Cinco Tequila Cocktail Recipes,
Happy Cinco de Mayo and since we can’t have a proper debaucherous time out in public, we decided to bring the party to you. We asked some of our favorite cocktail connoisseurs to share their favorite tequila drink recipes … tequila 1, tequila 2, tequila 3 … floor.
Our favorites are: Cecile—Shot of Azul, chilled; Sophie—Tequila gimlet, up.
With love & please drink responsibly.
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Paloma@ Broken Shaker
Evan Hawkins | @EvanHawkins Bartender, Broken Shaker NYC
“All the ingredients are easy to find and anyone can make it.It’s a classic that’s just as delicious as a margarita.”
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Blanco tequila
- 1/2 lime squeezed
- Top with grapefruit soda (Jarritos, squirt)
Preparation:
- Build over ice in tall glass
- Give it a little stir
- For rim: add chili salt (chili powder, paprika, salt, pepper, touch a cinnamon)
Yatagan@ The Ritz Paris
Leonardo Zanini | @leozanza86 Bartender: Ritz Paris, Nobu Milan
“This is a drink I created with Florian Pont @ The Ritz which we called Yatagan, an Ottoman sword. It gives an exoticism to the drink because it contains strong and spicy flavors.”
Ingredients:
- 4cl shiso infused tequila(7 green shiso leaves in 70cl of Blanco tequila for 12 hours at 50°C) strong herbal flavour that goes well with tequila
- 2cl velvet falernum(clove, ginger, lime and almond liquor that comes from the caribbean. It brings sweetness and complexity)
- 1cl simple syrup (for balance)
- 2cl grapefruit juice(for acidity and aroma)
- 2cl lime juice (for acidity)
- Homemade pimento essence(3 dried bird eye chilli in 10ml of vodka)
Preparation:
- Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice
- Shake
- Pour over ice
- Garnish with a dry lime wheel, shiso leaf and chilli (for man🌶️) rose petals (for woman 🌹) and some freshly grounded timut black pepper (for its zesty aromas)
Sierra Madre@ Create Hospitality
by Lauren Koeppe| @ lauren_koeppeCEO, Create Hospitality
“Margaritas might be the hero cocktail for Cinco de Mayo, but we wanted to bring some creativity to the festive holiday with a tequila sour variation. This refreshing cocktail is the perfect balance between sweet, sour and bitter, and the pineapple brings a silky, frothy texture.”
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Tequila or Mezcal
- .5 oz Aperol
- 1 oz Pineapple
- .5 oz Lemon
- .5 oz Agave
Preparation:
- Add all ingredients to a shaker
- Add ice to the shaker
- Shake
- Then strain into a RX glass over fresh ice
El Padre@ Primo’s
Aisa Shelley |@Aisa_Blue Owner, Primo’s & Mr. Fong’s
“It’s a house cocktail at Primo’s and it’s my personal favorite drink.”
Ingredients:
- 2oz of Blanco Tequila or Mezcal
- 3/4oz of fresh lime juice
- 3/4oz of honey syrup (honey syrup is a honey/water mix, when using honey that has not been made into a syrup scale back to 1/2oz)
- 4 dashes of Angostura bitters
Preparation:
- Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker tin
- Pour over fresh ice
- Garnish with lime wheel
The Radical Thinker
Itaru De La Vega | @Itaaaru Production Designer, Los Angeles
“Close your eyes, feel the breeze!”
Ingredients:
- Tajin (chili powder rim)
- Lime wedges, for lining the rim and garnish
- 1 cucumber (muddled and garnish)
- Mint (muddled and garnish)
- 1 ½ ounces mild mezcal
- 2 ounces FRESH pineapple juice
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 to 3 teaspoons simple syrup or agave nectar (optional, if you prefer sweeter drinks)
Preparation:
- Pour some Tajín in a small, rimmed plate
- Run a wedge of lime around the top of each glass
- Dip the top of the glass into the salt blend at a 45-degree angle and roll it from side to side to catch the salt
- Add ice cubes to your glass and set it aside
- Muddle cucumber, mint, and lime juice in cocktail shaker
- Add the mezcal, pineapple juice, sweetener (if using), and ICE
- Securely fasten the lid and shake well
- Pour the mixture into your prepared glass
- Garnish with a lime wedge mint, and shaved cucumber garnish against the wall of the glass
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