Savage Cocktail Inspiration for Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner. That's an excellent celebration to bring out the Savage Scorpions. Our creative and unique cocktail garnish always takes your party from ordinary to extraordinary! As a matter of fact, you might even want to add them to your nachos or tacos too! 

 As for the drinks, tequila is usually the star of the show on this holiday. Here are a few tequila drink recipes that everyone will love. For the beer drinkers, we've also added some Mexcian beer suggestions at the end of the blog too.  

MARGARITA
The most obvious choice for a Cinco de Mayo cocktail is the marvelous margarita! They can be enjoyed either frozen or on the rocks and adding salt around the rim of the glass enhances the delicious flavors. 

 Classic Margarita 
from Liquor.com 

  • 2 oz Blanco tequila
  • 1 oz Fresh lime juice
  • 1/2-oz Orange liqueur
  • 1/2- oz Agave syrup
  • Lime wheel
  • Kosher salt
Add all the ingredients into a  shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into the prepared rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel and kosher salt. (optional)
photo from Liquor.com

 PALOMA
The Paloma is a popular cocktail all over Mexico that is most commonly created by mixing tequila with a grapefruit-flavored soda such as Fresca, Squirt, or Jarritos then serving it over ice with a lime wedge. The following recipe replaces the grapefruit soda with grapefruit juice and club soda. 

 Paloma
from BonAppetit.com 

  • Kosher salt
  • 1 grapefruit wedge
  • 1/4 cup fresh grapefruit juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 cup mescal or tequila
  • 1/4 cup club soda
Pour some kosher salt on a plate. Rub half of rim of a highball glass with grapefruit wedge; dip rim of glass in salt. Combine grapefruit juice, lime juice, and sugar in a glass; stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in mescal, add ice, and top off with club soda. Garnish with grapefruit wedge. 
photo from BonAppetit.com 


TEQUILA SUNRISE
This delicious drink uses orange juice to pair with the tequila plus a bit of grenadine syrup to give it a "sunrise" effect. When you carefully add the grenadine down the inside of the glass wall, this should result in the colors of the drink layering, much like the sky at sunrise. 

 This creative variation on the recipe takes it a step further and adds champagne. 

 Tequila Sunrise Mimosas
from Delish.com 

  • Orange wedges, for rim and garnish
  • Sugar, for rimming glass
  • 2 oz. tequila
  • 1 bottle champagne
  • 1/2 c. orange juice
  • Few splashes of grenadine
1) Rim glasses with an orange wedge and dip in sugar.

2) In each flute, pour 1-ounce tequila and top off halfway with champagne

3) Top off with orange juice and a splash of grenadine.

4) Garnish with an orange wedge and serve. 
photo from Delish.com 
MEXICAN BEER
Our Savage Scorpions are just as incredible in beer as they are in a cocktail or scorpion shot. In honor of Cinco de Mayo, you might want to explore a few of the tasty varieties imported from Mexico. Here are some of the most popular Mexican beers for you to check out. 

  • Corona
  • Tecate
  • Modelo
  • Dos Equis
  • Victoria
  • Pacifico 
  • Sol




 Be sure to have plenty of Savage Scorpions on hand to add to each cocktail before serving it. Since you'll have plenty of tequila behind your bar for your Cinco de Mayo celebration, next week we'll take the focus off of cocktails and put it on the different types of tequila to use for scorpion shots! Forget the worm, scorpions are way more savage! 
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