Today, July 24, is National Tequila Day, meaning you have bonafide reason to ditch your yoga mat and instead head to your favorite bar for the drink of the hour. It’s only Thursday though, so contain yourself, or tomorrow will be a Summer Friday.
But since this is a special occasion, you don’t want to head to any old bar or pub for your tequila fix. We rounded up the restaurants specializing in spiked drinks today in honor of National Tequila Day, because unlike you, they knew this holiday was coming. Whether you’re sipping a tequila flight in Somerville or heading to the newly opened Besito in the ‘burbs, we recommend you celebrate this day properly (and responsibly, because tequila).
The Painted Burro
1. Make-Your-Own Tequila Flight: Mix and match three different tequilas, choosing from three price points, $18, 21 and 24, to create a customized flight. Available today from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. only.
2. Tequila Ceviche: Need some spiked sustenance? Tequila-spiked ceviche will be on the menu in addition to the regular offerings for tonight only as well.
3. Agave Club: Starting tonight, guests can join the Agave Club, which challenges tequila lovers to taste their way through the flights of tequilas and mezcals offered at the bar. The prizes awarded for each milestone are: After 25 tequilas or mezcals, you’ll receive a make your own margarita kit; after 50, you’ll receive a four-course dinner for two at The Painted Burro with tequila pairings; after 100, you’ll receive roundtrip airfare for one to Cancun, Mexico. God speed.
4. The Burro’s Single-Barrel Tequila: When you visit the Painted Burro starting tonight, you can order the restaurant’s exclusive and privately selected single-barrel of Corazón Reposado, aged for eight months and made with 100 percent estate-grown agave. Use the tequila in your margarita or enjoy straight up.
Besito Mexican
5. Besito Favorita de la Casa Vertical Flight: Available this weekend, order the house favorite tequila flight featuring three tequilas: Casa Noble Blanco, Clase Azul Repsado and Riazul Anejo. The flight is sold for $23.
6. Flautos de Langosta: Soak up the tequilas with this limited edition appetizer, available this weekend alongside the vertical flight, made with crispy rolled lobster garnished with a mango chipotle salsa, cilantro, and queso fresco ($14).
Brass Union
7. Esqueleto: Espolón Reposado tequila, house coffee reduction, Luxardo Maraschino, lemon, chili peppers, passion fruit soda ($10).
8. Jumpman Julep: Espolón Reposado tequila, fresh pineapple, orange & pomegranate juices, coconut foam ($10, pictured).
Legal Harborside
9. Top Shelf Margarita: Patrón Reposado Tequila, Cointreau, lime cordial, lemon juice ($13).
10. La Bonita: Corazon Blanco, St. Germain, grapefruit juice, lime juice, Peychaud’s Bitters, lime wheel ($12, available on the second floor only).
11. Top Deck Margarita: LSF barrel-selected Corazon Anejo Tequila, triple sec, lime (single, $10; small, $28; large, $55)
Poe’s Kitchen at the Rattlesnake
12. Cranberry Jalapeńo Margarita: Patrón Anejo, muddled jalapeńos & cranberries, Drambuie and homemade mix ($12).
13. The Dirty Water Margarita: Herradura Reposado, Patrón Citrónge, fresh lime, three chile simple syrup and sparkling water ($12).
14. The Bostonian Margarita: Dobel Tequila, Gran Gala, agave nectar, fresh lime juice, Prosecco float ($10).
The Blue Ox
15. Rockaway Beach: Espolon silver tequila, muddled mint & lime, green Chartreuse, homemade grenadine, Angostura bitters ($11).
Strega Waterfront
16. Juan Too Many: Patron Silver Tequila, Grand Marnier, fresh citrus, melted sugar ($11).
Image via Brass Union
