{"id":84711,"date":"2016-07-22T02:00:37","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=84711"},"modified":"2016-07-25T06:48:35","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T13:48:35","slug":"tequila-cocktail-recipes-that-arent-margaritas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/tequila-cocktail-recipes-that-arent-margaritas\/","title":{"rendered":"Delicious Tequila Cocktail Recipes that Aren’t Margaritas"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And nope, we’re not talking about Christmas or Thanksgiving. We’re talking something a little more boozy. Hint: Tequila.<\/p>\n

In case you’re still clueless, Sunday, July 24 just so happens to be National Tequila Day. To shake things up this year, we’re bringing you our top five favorite tequila-based cocktails that don’t involve margaritas. While we still love a good spicy marg, these recipes are a great, unique way to celebrate the holiday!<\/p>\n

\"Fump<\/a><\/p>\n

Fumo Verde by Osteria Morini<\/a><\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/b>
\n1 ounce cucumber juice, pressed with the skin on
\n1\/4 ounce thyme simple syrup
\n1\/2 ounce\u00a0ginger syrup
\n3\/4\u00a0ounce lemon juice, pulp strained
\n3\/4 ounce\u00a0blanco tequila
\n3\/4 Vida Mezcal<\/p>\n

Directions
\n<\/strong>1. Combine ingredients in a tin shaker and add ice.
\n2. Shake and double strain over a large rock in an old-fashioned with a 1-inch dipped rim in smoked salt.
\n3. Garnish with a lime wheel vertically in glass and lightly sprinkle smoked salt over large ice.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The Fighter by Casamigos<\/a><\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/strong>
\n1 1\/2 parts Casamigos Blanco Tequila
\n3\/4 part fresh lemon juice
\n1\/2 part agave nectar
\n1\/4\u00a0part raw ginger juice
\n1 dash of oregano oil
\nPinch of cayenne pepper<\/p>\n

Directions<\/strong>
\n1. Combine all ingredients (except cayenne pepper) into a shaker.
\n2. Shake for 8-10 seconds and strain over new ice into Collins glass.
\n3. Top with club soda and garnish with a pinch of cayenne.<\/p>\n

\n

\"Berries<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Tequila Slushie by Juliet D’Annibale<\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/strong>
\n2 ounces tequila
\n4 ounces bottled berry and veggie smoothie (e.g. Bolthouse Farms Berries and Green Veggies Smoothie)
\n2 tablespoons agave
\n1\/4 cup\u00a0fresh blueberries
\n2 ounces cucumber, peeled, and quartered (about a 3-inch piece)
\n2 basil leaves
\n1 1\/2 cups ice cubes
\nSliced cucumber for garnish (optional)<\/p>\n

Directions<\/strong>
\n1. Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend on high until desired consistency.
\n2. Pour into garnish with a slice of cucumber and fresh blueberries.<\/p>\n

\n

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New Fashioned by Whiskey Blue<\/a> <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/strong>
\n2 ounces Casamigos Anejo tequila
\n1 teaspoon demerara syrup
\n2 dashes of Angostura bitters
\n2 dashes of Regans\u2019 orange bitters<\/p>\n

Directions<\/strong>
\n1. Stir ingredients and add a 2-inch cube in a rocks glass.
\n2. Add lemon and orange twist crossed in glass for garnish.<\/p>\n

\n

\"Watermelon\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Afternoon Heat\u00a0by\u00a0The Beach Club at Gurney’s<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/strong>
\n1\/2 cup Avion Silver
\n1 ounce fresh watermelon juice
\n1\/2 ounce jalape\u00f1o syrup
\n1\/2 ounce fresh citrus<\/p>\n

Directions<\/strong>
\n1. Shake, pour over ice and garnish with a lime.<\/p>\n

xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"It's the most wonderful time of the year. And nope, we're not talking about Christmas ...","author":252529,"featured_media":84748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[268],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/21154241\/Berries-and-Green-Veggies.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/21154241\/Berries-and-Green-Veggies.jpg","formated_date":"July 22, 2016","category_name":"Food & Drink","category_icon":"","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#48dbb6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84711"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/252529"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}