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More than just Margaritas: how the trendiest bars are celebrating Cinco de Mayo

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Dorado Beach
Dorado Beach

For this Cinco de Mayo, you can always turn to the classic and beloved Margarita. But if you fancy upping your game a bit, take a look at these recipes for some inspo — they should how the day is being celebrated at some of the trendiest bars around.

Miso Margarita

Created by: Dorado Beach team

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Available at: Dorado Beach, Ritz-Carlton Reserve | Dorado, Puerto Rico

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz Tequila (Jose Cuervo Reposado)
  • 1 oz Cognac Orange Liqueur (Grand Marnier)
  • 0.5 Lime Juice
  • 1.5 oz Miso Syrup

Glassware: Rock Glass

Garnish: Orange Salt Rim. Dehydrated Orange.

Method:

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Rim Glass. Measure all ingredients into a shaker and add ice. Shake and fine strain. 

Fortune’s Fool

elNico
Jenna Haar

Created by: Caleb Russell (Beverage Director)

Available at elNico | Brooklyn, NY 

Ingredients:

  • 1.25 oz G4 Tequila Blanco
  • 0.5 oz Giffard Banane du Brésil
  • 0.25 oz St. George Spiced Pear
  • 0.5 oz Pineapple Juice
  • 0.5 oz Lime Juice
  • 3 Hoja Santa Leaves, Shaken in Cocktail

Glass: Old Fashioned Rocks Glass

Garnish: Cinnamon-Sugar Salt Rim, Wrap Inside of Glass with Banana Leaf

Method:

Shake Well in Cocktail Shaker, Strain onto a Large Cube

Mezcla Yucateco

Canopy by Hilton Cancun La Isla
Canopy by Hilton Cancun La Isla

Created by: Andrei Cocom (Bar supervisor)

Available at Canopy by Hilton Cancun La Isla | Cancun, MX

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ oz Cucumber and cilantro puree
  • 1 ½ oz Narano (Sour orange liquor)
  • 1 oz Natural Syrup
  • 1 ½ oz Mezcal (400 Conejos – Mezcal Joven)
  • 2 dash bitters

Method: Combine the ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake until well integrated. Strain in a spritz glass, 2 dash of bitters. 

Glass: Spritz glass 

Garnish: Bitters 

Spicy Paloma

Sip & Guzzle |
Sip & Guzzle |

Created by: Steve Schneider

Available at: Sip & Guzzle | NYC

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Blanco Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Mezcal
  • 3/4 oz Homemade Grapefruit Cordial
  • 3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 5 dashes Hellfire Bitters
  • Top with Grapefruit Soda

Method: Shaken

Glass: Collins (Black Lava Salt-Rimmed)

Special: Ice Spear

Hot Damn

Hotel Lilien
Hotel Lilien

Created by: Hotel Lilien

Available at Hotel Lilien | Catskills, NY

Ingredients: 

  • 2 oz chili infused tequila
  • 1 oz cucumber juice
  • 3/4 oz lime juice
  • 1/2 oz simple syrup
  • 8 cilantro leaves

Glassware: rocks glass

Garnish: Cucumber wheel

Method:

Shake until cold, Strain into rocks glass with fresh ice

La Vaquera

Four Walls
Four Walls

Created by: Four Walls 

Available at: Four Walls | Nashville, TN

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Patrón Joseph Blend Reposado
  • 1 oz Horchata
  • 0.75 oz Saffron Honey (see recipe below)
  • 0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 0.5 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
  • 0.5 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
  • .25 Chickpea Syrup

Glassware: Belgian

Garnish: A few delicate saffron threads

Method:

Shake tequila, horchata, saffron honey, lime, grapefruit, and pineapple juice with ice, then strain into a highball over fresh ice. Garnish with a few saffron threads for an aromatic finish.

Georgina Torbet
Georgina Torbet
Georgina Torbet is a cocktail enthusiast based in Berlin, with an ever-growing gin collection and a love for trying out new…

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