Bobby Heugel’s Tequila Sunrise
A take inspired by early, cassis-inflected recipes for the popular border beverage.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Summer of George
Bartender Jeremy Oertel's pear- and tequila-infused riff on a Mai Tai.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
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El Vato Swizzle
A near-Margarita, but in the form of an icy swizzle.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Mexico, ME
A tequila Old-Fashioned spiked with mezcal and coffee-flavored brandy.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Blood Orange Margarita
A showcase for that most dramatic of winter citrus.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Charente-16
In the Charente-16, named for the train station in Cognac, France, Brian Means stirs tequila with Pineau des Charentes, dry Curaçao and banana liqueur.
- story: Matt Stieb
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Unlikely Negroni
"A preposterous combination of flavors that somehow works."
- story: Bianca Prum
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Baya Baya
Mikki Kristola swaps Chambord for simple syrup in this modern, sparkling cocktail.
- story: Chloe Frechette
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