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Add tequila to create these fall-themed cocktails

Posted at 12:08 PM, Oct 09, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-09 12:08:46-04

Fall may not be the time we normally think of using tequila, but there's never a set time to drink a delicious cocktail.

Nate Blury from The Original Tin Cup joins the Fox 17 Morning Mix to teach us how to make three fall-themed cocktails using tequila!

Blood Orange Cinnamon Margareta

  • 3 oz G4 Reposado Tequila
  • 1 oz fresh lime juice
  • 2 oz fresh blood orange juice
  • 1/2 oz Cinnamon Simple Syrup (1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup water 4 cinnamon sticks, broken into large pieces bring to boil reduce by ½ strain out into jar, removing cinnamon sticks)
  • ½ oz Clockwork Orange
  • Cinnamon Sugar Rim (1 part cinnamon, 1 part sugar, 1/2 part kosher salt) For the Simple Syrup

Boston Tea Party 

  • 1 1⁄2 oz. Blanco tequila, Like G4,
  • 1⁄2 oz. fresh lemon juice, plus lemon wedge for garnish
  • 1 oz. ginger beer
  • 3⁄4 oz. brewed iced tea
  • 1/3 oz. Earl Grey Syrup. ( 1⁄2 cup sugar 1⁄2 cup water 2 Earl Grey tea bags)

Combine ¾ oz. Earl Grey syrup, the tequila, and lemon juice in an ice-filled shaker. Shake vigorously and strain into a original tin cup filled with fresh ice. Top with ginger beer and iced tea; garnish with lemon wedge.

Them Apples

  • 1.5 ounces G4 Blanco
  • 3/4 ounce St. Germain
  • 1/2 ounce lemon juice
  • Top with hard apple cider

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