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Celebrate National Tequila Day with Cocktails from 7 Resorts Around the World

by Mary Melnick

Jul 2, 2024

© Kondratova | Dreamstime.com

Food & Drink

Celebrate National Tequila Day on July 24 with these delicious cocktails from hotels and resorts around the world.

 

drink

© The Algonquin Hotel

Linger On | The Algonquin Hotel, Autograph Collection, New York, New York

  • ½ oz Casamigos
  • 1 oz Cointreau
  • 1 oz Grand Marnier
  • 1 oz lime juice

 

Combine all ingredients into a shaker, pour over ice, and garnish with ginger and lime.

 

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© The Alida Hotel

Hot Love | The Alida Hotel, Savannah, Georgia

  • 5 oz Olmeca Altos Blanco Tequila
  • .5 oz Ancho Reyes Verde Liqueur
  • .75 oz lime juice
  • .5 oz agave syrup
  • 3 dashes of spicy tincture

 

Rim half of a rocks glass with smoked serrano salt, shake all ingredients, add to the glass with cubed ice and garnish with a lime wheel.

 

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© The Elms Hotel & Spa

I Lava You | The Elms Hotel & Spa, Excelsior Springs, Missouri

  • 1 oz Tanteo Jalapeno Tequila
  • 1 oz Plantation OFTD Overproof
  • 1 oz pineapple juice
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • 1 oz cream of coconut

 

Add all ingredients with ice to a shaker, shake until chilled, pour over ice and top with grenadine.

margarita

© Hyatt Regency Maui

 

Spice in a Day | Hyatt Regency Maui Resort, Maui, Hawai’i

  • 5 oz 21 Seeds Cucumber Jalapeno Tequila
  • ½ oz Sombra Mezcal
  • ½ oz orange liqueur
  • 5 oz house sour mix
  • ½ oz lime juice

 

Shake ingredients and pour over ice. Garnish with a jalapeno and an orchid blossom.

 

cocktail

© Park Hyatt New York

Batanga | Park Hyatt New York, New York, New York

  • 2 oz Don Javier
  • ¼ oz lime juice
  • Mexican Coca Cola
  • Pinch of margarita salt
  • Lime for garnish

 

Stir salt with lime juice in the bottom of the glass until salt is dissolved. Add other ingredients, then stir again.

 

drink

© Thompson Zihuatanejo

Basil Margarita | Thompson Zihuatanejo, Zihuatanejo, Mexico

  • 5 oz tequila reposado
  • 1 oz Controy
  • 5 oz grapefruit juice
  • ½ oz basil syrup
  • Basil leaves

 

Soften the basil in the tequila, then add all the ingredients in a shaker and shake well.

 

cocktail

© Hyatt Regency Greenwich

Smoke & Citrus Sunset | Hyatt Regency Greenwich, Greenwich, Connecticut

  • 1 oz tequila
  • 1 oz mezcal
  • ½ oz Campari
  • 2 oz grapefruit
  • Dash of Agave

 

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