Tequila and Ginger Ale

Tequila and ginger ale are a surprisingly delicious drink! Use Reposado Tequila when you can in this delicious 2-ingredient cocktail.

Here’s an interesting mixer for tequila that makes a surprisingly balanced drink: Tequila and ginger ale! Ginger beer is often mixed with tequila in a Mexican mule, but ginger ale is something else entirely. The sweet and delicately bubbly beer makes a surprisingly tasty pairing with the woody and vanilla notes of Reposado tequila. It’s a fun, low-alcohol way to enjoy a good, sparkling and refreshing tequila: perfect for summer! Walk over, Ranch Water.

What is a tequila and ginger ale?

Tequila and Ginger Ale is a highball cocktail similar to tequila soda or whiskey highball, in which alcohol is mixed with carbonated water. It’s easier to drink and offers an interesting way to enjoy the flavors of a good liquor. While similar, it’s not really related to the tequila variant of the Moscow mule, the Mexican mule. What you need to know about this drink:

• Tequila and ginger ale is a highball cocktail that is a mix of tequila and ginger ale. Serve in a highball or lowball glass with ice and it’s a refreshing cocktail that brings out the interesting notes of a good tequila. It has a sweet, tingly flavor with a subtle ginger finish.
• How is it different from a Mexican mule? Tequila and ginger ale are smoother and more subtle than a Mexican mullet, combining the strong taste of tangy ginger beer and tangy lime juice.

The best tequila for tequila and ginger ale

You can use any type of tequila when making tequila and ginger ale, but we have a strong recommendation. Here’s what you need to know about the types of tequila:

• Tequila Reposado is the best option. This type of tequila is aged in oak barrels for 2 to 12 months (reposado means “rested” in Spanish). Because of this, it has a very mild flavor and hints of oak and vanilla. It makes a wonderfully intriguing drink when mixed with ginger ale.
• Tequila Blanco works too. Tequila Blanco is not aged, so the taste is simpler than the typical tequila spirit. The drink is a little less interesting than the reposado, so you can add a squeeze of lime or a few dashes of bitters. Or you can drink it just like that, it’s still delicious!

to use ginger ale

There are many brands of ginger ale on the market! What is the best thing to mix with tequila? Well, our favorites are the same as our favorite ginger beer brands. Here’s what you need to know:

• Q ginger ale: It is our first choice! It comes in small boxes so you only need to use a little at a time.
• Fever Tree Ginger Ale: Fever Tree is made with real ginger and contains no artificial sweeteners.
• Other Ginger Ale Brands: Here is a list of other top brands.

What is the difference to ginger beer? Go to Ginger Beer vs Ginger Ale.

Adding a carbonated mixer to alcohol is an age-old tradition. In fact, highball whiskey was invented in the early 1900s when whiskey was mixed with sparkling water or ginger ale for a whole new way to enjoy it. The idea of ​​mixing mineral water and wine also goes back centuries. If you like tequila and ginger ale, here are some other highball cocktails you might enjoy:

• Ginger Ale: Vodka and Ginger Ale, Rum and Ginger Ale, Pimm’s Cup, Radler or Whiskey Ginger
• Sparkling water: Vodka Soda, Rickey Gin, Highball Whiskey, Ranch Water or Tequila Soda
• Tonic water: Vodka Tonic, Whiskey Tonic, Gin Tonic, Rum Tonic or Tequila Tonic
• Ginger ale: Moscow Mule, Dark and Stormy, Mexican Mule, Gin Gin Mule, Kentucky Mule, Irish Mule or Floradora

When to serve tequila and ginger ale

Tequila and Ginger Ale takes 2 minutes to make and is the perfect soft drink for a lazy afternoon or cocktail hour. Try as:

• summer drink
• afternoon drink
• Drink at dinner
• Aperitif (starter)