Cinco De Mayo cocktails

What other uses are there for tequila on May 5th you might ask? Well, I was browsing the neverending list of suggestions and recipes on http://www.liquor.com/ and found a few that you might want to try this year.


The Paloma

  

The Paloma

2 oz Tequila
.5 oz Fresh lime juice

4 oz Grapefruit soda
1 pinch Salt
Garnish: Lime wedge
Glass: Highball

PREPARATION: Add all the ingredients to a highball glass filled with ice. Stir, and garnish with a lime wedge.

The 1942 Martini

The 1942 Martini
 1.5 oz Don Julio 1942 Tequila
.75 oz Bianco vermouth
Dash orange bitters
Garnish: Orange peel
Glass: Martini
PREPARATION: Add the Don Julio 1942 Tequila, bianco vermouth, bitters and ice to a cocktail shaker. Shake well. Strain the mixture into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with an orange



Anejo Old Fashioned

 Anejo Old Fashioned
3 oz Partida Anejo Tequila.25 oz Agave nectar
Dash Angostura Bitters
Orange peel
Garnish: Brandied cherry
Glass: Old fashioned
PREPARATION: In an old fashioned glass lightly muddle the orange peel, bitters and agave nectar. Add ice and Partida Anejo Tequila.
Stir and garnish with a brandied cherry.





Leche Mexicana (Mexican Milk)

Leche Mexicana (Mexican Milk)
1.5 oz Hornitos Plata Tequila
2 oz DeKuyper Crème de Cocoa White Cream

1 oz Half & half

Glass: Small

PREPARATION:Pour all the ingredients into a shaker and fill with ice. Shake and strain the mixture into a small glass.

Mink Coat and No Manners

Mink Coat and No Manners

.75 oz Green Chartreuse, chilled in the freezer

.75 oz Don Julio Blanco TequilaGarnish: Cayenne pepper

Glass: Sherry copita



 PREPARATION:Add the Green Chartreuse to a sherry copita glass. Float the tequila on top and garnish with a pinch of cayenne pepper.