A bright, three-ingredient tequila sour that leans on pineapple's natural sweetness instead of added syrup, with a squeeze of lime keeping it sharp. Shaken hard and served up, it pours pale gold with a light froth, the blanco tequila's green, peppery edge running through a clean, juicy and refreshing finish.
Garnish: Lime Wheel
Shaken · Coupe · Up
add
Combine the tequila blanco, pineapple juice, and lime juice in a shaker.
shake
Add ice and shake well until chilled.
strain
Double strain into a chilled coupe.
garnish
Garnish with a lime wheel.
No individual is on record as the inventor of the pineapple Matador; its recipe was set down in print in 1972, in Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide. It sits within a loose family of tequila drinks named for the bullring — the Toreador, the Picador and the Bullfighter among them. Mexico is listed as its country of origin, fitting for a drink built entirely from three of that country's exports: agave spirit, pineapple and lime.