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 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!
The margarita is one of the most popular tequila-based cocktails. The Skinny Rosa Margarita is a refreshing cocktail created by Código 1530, featuring their Rosa tequila. One flavour element of the Código 1530 Rosa tequila is citrus, which is emphasised with the inclusion of fresh lime and orange juice. The drink is topped up with club soda, which provides a fresh and slightly salty taste, very typical of a classic margarita. Furthermore, adding salt on the rim of the glass will amplify the fresh lime juice and ease the tequila’s sharpness.
The Skinny Rosa Margarita scores a difficulty of 4/10. The ingredients included are basic and easy to acquire. However, the addition of a salted rim results in an extra step and a new technique for those beginning their cocktail journey.
If you’re looking for a bitter cocktail, the Rosa Martini created by Código 1530 is for you. The ‘Rosa’ in Rosa Martini pays homage to the tequila used in this cocktail, Código 1530 Rosa. The tequila itself has quite prominent sweet and citrus flavours that harmonise with the fresh grapefruit juice. The addition of bitters ensures the natural bitter aftertaste of the grapefruit juice is emphasised throughout very sip. Overall, this is a very mature cocktail.
The Rosa Martini cocktail scores a difficulty of 2/10. With only three core ingredients it is very simple to make but doesn’t compromise on the taste.