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We have spoilers for the February 2024 Shaker & Spoon box! The February 2024 theme is “Totally Tequila”.
There’s nothing niche about tequila today. Whatever reputations marked the spirit in the early days of its international debut have been well surpassed for the bright lights of the top shelf.
So what to do with our bottles of clear and pristine blanco next month? Why, walk away from the winter hunker (we’ll be ready—won’t you?) and throw a big party befitting such a now-capital-A A-lister!
Wouldn’t that just be, like, so, Totally Tequila?!
It’s to the credit of the growers, harvesters, and distillers on the ground—after centuries of legwork and standing on the shoulders of deep, longstanding Mexican tradition—that tequila has become a household name.
And while familiarity has only increased, its same peppery kick and lightness that can leap from the margarita to so much more has largely remained the same.
Consider this your invitation to a showcase of a truly great spirit—the Totally Tequila! Box—where you’ll find us all dressed to the nines and bopping around to the beats, with an equally energized cocktail always at the ready!
Off the top ropes, it’s Sam Jimenez in acrobatic fashion with this sprightly ode to a legendary luchador of lucha libre (professional wrestling, Mexican-style).
His Rayo de Jalisco delivers a real mask-off moment for the dependable tequila soda, revealing its inner capacity to complement all sorts of botanical complexities: the bold boom of blackberry soda and super lemon-lime juice in one corner and the fearless finesse of jasmine-oolong syrup and lime-coriander bitters in another. And the crowd goes wild as yet another tequila cocktail champion is crowned!
Flip the switch on the near-blinding welcome sign of luminescence known as Miami Sound Machine, which, thanks to our very own Caer Maiko, becomes a sip of sizzling salsa-dancing fuel right at the moment when tequila and lemon link up with our pink tropical syrup.
Enticing with the transportive tastes of guava, hibiscus, and grapefruit, this cocktail’s time is best spent sweating under the flashing lights with a special valentine (you!).
It’s the kitchen that never disappoints, the one you could’ve only experienced by Baking with Grandma. Amor y Amargo vet Lindsay Matteson would like to channel the essence of granny’s magic oven with this tequila old fashioned, which compensates for its lack of age in base spirit with the sentimental scents and flavors of warm spices, cherry bitters, and a shaving of dark chocolate on top.
Coupon Code
Subscribing for the first time? Don’t forget to use code TOTALLY15 for $15 off!
What is Shaker and Spoon?
Shaker & Spoon is a cocktail is a monthly cocktail mix subscription. Each month you’ll get 3 unique recipes by top bartenders + everything you need to make 12 drinks (4 from each recipe) other than the liquor—syrups, bitters, mixers, garnishes & more. You’ll be exposed to new flavors & combos, and look at your liquor cabinet in a whole new way. Subscribe today & be your own bartender + the tastemaker in your circle!
Cost: $50/month
Category: Coffee / Tea / Cocktail