My Favorite Cinco de Mayo Margarita Recipes

Aye aye aye! Cinco De Mayo is here and I could not be more excited! I am such a tequila-loving girl, and my favorite part of the holiday is that there are so many variations on tequila cocktails and margaritas you could make! My ultimate favorites are the ones that are colorful, refreshing, boast bold flavors and get you in that party mood... From a Prickly Pear Margarita, to a Matcha Margarita, to a very gilded style Royal Gold Margarita, here are a few perfectly tantalizing margs that will get you and your friends in the Cinco De Drinko spirit!

Casamigos Prickly Pear Margarita

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Casamigos Blanco Tequila

1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice

.5 oz. Prickly Pear Puree

.5 oz. Sugarcane syrup (simple)

2 Dashes Orange Bitters

Directions:

Combine all ingredients into iced mixing glass and shake vigorously for 8-10 seconds. Strain into rocks glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel.

Cointreau Matcha Margarita

Ingredients:

*1 oz. Cointreau

*2 oz. blanco tequila

*¾ oz. fresh lime juice

*½ bar spoon (1 tsp) matchagreen tea powder

Directions:

Shake Cointreau, tequila, fresh lime juice and matcha in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Strain over ice in a rocks glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

Allaire Privée Royal Gold Margarita

By Award-Winning Miami Mixologist, Josue Gonzalez from DÔA Miami Beach

Ingredients:

3 oz. Allaire Collection Privee Tequila
1 ½ oz. Fresh squeezed premium lime juice
1 oz. Grand Marnier Cuvee du Centenaire - 100 Year Anniversary

Directions:

Shaken over purified spring ice

Strained into a 24k Gold plated Shaker,

Coat half the glass rim with hand-harvested Sal de Ibiza Fleur de Sel
Pour into Waterford Crystal Margarita Glass
Garnish 24K Thai Elephant Gold Leaf coated lime slice
Served on silver plated platter with gold plated mixing spoon and gold plated straws
Allaire Royal Gold Margarita is available at DÔA in South Beach for $750 for one, $1000 for pair and $2500 as table side service leaving plenty of margarita to share!

Little Bunny Foo Foo | An Easter Brunch Cocktail

One of my favorite things about Easter? The traditional brunching of course! I'm usually a mimosa fan, but you know I love to shake things up a bit on holidays... especially one as fun as Easter!

Whether you're hosting your own Easter brunch or a springtime bash with friends, I've got a new cocktail that's even better than waking up to an Easter basket filled with marshmallow peeps... at least I think so! It's called Little Bunny Foo Foo!

Little Bunny Foo Foo was developed by You & Yours Distilling Co.'s bar manager, Trevor Bowles, is made from the distillery's Sunday Gin, carrot juice, a bit of ginger syrup, a splash of lemon juice, and a pinch of turmeric. 

So... basically it's the healthiest, prettiest, most instagrammable Easter cocktail you ever will see!

Here's how to make it: 

Little Bunny Foo Foo

Created by Trevor Bowles, You & Yours Distilling Co.

Ingredients:

1.5oz of You & Yours Sunday Gin

1oz of carrot juice

.25 ginger syrup

.5 fresh squeezed lemon juice 

Pinch of grated turmeric 

Directions:

1. Shake and strain over rocks. 

2. Garnish with the cutest carrot you can find.

Happy Easter!

The First-Ever Liquid Platinum Margarita

Say goodbye to the basic margarita! Step aside, because there's a new drink in town that's going to not only win you over with its insane flavor, but will score you a ton of likes on social media. The first-ever Liquid Platinum Margarita (aka, the most Instagrammable margarita you will ever see) has been created by bartender Rael Petit at the NYC cocktail bar, Delilah!

For a limited time, (March 20 – April 30), the margarita will be offered off the menu at Delilah in NYC at $100 per glass for those in the know.

Each Liquid Platinum Margarita includes Gran Patrón Platinum (SRP $200), edible silver flakes, rare rose water and topped off with an edible silver orchid.  The liquid even swirls around by itself – magic in a glass! 

Who ever thought a margarita could be so magical? 

The Liquid Platinum Margarita

Created by Rael Petit, Delilah

Ingredients:

2 oz Platinum Patrón Tequila 

1 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth

2 dashes rose water 

.25 oz agave syrup

.5 oz lime juice 

Directions:

Stir all ingredients with ice for 30 seconds then pour in a mixing glass. In a mixing glass add: 

1 bar spoon edible platinum color 

1 pinch xanthum gum 

Stir for 10 seconds then pour into a coupe glass. Garnish with an edible orchid using edible silver marshmallow flavored spray. 

A Very Gilded St. Patrick's Day | The Saint Casa Cocktail

What better way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day than with Casamigos Tequila? George Clooney and Rande Gerber's premium spirit has the perfect cocktail to kick off the holiday. In proper St. Patrick's Day fashion, it's only appropriate to combine Casamigos with a healthy amount of Guinness! Introducing... The Saint Casa! The Saint Casa combines Casamigos Anejo with Blackberry Liqueur and Agave topped with Guinness... and of course for an added gilded touch, some gold glitter! 

This alluringly crafted festive cocktail is not a creation due to the luck of the Irish... but by the captivating taste of Casamigos Tequila.

The Saint Casa

Directions:

1.5 oz. Casamigos Anejo

.5 oz. Blackberry liqueur

.25 oz. Agave Nectar

Top off with Guinness beer

Directions:

Combine all ingredients into tin shaker except Guinness. Add ice. Shake vigorously for 8-10 seconds. Fine strain into rocks glass. Top off with Guinness. Garnish with 2 fresh blackberries through skewer with edible green and gold glitter on top.

Happy Birthday Justin Bieber! | Cocktails for #Beliebers

Today, March 1st is the day a staaaar was born... our one and only Justin Bieber. The singer turns 23 today and is no longer a "baby, baby, baby oooooohhh" anymore!  For all of the Beliebers around the world, it's only appropriate that we pay our respects by cheers-ing on the honorary holiday with Justin Bieber-inspired cocktails! "What Do You Mean?" I mean that, exactly. Here are a few of my favorite Bieber themed concoctions made with SVEDKA Vodka. The Biebs would be so happy if you sipped on a fun drink honoring him, and I promise having one in your hand will leave you feeling like "One Less Lonely Girl."

My Mama Don't Like You

Ingredients:

1 1/2 parts SVEDKA Blue Raspberry

1/2 part Blue Curacao

3 parts demi sec sparkling wine

Directions:

Build ingredients in a chilled champagne flute. Garnish with a lemon curl and purple sugar.

 

Biebertini

Ingredients:

2 parts SVEDKA Citron

1/2 part Creme Yvette

1 1/2 part simple syrup

1 part cream

1/2 part fresh lime juice

1/2 part fresh lemon juice

1 small egg white

2 dashes Peychaud's bitters

Directions:

Combine all ingredients, except Peychaud's bitters and club soda, in a cocktail shaker and shake well. Add ice and shake again. Strain into a martini glass. Set aside one half of the cocktail shaker, without ice, to save the film left from the cream and egg. In the shaker, add 2 dashes of Peychaud's Bitters, combining it with the leftover film and add enough soda to create a foam. Top the drink with this foam until a head appears. Garnish with lemon zest.

Love Yourself

Ingredients:

1 1/2 parts SVEDKA Mango Pineapple

1/4 part parfait amour

1/4 part creme de violette

1/2 tp. simple syrup

Directions:

Pour ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir and pour into a rocks glass and garnish with a pineapple slice.