The Espolon tequila and Cynar add subtle vegetal tones and depth, and the fresh lime juice brightens up the cocktail to balance the sweetness and dilute the ABV of the drink.    

Add all ingredients to a shaker tin. Add ice and shake hard until chilled. Strain into a cocktail coupe.     

Le Grand Caliente    

Spicy Pineapple Margarita . Grand Marnier, Espolon Tequila Blanco, Jalapeño, Lime, Pineapple juice, Ancho Chili powder, salt    

Mix salt and Ancho Chilli powder together and put mixture on a small side plate. Wet the side of a rocks glass with lime and rim with Ancho salt rim.    

Place sliced Jalapeño in a shaker and muddle gently. Add all remaining ingredients except garnish to the shaker. Add ice and shake. Strain into prepared rocks glass. Top with ice. Garnish with a fresh or dehydrated Jalepeño slice.