Today is National Tequila Day — here are 25 tequila-based cocktail recipes you can make this weekend

Use 1800 Tequila's signature coconut infusion in this creamy, matcha-flavored cocktail.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz 1800 Coconut tequila
• Barspoon of matcha powder
• 4 oz vanilla rice milk
• .5 oz simple syrup
• Shake of cinnamon
• Optional squeeze of lime for acidity

Method: Build in Collins glass and stir with crushed ice to combine. Garnish with grated cinnamon and a cinnamon stick.

This recipe from Sesión Premium Tequila is a refreshing blend of hibiscus syrup, watermelon juice, and rosewater that makes for a truly Insta-worthy cocktail.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Sesión Blanco Tequila
• ⅓ oz Aperol
• .5 oz lime juice
• ⅓ oz hibiscus syrup
• 1 oz Watermelon juice
• 2 drops rosewater
• 3 dashes Peychauds Bitters

Method: Add all ingredients to cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until cold. Double strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with grated chocolate.

Also from Sesión, this margarita a simple mixture that can't go wrong: tequila, lime, and sweetener.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Sesión Reposado Tequila
• ⅔ oz lime juice
• ⅓ oz agave
• Garnish: slice of lime

Method: Add all ingredients to shaker. Add ice and shake until cold. Strain over fresh ice in rocks glass. Garnish with lime wheel.

If you like something fruity, try this margarita from Miami-based eatery Bodega Taqueria y Tequila that is filled with flavors of hibiscus, orange, and lime.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Casamigos Tequila
• 1 oz lime juice
• .5 oz Combier Orange Liqueur
• .5 oz hibiscus cordial
• Raspberries for garnish

Method: Shake all ingredients vigorously in a cocktail shaker with ice. Double strain with a standard strainer and a fine mesh strainer. Serve in a rocks glass over ice, and garnish with raspberries.

The Paloma is classic combination of a little bit of fruity, and a little bit of spice, as shown in this recipe from Correlejo Tequila.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Corralejo Silver Tequila
• .5 oz grapefruit juice
• .5 oz lime juice
• 1/2 sliced Serrano pepper
• .75 oz agave syrup
• Pineapple soda (to top)
• Tajín (for rim)

Method: Rim your glass with Tajín. Add all ingredients except the pepper into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake hard to chill and combine ingredients. Strain into your glass over fresh ice, and top with pineapple soda and garnish.

You can also make your Paloma a touch earthier with basil, like this recipe recommended by Los Arango Tequila.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Los Arango Reposado Tequila
• 1 oz. grapefruit juice
• 1/2 oz. agave syrup
• 2 chopped strawberries
• 5 basil leaves
• Soda to top
• Smoked sea salt for rim

Method: Rim your glass with smoked sea salt. Combine all ingredients except soda in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to chill and combine ingredients. Fine strain into a hi-ball glass over fresh ice, and top with soda and garnish.

If you want a mocktail instead, try this Paloma recipe using Ritual Zero Proof's Tequila Alternative. This no-alcohol alternative is "non-GMO, gluten free, and made of all-natural botanicals" that mimic the smell, taste, and even the burn of traditional tequila.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Ritual Tequila Alternative
• .5 oz lime juice
• 4 oz Jarritos Grapefruit Soda
• Lime or grapefruit, to garnish

Method: Pour Ritual Tequila Alternative and lime juice into a tall glass, over ice. Top with grapefruit soda, garnish with fruit slice.

The Tequila Sunrise mocktail from Ritual is a fruity, non-alcoholic beverage that's surprisingly simple.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Ritual Tequila Alternative
• ¾ cup orange juice
• ¾ oz grenadine syrup
• Orange slice, for garnish
• Maraschino cherry

Method: Pour Ritual Tequila Alternative and orange juice in a highball glass over ice. Stir to combine. Pour in grenadine, slowly over the back of a spoon. Garnish with an orange slice and maraschino cherry.

New York mixologist Max Nussbaum's Skinny Margarita recipe excludes the triple sec that is in a traditional margarita. Nussbaum uses a Reposado tequila from Tequila Espolòn.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. tequila
• .75 oz. lime juice (a little more than half a lime)
• .25 oz orange juice
• .25 oz. agave nectar
• Lime slice, to garnish

Method: Shake all ingredients together in cocktail shaker. Strain over ice, and garnish with lime slice.

Tip: Nussbaum also recommends throwing either frozen chunks of pineapple, freshly sliced jalapeño, fresh basil, or mint leaves to your cocktail shaker for added flavor.

While a traditional Old Fashioned calls for whiskey, this recipe from Camarena Tequila uses their Reposado, a light-colored tequila with hints of vanilla, caramel, and spice that mimic a mellow bourbon.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Camarena Reposado
• .5 oz agave nectar
• 2 dashes of bitters
• Orange peel, to garnish

Method: Add ingredients into a rocks glass filled with ice. Stir to combine, and garnish with orange peel.

Also from Camarena, this Agave Swizzle is a slightly sweet, refreshing drink that combines citrus and sweetener with fresh mint leaves.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Camarena Reposado
• .75 oz. Agave nectar
• .75 oz Fresh lemon juice
• 4 dashes of Angostura bitters
• 8 to 10 fresh mint leaves

Method: Place mint leaves at the bottom of the glass. Gently muddle the leaves with a muddler. Add remaining ingredients (except bitters) into a collins glass and fill with crushed ice. Take a bar spoon and "swizzle" holding the spoon in the palm of your hands and twirl until the glass frosts. Top with the bitters. Garnish with a bouquet of mint.

The Texas Margarita, from The Mansion Bar at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, packs a jalapeño punch in a simple recipe that calls for ingredients you most likely already have in your kitchen.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz favorite tequila
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• .75 oz Cointreau
• .5 to .75 oz (adjust for sweetness) Jalapeño agave
• 1 lime

Method: Place all ingredients into shaker tin. Shake vigorously, and pour into glass rimmed with Tajin. Garnish with lime wedge

If you want a sweeter margarita, try this recipe from Patrón Tequila that is tempered with coconut water and cucumber.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz PATRÓN Silver
• 2 oz coconut water
• .5 oz fresh lime juice
• .5 oz simple syrup
• 7 thin slices of cucumber, 3 for garnish

Method: Combine all ingredients (including 4 of the cucumber slices) in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously with ice to chill, and strain onto fresh ice in a highball glass. Garnish with remaining 3 cucumbers.

The typical welcome cocktail at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya near Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Margarita de Miel features lavender-infused honey, although any honey can be used in this recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz lavender honey simple syrup
• 3 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
• 1.25 oz silver tequila
• .25 oz lime syrup

Method: Shake all ingredients together in shaker, and serve on the rocks.

If margaritas aren't your thing, consider this fruity twist on a sour cocktail — and, of course, swap tequila for the whiskey.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Corralejo Reposado Tequila
• 1 oz grapefruit juice
• 1 oz lime juice
• .5 oz jalapeño simple syrup
• 1 egg white

Method: Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake hard to chill and combine ingredients. Strain out ice and shake hard again, and strain into your glass and garnish

For the perfect combo of sweet and spicy, with an extra kick of energy, try this popular cocktail from Miami-based eatery Bodega Taqueria y Tequila.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Cazadores Tequila
• .5 oz pineapple juice
• .5 oz lime juice
• 1 oz jalapeño infused agave syrup
• 2 oz Red Bull Tropical

Method: Build all ingredients in a glass with ice and stir together. Top with Red Bull

If you're a fan of blended drinks like a piña colada, try this fruity cocktail from Patrón, and just lay back and imagine you're at a beachside resort. It combines tequila, mango liqueur, honey, and lime.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Patrón Reposado
• 1 oz Patrón Citronge Mango
• .75 oz lime
• .75 oz honey
• One whole banana and maraschino cherry
• 2 cups of ice

Method: Combine all ingredients into a blender with ice. Blend until smooth. Garnish with banana dolphin made from banana and maraschino cherry.

This festive, bright blue cocktail gets its color from blue curaçao, a liqueur flavored with orange peel and cloves. A combination of lime and tropical Red Bull make it a punchy happy hour choice.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Patrón Silver
• 1 oz blue curacao
• .75 oz lime juice
• 3 oz tropical Red Bull (yellow)
• 2 cups of ice

Method: Combine all ingredients into a blender with ice. Blend until smooth. Garnish with pineapple wedge.

If you have fresh watermelon on hand, elevate your happy hour with this blended margarita recipe.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups cubed watermelon, frozen
• 3 oz. lime juice
• 3 oz. tequila
• 1 12-oz. can Reed's Zero Sugar Real Ginger Ale
• Ice, optional
• Watermelon for garnish

Method: In a blender, add watermelon, lime juice, tequila, and 6 oz. ginger ale (half of a can). Blend until watermelon is incorporated. Add ice if a thicker consistency is preferred, and blend until smooth. Serve and garnish with watermelon slices.

This recipe from Cincoro featuring their Blanco Tequila offers a lightweight margarita perfectly balanced with citrus and agave nectar.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Cincoro Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz Fresh lime juice
• .75 oz Cointreau
• .25 oz Agave nectar
• Salt and lime wheel, to garnish

Method: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain over fresh ice in a double Old-Fashioned glass, and garnish glass with salt and a lime wheel.

Instead of Cointreau, you can also use Triple Sec for a classic margarita like in this recipe from JAJA Tequila (pronounced ha ha).

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz JAJA Blanco
• 1 oz Fresh lime juice
• .5 oz Triple Sec
• .5 oz Agave syrup
• 2 Jalapeño slices

Method: Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice to chill the mixture and pour over ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a rounded lime and serve.

This riff on a margarita comes from star bartender Ivy Mix, co-owner of Leyenda, a cocteleria in Brooklyn, New York, and author of the book "Spirits of Latin America." It's a unique combination of rich root vegetable juices with honey and a pinch of cayenne.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz 100% Blanco tequila
• 1 oz Natalie's Orange Beet Juice
• 1 oz Natalie's Carrot Ginger Juice
• .75 oz lime juice
• .5 oz honey
• Pinch of cayenne

Method: Add all ingredients into a rocks glass over a large cube (2x2) and stir to dilute. Use either thin sliced beet or a lime wheel to garnish.

This spicy sweet cocktail from Tequila Cazadores mixes their Reposado tequila with pineapple juice, fresh citrus, and Serrano peppers.

Ingredients:

• Serrano chiles
• 1.5 oz Cazadores Reposado
• .75 oz Agave nectar
• .75 oz fresh lime juice
• 3 slices of Serrano
• 2 oz pineapple juice
• Salt for rim

Method: Shake all ingredients vigorously in a cocktail shaker. Serve on the rocks, and garnish: with a lime wheel and pineapple slice.

Also using the Reposado from Tequila Cazadores, this cocktail uses muddled cantaloupe to bring out a mellow, slightly creamy texture that is balanced by spicy habanero peppers.

• Habanero chiles
• 1.5 oz Cazadores Reposado
• .75 oz Agave nectar or simple syrup
• 4 chunks of cantaloupe muddled
• 2 slices of chile habanero
• 1 oz Freshly squeezed lime juice

Method: In a cocktail shaker, muddle cantaloupe and combine all the ingredients with ice, and shake vigorously. Serve in short glass over ice, garnish with a slice of habanero.

If you're prepping drinks for a group of friends or thirsty roommates, try this bulk recipe from Patrón for Spicy Strawberry Lime margaritas, a blended combination of fresh fruit with a kick of jalapeño.

Ingredients:

• 8 oz Patrón Silver
• 4 oz Patrón Citrónge Lime
• 12 Fresh strawberries
• 4 oz Fresh lime juice
• 2 oz Simple syrup
• 2 cups ice
• Half of a fresh jalapeño

Method: Combine ingredients in a blender pitcher and blend thoroughly. Taste and adjust sweetness or tartness to your liking, as berries and citrus may vary with the season. Pour into frozen mason jars. Garnish with half of a strawberry and a jalapeño coin.