Recipes: Cinco de Mayo Cocktails

Happy Cinco de Mayo! After work, mix up one of these festive cocktails with friends, courtesy of Bud Light Lime Ritas and Tequila Avión.

Jalapeño Mang-O-Rita
Bud Light Lime Mang-O-Rita
Jalapeños
Simple syrup
Agave nectar
Garnish: Chili salt/pepper rim and jalapeño
Muddle five thin slices of jalapeño with a dash of simple syrup and agave nectar. Add ice and pour Mang-O-Rita. Stir and serve with a salt rim.

Kiwi Straw-Ber-Rita
Bud Light Lime Straw-Ber-Rita
Kiwi
Club soda
Garnish: Kiwi slices
Muddle two kiwi slices with a dash of club soda. Add ice and pour Straw-Ber-Rita. Stir very well with a bar spoon and serve with a kiwi slice garnish.

The Mariachi
1 ½ oz. Avión Reposado
¾ oz. Black Peach Tea
¼ oz. White Peach Puree
¼ oz. Lemon Juice
¾ oz. Brown Sugar
¼ oz. Cranberry Juice
3 Blackberries
1 Blackberry and Lemon Wheel for garnish
Muddle blackberries and brown sugar in shaker. Add all ingredients and shake. Double strain and pour into a glass over ice. Garnish with one blackberry and a lemon wheel.

Avión (PO) Loma
1.5 oz. Avión Silver
½ oz. Lime Juice
¼ oz. Lemon Juice
3 oz. Grapefruit Juice
2 Slivers Muddled Jalapeño
Soda Water
Ancho Chile Salt, Jalapeño, and Grilled Lemon Wedge for garnish
Combine all ingredients and shake. Salt rim of glass with chile salt. Pour contents of shaker into glass and top with soda. Garnish with grilled lemon and jalapeño.