Brand: Herradura Tequila

Price: About $25/ 750 mL bottle

Why You Want It: You can't celebrate National Margarita Day without some premium tequila. Use Herradura 100% Agave Silver if you want something clean and freshing, and Reposado if you want cinnamon and vanilla notes in your cocktail. Add Tuaca (see slide 3) to make the perfect 'rita (see slides 4 and 5). Now put up the Margarita Tree, sing the Margarita carols, exchange the presents, but never forget what this day is really about.

 

Brand: Herradura Tequila

Price: About $25/ 750 mL bottle

Why You Want It: You can't celebrate National Margarita Day without some premium tequila. Use Herradura 100% Agave Silver if you want something clean and freshing, and Reposado if you want cinnamon and vanilla notes in your cocktail. Add Tuaca (see slide 3) to make the perfect 'rita (see slides 4 and 5). Now put up the Margarita Tree, sing the Margarita carols, exchange the presents, but never forget what this day is really about.
 

Brand: Tuaca Orange Vanilla Liquore Originale

Price: About $25/ 750 mL bottle

Why You Want It: Besides the fact that Tuaca was originally created for Lorenzo de Medici , you'll want this tangy and unusual kick in your drink. It's got a pleasant bitterness that makes your margarita a little less truckstop and a lot more sophisticated.

Tuaca® Tropical Margarita

2 oz Tuaca® Liqueur
1 oz part Tequila Herradura® Reposado
½ oz simple syrup (or Agave Nectar)
¼ oz fresh-squeezed lemon juice
4 one-inch squares fresh pineapple

Muddle the pineapple squares well in a cocktail shaker (be sure to get all of the juice out) and then add the remaining ingredients and fill shaker 2/3 full with ice. Shake enthusiastically and strain over fresh ice into a pre-chilled Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and (since it's a tropical drink) a neon red cherry.

TUACArita

1 oz TUACA
1 oz Herradura® Silver Tequila
1/4 oz triple sec
3 oz sweet and sour
lemon wedge, squeezed
salt
lemon twist

Mix ingredients, including squeezed lemon wedge, in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a salt-rimmed glass. Garnish with a lemon twist