# Tequila

> Used in 6 IBA official cocktails, around 40% ABV.

Blue agave spirit from Mexico. Look for 100% agave on the label.

- Shelf: Spirits
- Spirit family: [Tequila & mezcal cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/tequila-mezcal-cocktails/index.md)
- Also searched as: blanco, 100% agave, reposado

## Cocktails with tequila

- [Margarita](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/margarita/index.md): uses 50 ml
- [Long Island Iced Tea](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/long-island-iced-tea/index.md): uses 15 ml
- [Paloma](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/paloma/index.md): uses 50 ml
- [Tequila Sunrise](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/tequila-sunrise/index.md): uses 45 ml
- [Tommy’s Margarita](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/tommys-margarita/index.md): uses 60 ml
- [Grand Margarita](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/grand-margarita/index.md): uses 45 ml

## Goes with

What shows up alongside tequila most often on the IBA list.

- [Lime juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lime/index.md): in 4 of these cocktails
- [Triple sec](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/triple-sec/index.md): in 2 of these cocktails
- [Lemon juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lemon/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Simple syrup](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/simple-syrup/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Gin](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/gin/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Vodka](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/vodka/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [White rum](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/white-rum/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails
- [Orange juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/orange/index.md): in 1 of these cocktails

## Close substitutes

With substitutes switched on in My bar, any of these count as tequila.

- [Mezcal](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/mezcal/index.md): 2 cocktails

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