Matador

Matador

  • Type
    Cocktail
  • Primary alcohol by volume
    Tequila
  • Served
    Shaken
  • Standard garnish
    Lime slice or twist
  • Standard drinkware
    Cocktail glass
  • Commonly used ingredients
    1 to 1.5 parts silver or blanco tequila
    2 to 3 parts pineapple juice
    Juice of half a lime
  • Preparation
    Mix the ingredients in a shaker half full of ice.
    Strain and serve in a chilled cocktail glass or champagne flute.
  • Notes
    Sour mix may be used in place of lime juice, depending on preference and availability.
    Champagne flutes are also commonly used for serving.

The Matador is a tequila-based cocktail.

Less widely known than the margarita, its structure is similarly simple, with three primary ingredients: silver or blanco tequila, pineapple juice, and lime juice.

Its chief coupling of pineapple and a single spirit resembles a Jackhammer, a variant of the screwdriver which substitutes pineapple juice for orange juice to mix with vodka.

Matadors are often presented differently, either in a martini glass or a champagne flute.

References
Matador (cocktail)

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