Advice to all: Get fresh lime juice when you can, but you can buy real lime juice to use instead of sweetened unless the recipe calls for sweetened lime juice. It helps tart up something with pineapple or other sweet juices.
Some new drinks that fit our Cinco de Mayo theme are below. Make them and you will have friends green with Envy or filled with Passion. The final menu will be out on Friday (May 4) and will be heavy on Margaritas.
Envy
- 1 1/2 oz. Silver Tequila
- 1/2 oz. blue Curacao
- pineapple juice
- Maraschino Cherry
Fill with Ice cubes
Add pineapple juice and stir well
Top with Blue Curacao, stir lightly
Garnish with Cherry
Passion
- 2 oz. gold tequila
- 3 oz. cranberry juice
- 1 oz. lime juice
- 2 oz. Grand Marnier (substitute SoCo or Triple Sec)
- Lime slice
Strain into chilled stemmed glass.
Splash with Grand Marnier
Garnish with Lime
Finally we have one more drink because I was bored with Tequila and wanted some Rum.
I made up a name but if someone comes up with something better let me know.
Mexican Sunrise
Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice
Lemon Lime Seltzer
2 oz. Bacardi Limon
1 oz. Grenadine
1 oz. Lime juice
Fill tall glass with Ice and 2/3 high with Grapefruit juice and lemon-lime seltzer
Pour in Bacardi Limon
Splash with Lime Juice and then Grenadine
All the ingredients settle into layers and blend like a sunrise or sunset.
The drink is light and refreshing and is a great drink for sitting and sipping as the sun goes down.
