La Gingerita!

I'm Air Ginger. Fly Me!

Here on the Rancho it's always cocktail hour, and ginger is all the rage right now. Give this one a try-- it's a combination of Espolón Reposado, ginger beer, and lime juice. Cheers!

Gingerita:
1 oz Espolón Reposado Tequila
1 oz Ginger Beer
...1/2 oz freshly squeezed Lime Juice
Stir ingredients into an ice-filled highball glass. Garnish with a lime or lemon wedge.


That'll put some fuel in your tank! Mmmm mmmm.

Summer's End Espolón Cocktail!

It's berry delicious!

It's called a strawberry basil margarita. It uses my favorite, Espolón. I think that's a boring name for a cocktail. But, well, I can't think of a better one, so, here you go:
'Rita Recipe

Cool It! Here's the Rita Sangre

Sweltering! 100 degrees in the shade! The doggiest dog days.

What's a tequilero to do?

Put the heat on ice with a tangy refresher, The Rita Sangre!

This one is easy:

Mix your favorite 100% agave mixing blanco -- Azul, Jimador, Antiguo -- in to a tall icy glass of Blood Orange Italian Soda (gettable from Whole Foods).

That's it!

You can squeeza a little lime on top or garnish with a wedge of orange.

Cool it baby!

Photo to come....

A Summer Refresher!

Where's the ice?

Ok, here's one that'll cool ya down! I'm gonna call it La Paloma Rosa...ain't that a purty name? She's totally simple: the 100% agave blanco or reposado tequila of your choice (I have used Cazadores repo) and Pink Grapefruit Italian Soda -- from Whole Foods! Pour it in a tall glass over lots of ice, and add only a squirt of lime juice and a quick drizzle of agave nectar for added sweetness.
For a more frothy version, crank up the ol' blender. That's what it's there for!

The Partida Nectarita

!Muy refrescante! Una Tequila mas, por favor...

OK! I may have just mixed up the perfect Margarita. And I have made some GOOD 'ritas before, so this is sayin' somethin'! Without dilly-dallying around, let me get straight to the recipe:

We're using Partida Blanco Tequila. One might argue that a $50 blanco is too good to make a 'rita with, but I say, it's too good NOT to make a 'rita with. The other ingredients are Triple Sec, a dash of Presidente Mexican Brandy, Key Lime Juice, and the secret weapon, about a teaspoon of Partida Agave Nectar (aka Agave Syrup) a honey-like syrup made from the Blue Agave in the same way maple syrup is made from tree sap. Shake it up good with plenty of ice!

For inspirational images and some nice Spano-Mexican music check out the Partida Margarita Web-site, here.