Día Nacional del Tequila on the 24th July is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Mexico’s famous exports and try something new in the exciting world of tequila.
Storywood Tequila is a premium sipping tequila that is redefining the category and is the first and only range of tequilas that are fully matured in whisky casks in the world.
Storywood is encouraging the adventurous to “Live Free, Sip Slow” and is perfect for cocktail creation, these two delicious cocktails are easy to create at home;
Storywood Spicy Margarita
Ingredients -50ml Storywood Speyside 7 Reposado | 25ml Melonade | 25ml Lime Juice | Garnish – small slice of red chilli and chilli infused sea salt
Method – Add all the ingredients to an ice filled cocktail shaker and shake hard. Double strain into a chilled coupetini glass and garnish the rim with chilli infused sea salt and a small slice of red chilli (optional)
Storywood Trainline Colins
Ingredients – 50ml Storywood Speyside 14 Añejo | 10ml Lemon Juice | 10ml Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur | 2 dashes Angostura Bitters | Soda | Garnish – wedge of lemon and Maraschino cherry
Method – Shake the lemon juice, maraschino liqueur and Storywood Tequila in a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Strain into an ice filled highball glass and top with soda and add the bitters on the top. Garnish with a wedge of lemon and a Maraschino cherry.
Storywood Tequila is produced and aged in Mexico using 10-year-old mature 100% blue weber agave grown slowly for between 10 and 12 years and harvested from the lowland region of Jalisco.
It’s then married with natural spring water from Volcan de Tequila that flows down from the mountains, before being twice distilled in copper pot stills. The spirits are then matured in handpicked ex-Speyside whisky casks shipped over from Dufftown, Scotland.
Storywood Speyside 7 Reposado (RRP: £38.95 for a 700ml bottle. ABV: 40%)
Available from Amazon Master of Malt and The Whisky Exchange.
Storywood Speyside 14 Añejo Tequila (RRP £47.45 for 700ml. ABV: 40%)
Available from: Amazon, Master of Malt, The Whisky Exchange.com and Storywood Tequila.
