The Negroni is an Italian classic made using gin, however, this cocktail uses the award-winning VIVIR Tequila Blanco instead of gin, hence the name Tequila Negroni. This cocktail is a beautiful balance of herbal, bitter and sweet notes. VIVIR Tequila Blanco brings a clean and zesty taste that pairs well with the additional elements of this well established drink.
The Tequila Negroni has a difficulty score of 2/10 as it only uses three core ingredients and is built in the glass.
The Starlino Arancione Tonic is a delightfully bitter cocktail using, you guessed it, Starlino Arancione Aperitivo Vermouth and tonic water. The Arancione Vermouth is a gorgeous blend of Italian orange peel, lemon peel and various botanicals, including wormwood, elder-flower and cloves. When paired with tonic water, the bitterness of both harmonise together, whilst its simplicity fully displays all flavours of the vermouth.
Similar to our other Starlino Arancione cocktail, this cocktail has a difficulty rating of 1/10. All you have to do is measure both ingredients into a glass with ice and add a garnish!
Prepare yourself for a fun and refreshing cocktail – the Teeling Mai Tai! The drink originates in 1944, when Trader Vic. blended a new cocktail for his friends. Upon having the first sip, one of his friends said “Mai Tai-Roa Aé” which translates to “Out of this world – the best” in Tahitian. Hence, the drink was named the Mai Tai.
The Teeling Mai Tai difficulty rating was 4/10. Although the making of the drink is relatively simple, achieving a garnish similar to our example is quite challenging.
The Paloma is a fresh cocktail featuring the award winning VIVIR Tequila Blanco! This delightful cocktail is perfect for a hot summer day. By blending fresh lime juice and pink grapefruit juice it gives an energizing experience, with the sweetness of agave nectar used to control the bitterness of the grapefruit juice. Agave nectar is often used in cocktails as a natural sweetener. It harmonises perfectly with the tequila, as both are agave based products.
For us, the Paloma has a difficulty rating of 4/10. Whilst only having a handful of ingredients and a straightforward process, the agave nectar may be difficult for some to source. You may want to substitute the agave nectar for honey or simple syrup.
For a light and refreshing Aperitivo, we bring you the Starlino Arancione Spritz! This cocktail features Starlino Arancione Aperitivo vermouth, which is beautifully blended with Italian orange peel, lemon peel and various other herbs & spices. This, paired with prosecco and soda water, provides a delicate and vibrant drink with notes of apple, pear, coriander and cloves. All in all, the Starlino Arancione Spritz is a light and earthy cocktail, perfect for a summer’s day!
This Starlino Arancione Spritz has a difficulty rating of 1/10. The Starlino Arancione Aperitivo, prosecco and soda water should be stored chilled, so all you have to do is pour it all into a glass together!
For a refreshing cocktail, we bring you the Marble Queen! This is a blanco tequila based cocktail so we just had to use the award winning VIVIR Tequila Blanco. This cocktail beautifully blends cream of coconut and tequila with the presence of fresh lime juice. The lime juice helps to balance out the sweetness of the cream of coconut whilst giving a citrus kick.
For us, the Marble Queen has a difficulty rating of 4/10. Despite only having three ingredients, we made our own cream of coconut which added an additional few steps to the process. We used Steve the Bartenders recipe, which is really cost effective if you’re making plenty of coconut cocktails!
We’re bringing you a classic cocktail – The Whiskey Sour, featuring Teeling Small Batch Whiskey! Despite it having the word ‘sour’ in the name, the simple syrup balances the cocktail nicely and prevents it from being too tart. Although The Whiskey Sour has been around for a while, it was first written down in The Bartenders Guide (1862) by Jerry Thomas. It also serves as a base for many of the other sour cocktails.
The Whiskey Sour’s difficulty rating was 6/10 as there’s quite a few steps to do. For example, there is an initial dry shaker (shake without ice) to get the correct egg white texture. However, the remainder of the recipe is fairly straightforward.
Our first cocktail we made with Teeling Whiskey is The Teeling Tipperary. Allegedly, The Tipperary cocktail was first featured in the 1917 book, Recipes for Mixed Drinks, written by Hugo R. Ensslin. It’s said that the guest who asked for a drink was humming ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’, which was the song for homesick Irish soldiers in WW1. Therefore, it’s only suiting that this cocktail features Irish whiskey. The Teeling Tipperary is a rich and slightly sweet cocktail, with the green chartreuse bringing some herbal notes.
The Teeling Tipperary’s difficulty rating was 2/10. The process is very simple and the recipe only includes three ingredients.
Since summer is in full swing, what better cocktail to share than the Alabama Slammer. The origin of the drink is debated, however most believe it was created at The University of Alabama in 1975. Often served as a shot, we decided to recreate the highball version, allowing for a more pleasurable tasting experience. All of the components harmonise perfectly together to create a creamy, nutty and fruity cocktail.
The Alabama Slammer scores a difficulty of 3/10. It requires basic skills to assemble and the components are readily available – you may even have them already!
Another great cocktail created by Código 1530 is Rosa’s Gold Rush. The ‘Rosa’ in the name pays homage to the tequila used in this cocktail, Código 1530 Rosa. The sharpness of the tequila and lemon juice is balanced out nicely by the sweetness of the fresh tangerine juice and simple syrup. It makes for a pleasant and sweet taste.
The Rosa’s Gold Rush scores a difficulty of 4/10. The core ingredients are easy to get hold of, however I decided to add edible gold glitter to elevate the drink, which may be more difficult to acquire.