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Cinco de Mayo is about more than endless shots and basic margaritas. It can also be a time of refined cocktails.
With that in mind, here are five top-shelf drink recipes from 1800 Tequila.
1800 Tiendita Margarita
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. 1800 Cristalino
- ¾ oz. lime juice
- ¾ oz. agave syrup
- 3 oz. Jarritos Tamarind soda
- Tajín, to rim
- Tamarind stick, to garnish
Instructions: Combine 1800 Cristalino, lime juice, and agave syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a rocks glass half-rimmed with Tajín over fresh ice. Top with Tamarind Jarritos. Garnish with a tamarind candy stick.
1800 Agua Fresca
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ oz. 1800 Cristalino
- Watermelon cubes
- Pineapple cubes
- ½ oz. lime juice
- ½ oz. mint syrup
- ½ oz. filtered water
Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a Collins glass, fill glass with ice, and stir. Garnish with a few cubes of watermelon and pineapple on top with a mint sprig.
1800 Cantarito
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ oz. 1800 Cristalino
- ½ oz. orange liqueur
- ¾ oz. orange juice
- ½ oz. lime juice
- ¾ oz. grapefruit juice
- Jarritos Grapefruit Soda
- Orange wheel, to garnish
- Grasshopper salt, to garnish
Instructions: Combine Cristalino, orange liqueur, orange juice, grapefruit juice and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain over fresh ice into a clay cup. Top with Grapefruit Jarritos (stir briefly to incorporate). Garnish with an orange wheel on top, with a pinch of Grasshopper salt in the center.
1800 Cafe de Olla
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ oz. 1800 Cristalino
- ½ oz. Spanish liqueur
- 1 oz. cold brew concentrate
- ½ oz. cinnamon syrup
- Cinnamon stick, to garnish
Instructions: Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until a frothy foam forms. Strain over a large ice cube into a rocks glass. Garnish with freshly grated cinnamon.
1800 Lime Granizado & Strawberry Granizado
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ oz. 1800 Cristalino
- 3 oz. diluted Lime Strawberry or Jarritos “Freeze” concentrate
- 1 cup ice
- Lime wheel
- Mint sprig or strawberry slice, to garnish
Instructions: Dilute Jarritos cxoncentrate with water in a 4:1 ratio (4 parts water to 1 part concentrate). Combine Cristalino and diluted Jarritos mix into a blender. Add in ice and blend till a slushy consistency is reached. Add mint and strawberry garnishes and straw.
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