This historic yet under-the-radar cocktail first appeared in the Café Royal Cocktail Book, which was published in 1937 by the United Kingdom Bartenders Guild (UKBG). Head bartender at the London-based Café Royal and President of the UKBG, William J. “Billy” Tarling curated this compilation of recipes, which features a range of cocktails that were being served in London’s fashionable bars and restaurants at the time. Interestingly, many of the drinks profiled in the book involve some of the earliest known recipes to use vodka and tequila in cocktails, both unusual spirits to mix with at the time. The original Matador recipe is an equal-parts mixture combining tequila, dry vermouth, and orange curaçao. A Trader Vic’s riff also called the Tequila Matador first popped up in the 1972 edition of Trader Vic’s Bartender’s Guide, and transformed the drink into a tropical concoction that includes pineapple and lime juice. However, the original Café Royal formulation may be more suited to modern tastes that prefer drier, more spirit-forward cocktail profiles.

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