Hot Tequila How-Tos

How To: Mix a pomegranate blush cocktail

Tequila, Gran Marnier, pomegranate juice, and simple syrup make up the sweet pomegranate blush cocktail. Follow along with bartender Rosie as she gives step by step directions for how to mix up this drink. Watch this video beverage making tutorial and learn how to mix the pomegranate blush cocktail.

How To: Make tequila from agave nectar

In Mexico, there are a lot of kinds of agave, and depending on the type of agave you can make different drinks. Blue agave is the only kind used to make tequila. The harvested agave stalks are then steamed in an oven for a day, and then cooled for another day. The stalks are then fermented. No need to add any sugar. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to make tequila from agave nectar. Make tequila from agave nectar.

How To: Select a good tequila

From Mezcal to Blue Agave, learn to choose tequila well with LX.TV host Shira Lazar at LA's L Scorpion. There is a right way to drink tequila, and three types of tequila most don't pay attention to. Learn how to choose a good tequila by watching this video tutorial.

How To: Mix a classic margarita

Instead of using pre-made mixes or sweet and sour, this drink-making video tutorial shows how to mix up a traditional margarita. Learn the original recipe and how to make a margarita like they did back in the day.

How To: Make a Tequila Sunrise drink

Having a cocktail party and not quite sure what alcoholic beverages to serve up? Then watch this how to video to learn how to make everyones favorite, a Tequila Sunrise. For this tequila Sunrise you will need the following ingredients: tequila, orange juice, and grenadine.

How To: Make a Mexican Mojito

Anthony Caporale bar instructor extraordinarie is here in another "Art of the Drink" episode. This week he is showing how to make a Mexican Mojito. The twist from a regular mojito? Replace the rum with tequila!

How To: Make a lychee margarita

Hollywood's hottest mixologist, Giovanni The Margarita King, has come up with an exotic Asian spin on the classic margarita called the Lychee Margarita. Taste how good it can get when East meets West. Make a lychee margarita.

How To: Mix a cactus martini tequila cocktail

Tequila, Cointreau, and lime make up the Cactus martini cocktail. Follow along with bartender Lisa as she gives step by step directions for how to mix up this drink. Watch this video beverage making tutorial and learn how to mix the cactus martini cocktail.

How To: Mix a Certeza tequila margarita cocktail

Tequila, triple sec, lime juice, orange juice, and sweet and sour mix make up the margarita cocktail. Follow along with bartender John as he gives step by step directions for how to mix up this sweet and sour specialty drink. Watch this video beverage making tutorial and learn how to mix the Certeza margarita cocktail.

How To: Make a Cactus Bite cocktail

Laura Caddoo and VideoJug demonstrate how to make a cactus bite cocktail -- a tangy cocktail made with tequila, lemon juice, orange liqueur and whiskey. Perfect for a summers evening. First, make then lemon juice and add tequila. Then add Cointreau, Drambuie scotch whiskey, sugar, and a dash of bitters. Make a Cactus Bite cocktail.

How To: Make a Desert Flower cocktail

Simon Adams and VideoJug demonstrate how to make a desert flower cocktail. This refreshing tequila cocktail is just the thing for a hot day beside the pool. You'll need gold tequila, sugar syrup, creme de cassis liqueur, 1 lemon, and crushed ice to make this drink. Make a Desert Flower cocktail.

How To: Make Tequila Fizz cocktail

A long, refreshing cocktail made with tequila, lemon juice, egg white and soda water. A great drink to make whether you are a bartender or hosting your very own summer party. You will also need ice cubes, a chopping board, knife, squeezer, cocktail shaker, strainer, and a Collins glass. Make Tequila Fizz cocktail.

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