Tequila Cocktails

Tequila is the most misunderstood spirit on most back bars. Treated as a shot in the US for decades, it is in fact one of the most expressive things you can build a drink on — grassy and peppery when young, rounder and warmer with oak.

The Margarita is the famous one. The Paloma is what Mexico actually drinks, and it is lighter and better suited to a warm afternoon.

The list

• Margarita — Tequila, lime and orange liqueur in balance — a sour so well built it survived decades of being made badly.
• Paloma — Mexico’s actual favourite tequila drink. Grapefruit, lime, salt — lighter and more drinkable than a margarita.

How we chose these

Built on tequila or mezcal as the primary spirit.

Membership is generated from that rule, not hand-picked, so it stays honest as the library grows.