Drinko de Mayo: Five Fantastic Cocktail Recipes

Milagro Ancho Paloma

• 1 ½ parts Milagro Reposado
• ½ part Ancho Reyes
• ½ part Fresh Lime Juice
• 3 parts Grapefruit Soda

Using a lime wedge, wet the rim of the glass and salt half of the rim. Add ice, Ancho Reyes, and grapefruit soda. Squeeze a wedge of lime and discard. Garnish with a thin grapefruit wheel. 

Spicy Cucumber Jalapeno Margarita

• 1 1/2 oz. Casamigos Blanco Tequila
• 1/3 oz. Cointreau
• 1/3 oz. simple syrup
• 3/4 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
• 3 wheels cucumber
• 1 slice jalapeño

Muddle cucumber, jalapeño, lime juice, and simple syrup together. Next, combine all ingredients in an iced mixing glass. Shake vigorously for ten seconds, then strain all contents into a rocks glass with a salted rim. Garnish with a cucumber and jalapeño slice.

Conquistador

• 1 ½ parts Milagro Reposado
• ½ part Ancho Reyes
• ½ part Crème de Cacao
• ½ part Manzanilla Sherry
• 1 dash Angostura Orange Bitters

Chill coupe glass with ice and water and set aside. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir until well chilled and diluted. Discard chilling ice from the coupe, then strain ingredients into it. Using a vegetable peeler, remove a long piece of orange peel. Express the oil over the cocktail, rub the peel around the rim of the glass, and place atop the cocktail.

Mi Casa

• 1 ½ oz. Casamigos Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz. Fresh lime juice
• ¼ oz. Fresh orange juice
• ½ oz. Agave nectar

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake for ten seconds. Strain and serve on the rocks, and garnish with an orange wedge 

El Diablo

• 1 1/2 oz. Jose Cuervo Tradicional
• 1 oz. cranberry juice
• 1 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
• 1/2 oz. simple syrup
• 1 splash ginger ale
• 1 wedge lime

Mix the tequila, cranberry, and lime juice in a highball or rocks glass with ice, stirring gently until color is uniform. Top off with a splash of ginger ale and garnish with a lime wedge.

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