Cocktail · Mexico
Tepache Highball
Build a Mexican Tepache Highball with blanco tequila, fermented pineapple, lime and soda, using exact oz and ml measurements.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Highball glass
- Base
- Tequila
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz (45 ml) blanco tequila
- 3 oz (90 ml) chilled tepache
- 1 oz (30 ml) soda water
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) fresh lime juice
Garnish
Pineapple leaf and lime wheel
How to make it
- 1Chill a highball glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add blanco tequila, chilled tepache, soda water and lime juice to the highball glass, putting any sparkling ingredient in last.
- 3Add ice and stir gently three times to combine without flattening bubbles.
- 4Finish with pineapple leaf and lime wheel and serve immediately.
The story behind Tepache Highball
Tepache is Mexico’s lightly fermented pineapple drink, commonly seasoned with piloncillo and spice. Tequila, lime and soda turn it into a bright highball while keeping its tangy pineapple character.