Country Music Hall Of Famer George Strait is absolutely a fan of his tequila, Código 1530
Beyond landing 60 singles at the top of the music charts — which is reportedly more than any other artist in any genre — during the span of his nearly-40-year career, country music legend George Strait has collected 33 platinum-selling (or multi-platinum-selling) albums.
This has earned him more platinum-selling albums than any other country artist, while also ranking him third across all genres, behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
His musical career — in which George Strait has sold nearly 70 million albums and earned more than 60 major entertainment industry awards — isn’t his only commercial success, however. Strait is an investor within the Código 1530 brand of tequila. Among other recent accolades, the brand won a gold medal and “Tequila Producer Of The Year” honor at the 2019 Bartender Spirits Awards.
George Strait recently partnered with GrapeStars marketplace, the first-ever virtual direct-to-consumer sales channel for celebrity wines and spirits, to promote Código 1530. Related to such, he shared some of his favorite Código 1530-enhanced recipes, as printed below for Guilty Eats.
La Paloma
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Código 1530 Blanco tequila
- 2 oz. fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice
- 0.5 oz. lime juice
- 2 oz. club soda
- Garnish: Slice of grapefruit
- Collins glass
Method:
- In a shaker filled with ice, add tequila, lime and grapefruit juice.
- Shake and strain into a Collins glass filled with ice.
- Top with club soda.
- Garnish with a slice of grapefruit.
Blanco Margarita
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Código 1530 Blanco Tequila
- 1 oz. Triple Sec
- 1.5 oz. lime juice
- 0.5 oz. agave nectar
- Rocks glass
- Salt
Method:
- Rim rocks glass with salt.
- Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
- Shake and serve over ice.
- Garnish with a lime.
Añejo Manhattan
Ingredients:
- 2.5 oz. Código 1530 Añejo tequila
- 0.75 oz. sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
- Mixing glass
- Garnish: Orange twist, cherry
Method:
- Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass.
- Add ice and stir.
- Strain into a glass and garnish with an orange twist and cherry.
Which of these Código 1530 recipes will you be making at home?