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8 Cinco de Mayo Drinks For 2022

04/20/2022

by: Melissa Dowling

Hotel Oaxaca

We get so many great tequila and mezcal cocktail recipes throughout the year that it’s hard to narrow them down for our holiday drink roundups. Here are eight recipes we love that incorporate tequila and other spirits of Mexico — from mixologists at bars and restaurants around the country — for Cinco de Mayo celebrations this year.

Desert Bloom
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Desert Bloom

Course Drinks
Keyword mezcal, pear eau de vie, racilla, vermouth, white port

Ingredients

  • ¾ oz. Rey Campero Espadin mezcal
  • ½ oz. La Venenosa Sur racilla
  • ¼ oz. Clear Creek pear eau de vie
  • ¾ oz. Dolin blanc vermouth
  • ¾ oz. Niepoort white port
  • 1 dash Orange bitters

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients in mixing glass and stir.
  • Strain into Nick & Nora glass.
  • Express a grapefruit peel over the top; discard peel.

Notes

The mixologists at Death & Co. Denver created this recipe.
Cactus Flower
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Cactus Flower

Course Drinks
Keyword Ancho Reyes chile liqueur, lemon, mezcal, orgeat

Ingredients

  • 1 oz. Sombra mezcal
  • 1 oz. Ancho Reyes chile liqueur
  • ¾ oz. Orgeat
  • ¾ oz. Lemon

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients in mixing tin and whip shake.
  • Transfer contents to glass, fill with pebble ice all the way to the top where a cone protrudes above the glass.
  • Add in a straw, top with cayenne powder.
  • Garnish with a dehydrated lemon wheel and a yellow marigold flower.

Notes

The mixologists at Pez Loco Restaurant & Tequila Bar in Miami created this recipe.
La Lavanda
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La Lavanda

Course Drinks
Keyword lavender, lime, orange liqueur, tequila

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. El Jimador Reposado tequila
  • ¾ oz. Lime juice
  • ½ oz. Lavender syrup
  • ½ oz. Naranja orange liqueur

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake.
  • Strain into a coupe glass.

Notes

The mixologists at Main Street Meats in Chantanooga, TN, created this recipe
Carnaval
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Carnaval

Course Drinks
Keyword jalepeno, lime, orange liqueur, tequila, watermelon

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Silver tequila
  • 1 oz. Orange liqueur
  • 1 oz. Lime juice
  • ½ oz. Agave
  • 2 slices Jalapeño
  • 4 chunks Watermelon
  • Tajin seasoning for garnish

Instructions

  • Rim rocks glass with Tajin seasoning.
  • In Boston shaker, muddle slices of jalapeño and watermelon chunks.
  • Add all remaining ingredients and ice and shake.
  • Strain into rimmed rocks glass and add fresh ice.
  • Garnish with a watermelon triangle slice.

Notes

The mixologists at Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida created this recipe.
Golden Happy Bee
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Golden Happy Bee

Course Drinks
Keyword Chamomile, pineapple, sherry, tequila

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Patron Silver tequila
  • 1 tbsp. Chamomile sherry
  • 2 oz. Pineapple juice
  • ¾ oz. Chamomile syrup

Instructions

  • Combine ingredients and shake.
  • Double strain all ingredients into a coupe glass.
  • Garnish with edible gold powder.

Notes

Eliana “Eli” Martinez, a Mexico City mixologist, created this recipe.
Ol’ Bae
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Ol’ Bae

Course Drinks
Keyword agave, ginger, Hibiscus, lemon, tequila

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Patron Reposado tequila
  • ½ oz. Hibiscus
  • ½ oz. Ginger agave
  • ½ oz. Lemon juice

Instructions

  • Shake all ingredients with ice in a shaker.
  • Strain into a double old fashion glass over cubed ice.
  • Garnish with a blackberry.

Notes

The mixologists at Bodega Taqueria y Tequila in Miami created this recipe.
The Suncup
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The Suncup

Course Drinks
Keyword agave, amaro, bacanora, lime, saffron liqueur

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ oz. Kilinga Silvestre bacanora
  • ½ oz. Apologue saffron liqueur
  • ½ oz. Forthave Marseille amaro
  • ½ oz. Greenbar Grand Poppy amaro
  • ½ oz. Agave
  • ¾ oz. Lime juice

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients into a shaker tin filled with ice.
  • Pour into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
  • Garnish with a nasturtium leaf.

Notes

Jiayu Liu, bar manager at Cassia in Los Angeles, created this recipe.
Hotel Oaxaca
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Hotel Oaxaca

Course Drinks
Keyword Dolin Dry vermouth, Frozen limeade, mezcal, Peach liqueur, pineapple

Ingredients

  • 1 oz. Banhez mezcal
  • 1 oz. Dolin Blanc vermouth
  • ½ oz. Stirrings peach liqueur
  • ¾ oz. Pineapple juice
  • ½ oz. Lime juice

Instructions

  • Build in a shaker over ice.
  • Shake and strain into a coupe glass.
  • Garnish with a lime wheel.

Notes

Matthew Van Xanten, bar manager at Maya Mexican restaurant in Charleston, SC, created this recipe.

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Last modified: 05/06/2022

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