Matador

Name: Matador
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Blanco Tequila; 2 oz Pineapple Juice; 0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice; Pineapple wedge (garnish, optional)

Classic

Agave under a paper umbrella.

ClassicSummerTropical

3 minEasyLight

Juicy pineapple leads, brightened by lime, with earthy tequila grounding the sweetness. Light, tropical, and gulpable.

Ingredients

1.5 oz Blanco Tequila
2 oz Pineapple Juice
0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
Pineapple wedge · optional garnish

Method

1
Shake the tequila, pineapple juice, and lime juice with ice.
2
Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass.
3
Garnish with a pineapple wedge.

The Story

A Trader Vic creation from the mid-century tiki boom, the Matador pairs blanco tequila with pineapple — early proof that agave belongs under a paper umbrella. Simple, tart-sweet, and endlessly poolside.

Glass · Rocks glassGarnish · Pineapple wedge

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