Quick Tequila Cocktail Recipes

Keep your tequila cocktails simple, and your enemies closer. Erhm or is that not how it goes. Anyways, here's the recipes to take any party up a notch. Even if it's just between you and your best friend. All you need is one.

MINT PALOMA

Ingredients
2 oz Tequila of your choice 
1.5 oz grapefruit juice
1 oz fresh lime juice
.5 oz simple syrup
8-10 mint leaves

Muddle herbs. Combine all ingredients into tin shaker. Add ice. Shake vigorously for 8–10 seconds. Fine strain into highball glass. Add fresh ice. Garnish with grapefruit wheel and mint sprig.

TEQUILA NEGRONI

1 ounce Campari or other bitter orange aperitivo
1 ounce sweet red vermouth
1 ounce tequila

Combine all ingredients in a lowball glass with ice, stir to chill, and dilute slightly.

MEXICAN MULE

1 ½ ounces tequila
½ ounce lime juice
3 ounces ginger beer

Combine all ingredients in a highball glass (or copper mug, if you're fancy) over ice, stir gently.