Mexico is well-known for its delicious tequilas; so in honor of Cinco de Mayo, we’re celebrating with these signature cocktails featuring Mexico’s most popular liquor. 

Spice of Life

 

Ingredients:
1 oz. Roca Patrón Silver
1 oz. Patrón Citronge Lime
1 oz. Frangelico
2 strawberries
½ oz. lime juice
2 slices of jalapeño

Directions:
Muddle strawberries to a paste; add liquid ingredients and cubed ice. Shake and strain onto fresh ice in a double old fashioned glass, and garnish with a half strawberry and jalapeño slices.

Created by Damian Windsor, DC Berridge LLC group (Warwick, Firefly, Tiki No, Power House, Dark Room), LA 

Tomar Bueno

Ingredients:
1 oz. Patrón Roca Silver
¾ oz. Patrón Citronge Lime
1 oz. Campari
1 oz. grapefruit juice
Top with Squirt

Directions:
Add ice and liquid ingredients to a highball glass; garnish with a grapefruit peel twist. Alternately, take a big sip out of a can of Squirt soda and add the liquid ingredients directly to it.

Created by Damian Windsor, DC Berridge LLC group (Warwick, Firefly, Tiki No, Power House, Dark Room), LA

Bandera de Puebla

Ingredients:
1 oz. Patrón Reposado
1 oz. Patrón Citronge Lime
½ oz. coconut cream
¾ oz. fresh lime juice
¾ oz pomegranate juice
Mint sprig for garnish

Directions:
Combine the Patrón Reposado, Citronge Lime, coconut and lime juices in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Gently pour the pomegranate Juice so it settles to the bottom half of the drink, creating two equal layers of white and red. Garnish with a sprig of mint to represent the three colors of the Mexican flag.

Created by Rob Krueger, Extra Fancy, Brooklyn 

Saint Ambrose Cup

Ingredients:
¾ oz. Campari
2 oz. Tequila
¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
½ oz. simple syrup
4 cucumber slices (3 muddled, 1 for garnish)

Directions:
Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail coupe.

Created by Jeff Bell, PDT

—Kristen Klein