George Clooney's Secret Cocktail Recipes Are Here + Vital For Summer
If you've never heard of Casamigos tequila, a) Get your head out of your ass, and b) Get your hands on a bottle.
It's one of the finest sipping tequilas out there and can stand on its own without the addition of bells and whistles. However, Clooney and Rande Gerber just released some killer cocktail recipes to trump all cocktail recipes. Needless to say, these all look amazing and are achin' for your mouth.
Casamigos Margarita
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Casamigos Blanco Tequila
- 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
- 1/4 oz fresh orange juice
- 1/3 oz agave nectar
- 1/3 oz orange liqueur
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients in iced mixing glass
- Shake vigorously for ten counts
- Pour all contents into a rocks glass with or without a salted rim
- Garnish with a lime
Casamigos Margarita
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 1/2 oz Casamigos Blanco Tequila
- 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
- 1/4 oz fresh orange juice
- 1/3 oz agave nectar
- 1/3 oz orange liqueur
- 2 oz Casamigos Blanco tequila
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 1 oz ginger liqueur
- 8-10 mint leaves
- Top with ginger beer
DIRECTIONS:
- Combine all ingredients in iced mixing glass
- Shake vigorously for ten counts
- Pour all contents into a rocks glass with or without a salted rim
- Garnish with a lime
- Pour ingredients into tin shaker, shake vigorously with ice
- Fine strain into copper mug or double rocks glass
- Add fresh ice, garnish with lime wheel and mint sprig poked through lime on top of cocktail
Casamigos Spicy Cucumber Jalapeño Margarita
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Casamigos Blanco Tequila
- 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
- 1/3 oz simple syrup
- 3 cucumber wheels
- 1 jalapeño slice
- 1/3 oz orange liqueur
Directions:
- Muddle cucumber, jalapeño, lime juice, and simple syrup
- Combine all ingredients in iced mixing glass. Shake vigorously for ten counts
- Fine strain all contents into a rocks glass with or without a salted rim
- Garnish with cucumber and jalapeño slice
Casamigos Spicy Cucumber Jalapeño Margarita
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 1/2 oz Casamigos Blanco Tequila
- 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
- 1/3 oz simple syrup
- 3 cucumber wheels
- 1 jalapeño slice
- 1/3 oz orange liqueur
- 1 1/2 oz Casamigos Blanco Tequila
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 6-8 chunks watermelon
- 1/4 oz agave nectar
- 1/2 oz orange liqueur
DIRECTIONS:
- Muddle cucumber, jalapeño, lime juice, and simple syrup
- Combine all ingredients in iced mixing glass. Shake vigorously for ten counts
- Fine strain all contents into a rocks glass with or without a salted rim
- Garnish with cucumber and jalapeño slice
- Muddle watermelon in tin
- Add rest of ingredients, shake and dump into a cocktail glass
- Garnish with slice of watermelon
Casamigos Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Casamigos Añejo Tequila
- 1 bar spoon superfine Baker's Sugar
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 1 dash orange bitters
Directions:
- Stir all ingredients and strain over new ice
- Garnish with orange twist
Casamigos Old Fashioned
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 oz Casamigos Añejo Tequila
- 1 bar spoon superfine Baker's Sugar
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 1 dash orange bitters
- 1 1/2 oz Casamigos Blanco Tequila
- 3/4 oz fresh grapefruit juice
- 1/4 oz fresh lime juice
- 1/2 oz Thai chile Aperol
- 1/4 oz agave nectar
- Splash with grapefruit soda
DIRECTIONS:
- Stir all ingredients and strain over new ice
- Garnish with orange twist
- Shake ingredients with ice, and serve on the rocks
- Top with soda
- Garnish with grapefruit slice