Estes

The Estes is a bar standard outside the IBA list: 6 ingredients, shaken and served in a collins. That makes 232 ml in the glass: a long drink.

Ingredients

• 52.5 mlreposado tequila
• 15 mlraspberry liqueur
• 52.5 mlcranberry juice
• 15 mlagave syrup
• 22.5 mlfresh lime juice
• 25 mlfresh raspberries

Method

1. Muddle the raspberries in a shaker.
2. Add the other ingredients and ice, then shake.
3. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass.

Garnish: Garnish with fresh raspberries.

What it tastes like

bitter → sweet

It sits between bitter and sweet: 0.7 out of 10 of bitterness, 67th of 186 for sweetness.

round → sour

Citrus shows, but this is no sour: 29th of 186, and it comes from fresh lime juice.

light → strong

Just 10.2% in the glass: lighter than 65% of the catalogue, and the volume has as much to do with it as the recipe.

Its closest neighbour is the Russian Spring Punch: 97 out of 100 for similarity.

Five that come close

• Russian Spring PunchBuilt on vino and with sparkling wine in place of reposado tequila.
• Cuba LibreBuilt on rum and with cola in place of reposado tequila.
• IBA TikiBuilt on rum and with pineapple juice in place of reposado tequila.
• Singapore SlingBuilt on gin and with pineapple juice in place of reposado tequila.
• BatangaWith cola in place of reposado tequila and shorter by 27 ml.

Every drink near the Estes on the map

Recipe source: Difford's Guide · checked on 3 November 2026