Cocktails by spirit
Tequila and mezcal: agave, salt, smoke.
The Classic Margarita. The Paloma. The Mezcal Negroni. Drinks that taste of blue agave and Mexican sun.
Tequila and mezcal cocktails
Every cocktail on the site that uses this spirit as its base.
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Honey Tequila Sour
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Honey Paloma
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Honey Margarita
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Tequila Negroni
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Tequila Old Fashioned
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Cantarito
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Rosita
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Matador
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Ranch Water
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Tequila Sunrise
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Coconut Margarita
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The Mezcal Mule
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El Diablo
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The Mexican Mule
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Pink Paloma
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Chilli Paloma
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Mezcal Paloma
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Spicy Margarita
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Mezcal Margarita
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Tommy’s Margarita
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Paloma
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Classic Margarita
A short note on tequila and mezcal cocktails
Tequila is blue agave distilled twice in Jalisco. Mezcal is agave roasted in underground pits and distilled in the mountains of Oaxaca. The difference is smoke: tequila is clean, bright, citrus-led; mezcal is earthier, smokier, deeper. A good home bar has both. Don Julio Blanco or Patron Silver for Margaritas and Palomas. Del Maguey Vida for the mezcal float on top. Espolon Reposado for the nights you want oak and vanilla instead.
The bottles we pour
The shelf for this spirit. Each links to its own Food & Drinks review.
Don Julio Blanco
Our takeDon Julio Blanco is the margarita bottle we reach for when we want the agave to sing without pushing too hard. Unaged, so the spirit is all…
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Patrón Silver
Our takePatrón Silver is the bottle people recognise and it earns its reputation. Softer than Don Julio Blanco, a bit more sweetness on the front, less pepper on…
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Espolòn Reposado
Our takeEspolòn Reposado is the surprise bottle on this shelf. Cheaper than the big-name reposados but it punches way up — aged six months in American oak, it…
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Del Maguey Vida Mezcal
Our takeVida is the mezcal to learn on. Smoke, but not bonfire smoke — roasted pineapple, charred lime rind, wet dirt, green pepper. The espadin agave is roasted…
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