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Celebrating 90 Years of Haskell’s: A Journey Through History and Community Connections
This year, Haskell’s Wine & Spirits is raising a glass to 90 years of serving the Twin Cities and beyond! From our...
By: Beau Farrell on Jun 4, 2024 8:00:00 AM
Whoever decided happy hour could only start after 5 o’clock was foolish. We like to think that happy hour begins whenever you decide it’s time to end your workday and kick back with a beverage in hand. Reflecting on the wise words of Jimmy Buffet and Alan Jackson “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere.”
Now, we don’t promote drinking on the job (unless, of course, this is allowed at your company, in which case cheers to you), but when happy hour eventually rolls around, we have a few Extra Añejo cocktail recipes you might want to try. Forget the post-college salt, lime, shot routine because we’re all adults now–let’s move up to the smooth, aged, fine tequila worthy of sipping on.
If you’re itching to learn more about tequila in general, check out the history of tequila before diving into a drink. But if you’re wanting to get right to it, let’s review the types of tequila at your disposal. You may be wondering why we’re focusing on Extra Añejo for these recipes so we’ll get to that, too.
This is just scratching the surface of what makes different tequilas unique. You’ll also likely find yourself wondering about the differences between tequila and mezcal, but we’ll save that for another day.
For these recipes, you can use Añejo or Extra Añejo. If using Extra Añejo in a cocktail makes you gasp, then go ahead and use Añejo. If you live on the wild side, give Extra Añejo a shot because it’s bold and adds a creative twist to your happy hour beverage whether you sip it or mix it with one of these 3 must-try Extra Añejo cocktail recipes.
Ingredients:
Fill two-thirds of a pint glass with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the cherry. Stir briskly for 30 seconds to chill. Strain into a chilled martini glass; garnish with the cherry.
Ingredients:
In a cocktail shaker, muddle Thai basil leaves and fresh squeezed lime.
Add tequila and Green Chartreuse with ice and shake. Fill a rocks glass with ice and strain ingredients from the cocktail shaker into the rocks glass.
Top with San Pellegrino Grapefruit and garnish with lime wheel and sprig of Thai basil.
Ingredients:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake, strain into a rocks glass packed with crushed ice, and garnish.
Feeling inspired and thirsty for happy hour? Check out our selection at any of our Haskell’s locations or buy them online and schedule in-store pickup or at-home drop off anytime. When the work’n day gets hard, remember, it’s Five O’Clock somewhere!
Founded in 1934, Haskell’s has championed fine wines for over 80 years. We have 13 wine stores in Minnesota, two delis and one restaurant. As one of the top wine shops in North America, Haskell’s is known for legendary service and one of the finest collections of wine, beer and spirits. Led by Chairman and CEO Jack Farrell and the Farrell family, Haskell’s continues to be at the forefront of the wine scene throughout the world. Haskell’s also can ship wine, beer & spirits all throughout the world, the U.S. and we deliver locally.
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