HOW TO DRINK CASAMIGOS REPOSADO
So if you have been living under a rock as I have, you would not have known that besides being the face of Nespresso, George Clooney along with Randy Gerber and Mike Meldman founded a tequila company called Casamigos.
Legend has it that the trio met in Cabo and decided to work with local Jalisco talent to create a premium tequila of their own. The end result - Casamigos - literally translating into 'house of friends'.
Casamigos has three 'levels' of premium tequila: Blanco, Reposado, and Anejo all made from 100% hand-select Blue Weber Agave is grown in the rich soil and cool climate of Jalisco, Mexico's highlands.
Last week I was gifted a bottle of Casamigos Reposado and decided to experiment with my new bottle of tequila by trying out a couple of different cocktail recipes. In the end, I found three cocktails recipes perfect for summer that I really liked and had to share them with you.
THREE CASAMIGOS REPOSADO COCKTAILS
Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice
INGREDIENTS FOR THIS CASAMIGOS REPOSADO COCKTAIL:
Coarse Salt for Glass Rim
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
3 Strawberries - Sliced (save one slice for garnish)
3 Slices of Jalapeno (save one slice for garnish)
1 Small Handful of Mint
1.5 oz Casamigos Repesado Tequila
1 oz Cointreau
DIRECTIONS:
Take a piece of lime and wet the rim of your cocktail glass before placing it in a bed of salt.
Muddle lime juice, simple syrup, strawberry slices, jalapeno slices, and mint in a cocktail shaker before adding in ice, Casamigos Tequila, and Cointreau. Shake until the cocktail shaker is cold and pour liquid into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a piece of lime, strawberry, and jalapeno!
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Honey Paloma
INGREDIENTS FOR THIS CASAMIGOS REPOSADO COCKTAIL:
Coarse Salt for Glass Rim
2 oz Grapefruit Juice
1 TBSP Fresh Lime Juice
1/2 TSP Honey (agave also works if you are vegan)
1 oz Casamigos Repesado Tequila
2 oz Club Soda
*if you have a grapefruit on hand add a bit of grapefruit zest to the salt before you rim your glass
DIRECTIONS:
Take a piece of lime and wet the rim of your cocktail glass before placing it in a bed of salt.
Place grapefruit juice, lime juice, honey, ice, and tequila in a cocktail shaker and shake until cold. Pour into a cocktail glass and add club soda, garnish with a piece of grapefruit or shave off a grapefruit peel and wrap inside the glass.
Jamaican Pom Fizz
INGREDIENTS FOR THIS CASAMIGOS REPOSADO COCKTAIL:
1 oz Lime Juice
2 oz Pomegranate juice
Small Handful of Mint (save some for garnish)
1 TBSP of Honey
1 oz Casamigos Repesado Tequila
2 oz Ginger Beer
DIRECTIONS:
Place pomegranate juice, lime juice, shredded mint, honey, ice, and tequila in a cocktail shaker and shake until cold. Pour into a cocktail glass and add ginger beer and garnish with a piece of mint.