Escape Jalisco Cocktail

Welcome to mid October, a time when tastes begin to shift from the light cocktails of gin and vodka of summer to those spirits mildly infused with cedar and oak. Any spirit can be the base of a haunted tale to spook your guests but today we will be experimenting with aged tequila.

Legends often follow cocktails wherever they go, and this one is no exception. There is a tale of a liquor merchant back in the 1940s. Recently returned from a tequila adventure in Jalisco, Mexico decided to invite his friends over to enjoy his latest “discovered” beverage. This gentleman had a daughter who loved Shirley Temples. Once she found out how to make them herself she began adding grenadine syrup to any drink she found, and her father’s party was no exception. After one sip the merchant knew what his daughter had done, however the addition of grenadine made this spirit of Jalisco so great that he knew he had the cocktail to sell his newly found liquor. With every good cocktail comes an extravagant backstory (true or otherwise).

Recipes

1½ oz anejo tequila

½ oz grenadine

1 egg white (optional)

With egg, shaken.

Without egg, built in glass.

A hint of mint combined with the signature sweet and tart nature of grenadine comes together in a spine chilling way in this cocktail. If eggs are utilized it really smooths out any roughness of the tequila, if not the grenadine will settle quickly to the bottom of the glass, providing a gentle transition from the signature tequila notes to the grenadine syrup.

Not warm enough for gin, not cool enough for whiskey. This time of year calls for something a bit like Anejo tequila, and that is why we have constructed the offering described above.

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