Jose Cuervo Strawberry

Jose Cuervo Strawberry is a strawberry-flavored mixer, made to go with tequila in a strawberry margarita without muddling fruit or building a syrup. Mixers in this style usually taste of ripe red berry with a sweet, slightly jammy edge. They are built to pair with citrus and spirit, so expect it to read sweeter than a fresh-fruit purée and to need some acidity alongside it. The classic use is a strawberry margarita. For a shaken version, combine the mixer with blanco tequila and a squeeze of fresh lime over ice, and start with roughly two parts mixer to one part tequila. Adjust from there to your taste. The lime sharpens the berry and keeps the drink from tasting flat. For a frozen version, blend the same proportions with a generous amount of ice until smooth. Blanco tequila works best because its peppery, agave-forward character comes through the sweetness. Outside tequila drinks, a mixer like this also works with white rum in a daiquiri-style drink, with vodka and soda for a long, light highball, or with sparkling wine for a berry spritz. Serve it cold. Keep the bottle refrigerated, and shake or stir the drink over plenty of ice so it doesn't taste syrupy. A rocks glass or stemmed margarita glass suits the shaken version, and a wide-mouthed goblet suits the frozen one. A half-salted or sugared rim is a good match, and a lime wedge or a fresh strawberry makes a fitting garnish. At the table, the drink goes well with salty, spicy or fried food such as tacos, chips with salsa, grilled shrimp or jalapeño poppers. The sweetness takes the edge off the heat.