Cinco De Mayo Drinks That Aren’t Margaritas!

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I get it.

Not everyone is a huge fan of margaritas….

I mean, I can’t understand it, but I get it. 😉

But Cinco De Mayo is just a few days away, and I simply CAN’T let you have an empty glass. So I have teamed up with Tres Agaves Organic Tequila to bring you a few delicious Cinco De Mayo Drinks that aren’t margaritas

But, if you are a fan of margaritas- you are my person! Check out my favorite Easy Homemade Margarita Recipe, it is perfect for big batches on days like Cinco De Mayo, National Tequila Day, or Mondays.

If you are looking for something different, my new favorite shots are these Sour Cherry Margarita Jell-O Shots I posted last week!

Cinco De Mayo Drinks That Aren’t Margaritas!

Doctor’s Orders

Created by Michael Parish of Broken Shaker

Ingredients:

2 parts Tres Agaves Reposado Tequila

1 part spiced carrot cordial (freshly pressed carrot juice, chili salt, sugar)

½ part fresh pressed pineapple juice

¾ part lemon juice

Directions:

Add all ingredients into a shaker. Salt half rim. Add ice, shake and strain. Add fresh ice. Use a small spray bottle to spritz mezcal over top and add garnish. Baby carrot garnish and Spiced Salted Rim (half tajin/half kosher salt)

 

Ginger Margarita

Andrew Booth, Director of Food and Beverage of La Central NYC

Ingredients:

1 ½ part Tres Agaves Organic Blanco Tequila

½ part freshly squeezed ginger juice

½ part lime juice

¾ part Tres Agaves Organic Cocktail-Ready Agave Nectar

Directions:

Instructions: Place all ingredients into a shaker, add ice, hard shake, strain over ice and add garnish.

Half salted Rim and lime garnish

 

Mr. Agave & Ms. Tuna

Created by Alex Valencia of La Contenta, NYC

Ingredients:

2 parts Tres Agaves Organic Blanco Tequila

6 drops of the tequila infused with Habanero

¾ part lime Juice

½ part Prickly Pear Puree (such as boiron)

¾ part Tres Agaves Organic Cocktail-Ready Agave Nectar

Directions:

Add all ingredients in the shaker; add ice, shake and strain in coupe or martini glass.

 

Mandarina Rosa

Created by Jakob Hostetter, Beverage Director at Cantina 1838, NYC

Ingredients:

2 parts Tres Agaves Organic Blanco Tequila

2 part fresh squeezed tangerine juice

1 part fresh squeezed lime juice

Directions:

Rim glass with pink sea salt. Shake all ingredients together; double strain and serve straight-up in a martini or coupe glass. Garnish with tangerine twist.

 

Ginger con Hielo

Created by Jakob Hostetter, Beverage Director at Cantina 1838, NYC

Ingredients:

Tres Agaves Organic Margarita Mix (to fill ice cube tray)

¼ parts triple sec

Candied ginger

2 parts Tres Agaves Reposado Tequila

Directions:

For the ice cube, mix together Triple Sec and Margarita Mix. Pour into king ice-cube tray and place piece of candied ginger in liquid. Freeze overnight. For preparing the cocktail, pour two parts of Reposado tequila over large ice cube in rocks glass. Garnish with lime twist.