You’ll find blue agave front-and-center, to the nose and palate. A supporting cast of tropical guava and Mexican lime hit the high notes, while charred oak and mesquite smoke go deeper. Black peppercorn and prickly ash lend a bit of spice, followed by a pleasant kiss of cracked sea salt and a clean bite. You’ll find yourself where tropical air meets rich earth -- everything you expect, but without the alcohol, the calories, or the worm. Substitute 1:1 in place of traditional tequila for zero proof mocktails and low-ABV classics, like margaritas and palomas, or choose your adventure with juices and fizz, for a summertime cocktail that transitions perfectly from the pool to the cantina.
TEQUILA ALT COCKTAILS
All Day Margarita
2 oz. Ritual Tequila Alternative
1 oz. orange juice
1 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
Lime slice or wedge
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake, shake, shake. Pour into a cocktail glass, garnish with a lime slice or wedge.
Heat Wave (Spicy Marg)
2 oz. Ritual Tequila Alternative
1 oz. fresh lime juice
1 oz. triple sec
½ oz. agave nectar
½ jalapeño pepper
Basil Leaf
Tajin or Valentina Seasoning (for rim)
Pour Tequila Alternative over jalapeño and basil, sliced lengthwise, in a cocktail shaker. Let sit at room temperature for at least 15 minutes. The longer, the spicier. Add lime, triple sec, agave and ice. Shake shake shake. Pour over ice into a Tajin-rimmed glass. Garnish with jalapeño slices and basil.
PALOMA
2 oz. Ritual Tequila Alternative
½ oz. lime juice
4 oz. grapefruit soda
Pour Ritual tequila alternative and lime juice into a glass with ice. Top with grapefruit soda and garnish with lime.
SUNRISE & SHINE
McDOWELL'S MASTERPIECE
2 oz. Ritual Tequila Alternative
1 oz. fresh lime juice
1 oz. orange infused simple syrup
2 oz. club soda
Lime slice or wedge
Chipotle salt (optional)
Simmer the zest of an orange in a 1:1 simple syrup for five minutes. Combine Ritual Tequila Alternative, lime juice and orange simple syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake shake shake. Pour over ice in a chipotle salt-rimmed rocks glass. Top with club soda. Garnish with lime.