Tequila: Shake, Muddle, Stir: Over 40 of the Best Cocktails for Tequila and Mezcal Lovers

If you think that tequila can only be consumed as a slammer with salt and lime, and follows with a chaser of the world’s-worst-hangover the morning after, think again: Dan Jones is about to set the record straight. In Tequila: Shake Muddle Stir, Dan introduces readers to some rather grown-up and classy ways to consume this agave-based tipple, and will have you drinking like a Mexican in no time.
 
Starting with the basic kit for your home bar, and following with the best tequila-makers on the planet, you’ll be shopping for your tequila kit like a pro. With more margarita recipes than you can shake a cocktail shaker at, as well as a glut of amazing tequila cocktails you have never even heard of, this is a recipe book that will change your drink repertoire for good.

Like a fine whiskey, tequila should be sipped, savoured and enjoyed. With this in mind, Dan has curated over 40 tequila recipes for the home mixologist. Featuring classics like an Old Fashioned, Tequila Sunrise and Mojitos, to a Tegroni, Tequila Mockingbird and Bloody Maria, tequila will undoubtedly become your spirit of choice.

Including recipes for DIY syrups, sours, infusions and more, Tequila: Shake Muddle Stir will show you just how versatile this underrated liquor is, and proves there is a tequila-based tipple out there for everyone, just waiting to be discovered.

About the Author:

Dan Jones is a journalist and editor living in London. Formerly the shopping editor at i-D magazine, Time Out’s Shopping & Style editor, and most recently Senior Men’s Editor at ASOS, Dan is currently a style consultant, working with brands like Topman and Swatch, and publishers, incl. Conde Nast. He also loves to entertain, constantly ‘researching’ his cocktail craft and honing his cocktail credentials. He is the author of The Mixer’s Manual, Man Made and Gin: Shake, Muddle, Stir.