Easy Cocktail Recipes

One or two Diablas and you will certainly feel a bit of devil, but one or two too many and you will feel like the very devil!

Rich creamy coconut helps to smooth this fiery combination, but don’t be fooled by the soft baby pink color!

White tequila is most commonly used for mixing cocktails, but some require the mellower flavor of the amber-colored, aged tequilas, which are known as golden tequila or anejo.

To be authentic, this cocktail should be topped up with coco-cola, but you can use other brands of cola if you prefer. Make sure that the cola is well chilled before adding it.

Don’t be tempted into thinking this looks like a refreshing glass of frosted juice!

The traditional way to drink tequila is to shake a little slat on the back of your hand between the thumb and forefinger and, holding a wedge of lemon or lime, lick the salt, suck the fruit and then down a shot of tequila in one. This cocktail, attributed to Francisco Morales and invented in 1942 in Mexico, is a more civilized version.

This is one cocktail that you shouldn’t rush when making, or you will spoil the attractive sunrise effect produced by the grenadine slowly spreading though the orange juice.

Spain’s historical associations with Mexico has left many legacies- not least a taste for bullfighting- although whether this cocktail is named in tribute to the animal or because it makes the drinker proverbially brave is anyone’s guess.