4 cocktail recipes worth trying to turn up the heat this autumn
19 April 2023
By Fashion Quarterly
Why take a vacay when you can discover the refreshing, thirst-quenching flavours of 1800 at home? Sample these four tequila-based recipes for your next dinner party to elicit summer on demand.
From left: Riedel Bar DSG ‘Highball’ glass, $65/pair, and ‘Rocks’ glass, $65/ pair, from The Studio of Tableware. Spiegelau ‘Perfect Serve’ coupette glass, $28, from The Studio of Tableware. Corey Ashford coasters, $195/pair, from Superette International. 1800 Tequila Silver and 1800 Tequila Coconut, $80 each.
Strawberry tequila sour
Serves 2
- 120ml 1800 Tequila Silver
- 120ml egg white (approx 2 large eggs)
- 60ml fresh lime juice
- 45ml strawberry simple syrup
- 1 pinch of salt (optional) Freeze-dried strawberries, to garnish
Pour the ingredients into a shaker and shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Add ice to fill a third of the shaker and continue shaking vigorously for 30 seconds. Strain into 2 cocktail glasses, then garnish.
Coconut margarita
Serves 2
- 45ml 1800 Tequila Coconut
- 15ml triple sec
- 30ml coconut cream
- 30ml coconut milk
- 15ml fresh lime juice
- 1 dash of simple syrup
- Freeze-dried lime, to garnish
Shake the ingredients together in a shaker, then strain over ice and garnish. You could also roll the rims of your glasses in salt, sugar or coconut.
Coconut tequila sunrise
Serves 1
- 60ml 1800 Tequila Coconut
- 240ml pineapple juice
- 15ml grenadine
- 1 maraschino cherry, to garnish
Fill a glass with ice, then pour in the tequila and pineapple juice and stir together. Gently pour the grenadine down the side of the glass using the back of a spoon so it settles on the bottom, then garnish.
Spicy Mexican mule
Serves 1
- 1 fresh jalapeño, sliced, seeds removed
- 15ml fresh lime juice
- 60ml 1800 Tequila Silver
- 120ml ginger beer
- Freeze-dried lime, to garnish
Place a few jalapeño slices in a glass, pour in the lime juice and muddle together. Add ice, then pour in the tequila and ginger beer. Stir well, then garnish.
