Looking to make a quick & easy Tequila Ginger Ale Cocktail? You’ve come to the right place!
Our simple 3-ingredient mixed drink recipe features premium tequila, spicy ginger ale, and a spiffy dehydrated lime wheel garnish.
Serve in an ice-filled rocks glass in the summer on a hot day to enjoy a truly a refreshing taste of Mexico!
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What Is A Tequila Ginger Ale?
Ginger Ale is a carbonated soft drink flavoured with ginger. It is consumed on its own or used as a mixer, often with spirit-based drinks.
There are two main types of ginger ale. The golden style is credited to the Irish doctor Thomas Joseph Cantrell. The dry style (also called the pale style), a paler drink with a much milder ginger flavour, was created by Canadian John McLaughlin.
Ginger ale is clear beverage, while ginger beer is often cloudy due to the residues of brewing, and has a stronger ginger “spicy” taste. Our favourite ginger ale brands include Canada Dry and Fever Tree.
Our Tequila Ginger Ale is a simple 3-ingredient cocktail featuring tequila, ginger ale and lime.
Ginger Beer is often mixed with tequila like in a Mexican Mule, but ginger ale is totally different. The sweet, bubbly soda offers an enticingly tasty pairing with the oaky and vanilla notes of tequila. It’s a simple, low alcohol way to enjoy a good tequila that’s bubbly and refreshing: perfect for sipping any day of the year.
You may also enjoy these Ginger Ale cocktails: Gin and Ginger Ale or Whiskey and Ginger Ale.
Travel To Mexico to Sip A Tequila and Ginger Ale Drink
There’s no better way to familiarize yourself with a Tequila and Ginger Ale then by planning a vacation to visit the world’s best tequila distilleries.
As cocktail enthusiasts we’ve traveled the world to visit the best tequila, gin, whiskey and rum distilleries.
We love traveling to Mexico. We’ve sipped tequila muddled cocktails in Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, Mexico City, Merida, Chichen Itza and Playa del Carmen.
The bar at Four Seasons Mexico City is ranked as one of the best cocktail bars in the country. The creative mixologists behind the Four Seasons bar make classic cocktails, eye-popping modern marvels and refreshing drinks like a simple Ginger Ale and Tequila.
If you want to learn first hand how tequila is made we suggest planning a trip to Jalisco. All tequila is produced in this state, while other agave-based distilled spirits made outside the region are called mezcal.
Ingredients
This refreshing Tequila Ginger Ale recipe is best served in a handsome rocks glass.
- Tequila: we suggest using a tequila blanco like Jose Cuervo, Patron or Casamigos.
- Ginger Ale: our favourite brands are Canada Dry and Fever Tree or if you like DIY projects in the kitchen try making homemade ginger ale.
- Garnish: before serving add a dehydrated lime wheel or fresh lime wedge to the edge of the glass.
Directions
This tequila recipe is so easy to make at home, ready to serve in under 5 minutes!
- PREPARE THE GLASS: Begin by preparing your cocktail glass. If desired, you can fill each rocks glass with ice to ensure they are well chilled.
- POUR & SWIRL: Fill the glass with tequila and top with fizzy ginger ale. Using a bar spoon, gently swirl the ingredients for 30-45 seconds until the glass feels cold.
- GARNISH & SERVE: Decorate the rim of the glass with a dehydrated lime wheel or fresh lime wedge.
Full instructions are in the recipe card below.
Best Tequila Brands
Tequila is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila 65 km northwest of Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands of the central western Mexican state of Jalisco.
The red volcanic soils in the region of Tequila are perfectly suited for growing blue agave, with more than 300 million plants harvested there each year.
Blue agaves grown in the highlands Los Altos region are larger and sweeter in aroma and taste. Agaves harvested in the valley region have a more herbaceous fragrance and flavour. Terroir plays an important role in production, similar to cultivating fine wine.
We recommend sipping a variety of tequila brands in order to find your favourite. Each distillery has a unique method for harvesting agave, distilling and aging & barreling the final product.
Here are the world’s top selling brands worthy of being muddled into a homemade Ginger Ale and Tequila cocktail:
Tequila Ginger Ale Recipe Tips
- We suggest serving this Tequila and Ginger Ale recipe in a rocks glass. If you’re looking to sip a larger serfving feel free to use a Collins glass.
- While we like to use a standard blanco tequila, you can level up the drink by substituting with a more flavourful (and expensive) aged reposado or añejo tequila.
- If you like a smoky flavour in your drink substitute tequila with a quality Mezcal.
- Our recipe serves one person. If you’re hosting a large gathering feel free to multiply the ingredients by the number of guests and muddle the drink in a festive punch bowl or jug rather than a cocktail shaker.
- Feel free to add a few drops of your favourite flavoured bitters to give the drink additional complexity. Lemon or Ginger Bitters work well.
- You can level up this cocktail for a glamorous occasion by topping the drink with champagne sparkling wine.
- An hour or two before you’re planning on serving drinks we suggest placing the tequila bottle in your freezer so it’s well chilled.
- If you find the drink too boozy, sweet or spicy feel free to add a splash of soda to mellow it out.
- For a stronger ginger flavour and spicier experience substitute ginger ale with Caribbean-style ginger beer.
- Jazz up the drink when company is coming by adding a salt rim to each glass like you would a margarita. Wipe the ripe of each glass with a lime slice, invert and then shimmy into a shallow dish filled with kosher salt.
Best Bartender Tools & Cocktail Equipment
Before hosting a Tequila Ginger Ale party you’ll need to ensure you have the best bartender tools and cocktail equipment.
- Cocktail Kit: cocktail kits are the perfect gift for newbie mixology fans as they include basic bartender tools like a jigger, shaker and spoon.
- Cocktail Shaker: a bartender’s best friend. Purchase a premium cocktail shaker to muddle or shake up your favourite pink gin cocktails.
- Cocktail Glassware: make sure your bar is stocked with a selection of unique glassware to show off your favourite cocktail creations.
- Hawthorne Strainer: this unique strainer features tightly wound coils and perforated holes. It keeps ice and other large ingredients like lime wedges in your cocktail shaker rather than in the glass.
- Bar Spoons: slender and long bar spoons are a must-have when stirring drinks.
- Bottle Opener: easily open bottles of beer or cider with the flick of your wrist or purchase a corkscrew for fine wine.
- Pouring Spout: once you’ve opened a new bottle of gin insert these affordable pourers to make cocktail assembly a breeze.
- Cutting Board: purchase a petite cutting board for your bar to slice garnishes or citrus wedges like lime, orange, lemon or grapefruit.
- Ice Bucket: chill bottles of gin quickly in an ice bucket or keep by the bar when muddling gin mixers into cool creations.
- Ice Crusher: fans of the Mint Julep love an ice crusher.
- Ice Cube Kit: we suggest purchasing a selection of ice cube trays. Silicone styles are our favourite as they’re easy to clean and are available in various shapes and sizes.
- Jigger: use a jigger to accurately measure spirits, juices, syrups and shrubs.
- Juicer: invest in an electronic juicer or buy an affordable hand-held to easily juice fresh citrus like lemons and limes.
- Muddler: fans of the Mojito love a sturdy muddler to mix mint and lime. Muddler’s are handy for any cocktail featuring ingredients that need a pounding like fresh herbs or citrus wedges.
- Citrus Peeler & Zester: adorn your craft cocktails with a thick citrus peel or finer ribbons of lime or lemon zest.
- Rimmer: Bloody Mary and Caesar lovers should outfit their bar with a handy rimmer for salting and sugaring glassware.
When To Serve A Ginger Ale and Tequila
This refreshing 3-ingredient cocktail can be enjoyed any time of year. Here are some fun ideas on when to serve our favourite quick & easy ginger ale muddled tipple:
- Happy hour drink served alongside snacks like roasted nuts, olives and cheese.
- Easy guys or girls night beverage
- Pre-drink at home before meeting friends at your local bar
- A refreshing sipper served on a hot summer day at a backyard barbecue
- Dinner party cocktail served with your favourite Mexican dishes like Gazpacho Moreliano, Chipotle Roasted Potatoes, Tostadas de Tinga, Tostadas de Camaron, Pastel Azteca, Dry Roasted Salsa Mexicana, Chicken Pork & Shrimp Mexican Paella, Asado de Boda or Albondigas al Chipotle.
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- Mexican Mule Tequila Cocktail
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How To Make An Easy Tequila Ginger Ale Recipe
Tequila Ginger Ale Cocktail
Equipment
- Jigger
- Collins Glass
- Bar Spoon
Ingredients
- 2 oz Tequila
- 4 oz Ginger Ale
- Lime Wheel garnish
Instructions
- Fill a Collins glass with ice.
- Pour tequila over ice then top with ginger ale. Stir with a bar spoon.
- Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge.
Nutrition
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