Lemonade and Tequila Cocktail
Reminiscent of a margarita, the Lemonade and Tequila Cocktail is lighter and refreshing; a welcome drink in the heat of summer!
OK, well yesterday was officially National Lemonade Day but, but, but…I do cocktails on Friday; what was I to do? I say better late than never right? And believe me, this Lemonade and Tequila Cocktail really fills the bill.
Be thankful I decided to post it a day late; it is almost the perfect late summer libation. At least for someone like me. I hang onto summer tooth and nail. I honestly do not get the excitement over Fall; I mean I guess Fall is OK but what comes next? WINTER?
Cold, snowy, icy, did I say cold…winter? Ugh. Not being a skier I’m a Coloradan that loves the warmer months in our state. The low humidity, cool nights, no bugs months when my garden is in bloom and I can enjoy the flowers, herbs and tomatoes and every meal is eaten outdoors on my patio enjoying those fruits of my labor.
Winter? Stuck inside with a shiver is all I can think of…so I’m not ready til I have to get out a shovel…and I’m hoping that’s not for at least two more months!
So summer it still is and I only wish I had discovered this lemonade gem earlier. In keeping with many other cocktails I make, the lemon is balanced a bit with a touch of lime and the finished drink has just a touch of fizz from some ginger ale.
Seriously if one can find true love in a drink; I’m there even if it means cheating on my first love, a margarita. I can’t take credit for this though; the folks at Hornitos Tequila asked if I would like to feature their recipe and now I will love them forever.
As a matter of fact, look for a series of cocktails I will be creating for Hornitos through the next couple of months. This cocktail was made with Hornitos Plata (aka Blanco or silver), a 100% agave tequila.
It’s a straightforward, unaged tequila, very crisp with that trademark tequila “kick,” an almost medicinal note that doesn’t make for great sipping in my opinion but is great for mixing and was a fine choice for this lemonade.
Definitely some of the same elements you’ll find in my favorite margarita but still so different and so very good. It’s only August and I know it’s crying for a great end of summer drink…this is it! Join me won’t you?
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Lemonade and Tequila Cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 oz Hornitos® Plata Tequila
- 1 ½ oz Lemonade see notes to make your own
- ½ oz Lime Juice
- 1 ½ oz Ginger Ale
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the tequila, lemonade and lime juice and shake until ice cold.
- Fill a Collins glass with ice; pour the contents of the shaker over the ice and top with Ginger Ale.
- Stir. Garnish with a lemon slice and be sure to include a straw!
Notes
- 1 cup lemon juice (approximately 6 lemons)
- 3/4-1 cup simple syrup to taste (make simple syrup by combining 1/2 cup water with 1 cup sugar and heating til sugar dissolves. Add 1/2 cup of ice chips to mixture and stir; refrigerate if necessary.
- Combine the lemon juice and simple syrup in a pitcher and stir. BEST lemonade ever!
Everyone is always drinking lemonade with tea, which is not cool btw, but lemonade and tequila? Be still my beating heart!
Right? Trust me; SO much better! 🙂
I can get behind lemonade day (especially tequila-lemonade day). But some of these “national” holidays just make me laugh. GREG
I agree…especially Margarita Day which is in the winter. I mean I love the idea of Margarita Day but it is a summer libation if ever there was one!
Loving everything about this. Think I’ll have to celebrate lemonade day a few days late… and a few times this week 😀 Pinning!
As long as you celebrate with this cocktail you’re forgiven for being late. 🙂
this looks amazing! i love you can make one or a batch… and the lemonade with ginger ale?! AMAZING! Cheers!
It really is; one of my favorites from this summer.
uh…how can i make a batch…say a gallon?
I love cocktails like this – so refreshing for summer!
The only negative thing about it is that it is SO refreshing I could have downed the glass in seconds. Uh oh…wait a minute Barb; there is BOOZE in this!
This looks refreshingly delicious! I can’t wait to try it!
A perfect adjective that refreshing…and absolutely true!
I think every day should be National Lemonade Day. 😉 But then, I’m a lemon freak. So you know this drink is for me! Very creative — thanks.
That would work for me…well maybe not everyday because I sure love Limeade too! You have to try this one; we just loved it!