Get inspired with Carreta de Oro and shake up what’s hot right now.
From citrus-charged spritzes to smoky, social-ready pours, these trending cocktails bring bold flavor and golden flair to every glass. Whether you're chasing likes or just that perfect sip, it's time to pour what’s popular, with a Carreta de Oro twist.
Devil’s Margarita
Meet the Devil’s Margarita — this one is a must for Halloween for all margaritas lovers out there! 🌶️
Ingredients:
- • 2 oz Carreta de Oro Blanco Tequila
- • 1 oz fresh lime juice
- • ½ oz triple sec
- • ¼–½ oz simple syrup, to taste
- • ½ oz red wine, for the float
- • Ice
- • 2 red chili peppers, for the horns
- • Add tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and agave to a shaker with ice.
- • Shake well and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
- • Slowly pour the red wine over the back of a spoon to create the float.
- • Position two red chili peppers on opposite sides of the rim for devil horns.
Beetlejuice Shots
It’s officially spooky season, and these Beetlejuice-inspired tequila shots are bringing a little Halloween magic to happy hour! 🎃✨
Perfect for your next Halloween party! 🕷️
Ingredients:
- • 1 oz Carreta de Oro Blanco Tequila
- • 2 oz orange juice
- • 1 oz blue curaçao
- • A small pinch of food-grade activated charcoal
- • Pour 1 oz orange juice into each shot glass.
- • Add ½ oz blue curaçao to each glass and stir to create that spooky green color.
- • In a separate container, mix 1 oz tequila with a small pinch of activated charcoal until black.
- • Slowly pour ½ oz of the black tequila mixture into each shot glass for that dramatic Beetlejuice effect. 🖤
Figgy Thyme Margarita 🥃🍂
Ingredients:
- • 2 oz Carreta de Oro Reposado Tequila
- • ¾ oz Lime Juice
- • ½ oz Cointreau Orange Liqueur
- • ½ oz fig-thyme syrup
- • Shake with ice and strain over fresh ice into a half-salted glass.
- • Garnish with thyme.
🍎🍂 Apple Cider Margarita
If you’re switching your cocktails into fall mode, start with your tequila. 🍂 Grab a bottle of Carreta de Oro Añejo and give this Apple Cider Margarita a try.
Apple cider gives this classic a cozy fall twist, while añejo tequila brings those warm, smooth notes that work so well with cinnamon.
Ingredients:
- • 2 oz Carreta de Oro Añejo Tequila
- • 2 oz apple cider
- • ½ oz Triple Sec
- • Cinnamon sugar, for the rim
- • Apple slice, for garnish
- • Rim your glass with cinnamon sugar and fill with ice.
- • Add tequila, apple cider, Triple Sec and fresh lime juice to a shaker with ice.
- • Shake until chilled and strain over fresh ice.
- • Garnish with a fresh apple slice.
Reposado Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
- • 1½ oz Carreta de Oro Reposado Tequila
- • 1 oz freshly brewed espresso
- • 1 oz Caffè Borghetti Italian Espresso Liqueur
- • 1 oz Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
- • 1 dash chocolate bitters
- • Ice
- • Sea salt, for garnish
- • Add the Carreta de Oro Reposado Tequila, espresso, Caffè Borghetti, Licor 43, Amaro Nonino, and chocolate bitters to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- • Shake vigorously until thoroughly chilled. Strain into a clean, ice-free shaker and dry shake to develop a rich layer of foam.
- • Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Allow the cocktail to rest briefly; the color will deepen as it settles.
- • Finish by grinding a small amount of sea salt over the top.
✨Golden Hour✨
A more tropical take on a Tequila Sunrise🌅 I present to you, the Golden Hour✨ Best served while on a tropical island getaway beach or poolside😎🏝️
To a shaker add:
- • 2 oz Carreta de Oro Añejo Tequila
- • 1 ½ oz Mango Nectar
- • 1 ½ oz Lemon Ginger Tea (chilled)
- • Add ice and shake. Strain into a glass with fresh ice, then slowly pour over the back of a spoon ½ oz Amoretti® Passion Orange Guava syrup. Garnish with dried mango.
- Cheers!
Blood Orange Margarita 🍊
Margarita season never really ends… especially when it looks THIS good. 😍
Ingredients:
- • 2 oz Carreta de Oro Blanco Tequila
- • ¾ oz Cointreau
- • 2 oz fresh blood orange juice
- • Orange slice for garnish
- • Add tequila, Cointreau, blood orange juice, and lime juice to a shaker with ice.
- • Shake until chilled.
- • Strain over fresh ice.
- • Garnish with an orange slice and enjoy! 🍊
- Save this recipe for your next margarita night. 🧡
Summer of Georgia
Ingredients:
- • ¾ oz Carreta de Oro Reposado Tequila
- • ¾ oz Carreta de Oro Blanco Tequila
- • ¾ oz spiced pear liqueur
- • ½ oz orgeat
- • ¼ oz honey
- • Pear slice, for garnish
- • Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker.
- • Add ice.
- • Shake until well chilled.
- • Strain over fresh ice.
- • Garnish with a slice of pear.
Which trend will you mix up next?
Stock up on Carreta de Oro, grab your shaker, pour the gold, and let the good times trend.