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You can never have one too many paloma’s, especially with a mix of traditional Jose Cuervo Silver and a Reposado tequila. Especially for the exhibit honoring Frida Kahlo at the Brooklyn Museum, Jose Cuervo proposes a refreshing tequila cocktail that you can easily make at home. Kick this retrogrades ass and bottoms up:
Ingredients:
1oz Jose Cuervo Tradicional Silver
1oz Jose Cuervo Tradicional Reposado
1oz Grapefruit Soda
3/4oz Grapefruit Juice
1/4 Agave
Garnish: Grapefruit slice
Method:
Measure Tequila, Agave and Grapefruit juice into a tin.
Shake quickly to mix and pour over ice in a Collins/Highball glass.
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Jose Cuervo 40th Anniversary Special
A special anniversary bottle of tequila is the perfect way to celebrate (and forget) decades of schooling.
As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make yourself a glass or two, on us — you deserve it.
It’s Día de los Muertos and how better to honor the dead than with tequila. Some of us may be sauntering in bed watching Pixar’s COCO, and others getting dressed up in full Catrina (Day of the Dead traditional skeleton) costumes. No matter what side of the spectrum you’re on, one things for sure that you’ll need tons cocktails. From us and Jose Cuervo to you: an easy punch bowl recipe for you and all your friends (or just you)–
In punch bowl, add JoseCuervo Tradicional® Silver, pineapple juice and lime juice. Stir. Add lime wheels. Using ladle, pour mixture into glasses over ice. Garnish with lime wedge.
As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.
WHAT
Jose Cuervo’s El Diablo
Two classics collide in Jose Cuervo‘s El Diablo—a fruity twist that takes the fun of margaritas and blends it with the refreshingly crisp bite of ginger.
HOW
Ingredients:
1 part Jose Cuervo Especial Gold
0.5 part Crème de cassis
0.5 part Lime juice
2-3 parts Ginger beer
Image: ESSENTIAL HOMME, Dekuyper, Jose Cuervo, and Buderim Ginger.
THEN
Combine all ingredients into a shaker, excluding the ginger beer. Shake, then fine-strain mixture into an ice-filled rocks glass. Top with ginger beer and garnish.
As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.
WHAT
Cuervo Sunrise Fear not, night owls: enjoy the sunrise anytime with this Jose Cuervo cocktail that combines citrus with sweet. Amped up by the brand’s brand new Special Edition Rolling Stones blue agave edition, the drink brings the power of the sun and the party of the concert to you whenever you want.
HOW
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Jose Cuervo Especial
4 oz. Orange juice
1 splash Cranberry juice
Image: Essential Homme, Jose Cuervo.
THEN
Add all ingredients to shaker with ice. Hard shake and strain over fresh ice. Garnish with an orange slice.
