7 Cinco de Mayo Drinks for 2025
The fifth of May is almost here, and that means tequila drinks to celebrate the Mexican holiday. Given that agave spirits continue to be popular with guests, you should have several creative tequila cocktails in your lineup all year — but especially in the summer. Here are seven we like for 2025.
Temptation
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Mijenta blanco tequila¾ oz. Michael Lavelle chenin blanc½ oz. Flamingo Rivera Mango Chili liqueur½ oz. Lime¼ oz. Simple syrup1 dash Japanese shiso bitters
Instructions
Combine ingredients and shake.
Shake and double strain.
Garnish with mango tuile.
Notes
Will Patton, co-owner of Press Club in Washington, D.C., created this recipe.
Sol Ardiente
Ingredients
1 oz. Maestro Dobel Reposado tequila1 oz. Casa Lotos sotol¾ oz. Chinola mango liqueur¾ oz. Black tea syrup¾ oz. Lemon juice
Instructions
Combine ingredients and shake.
Strain into a rock glass.
Garnish with a slice of mango and a sprinkle of grated nutmeg.
Notes
Laura Royer, head bartender at The Plaza Hotel in New York, created this recipe.
Fortune’s Fool
Ingredients
1 ¼ oz. G4 Tequila Blanco½ oz. Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur¼ oz. St. George spiced pear liqueur½ oz. Pineapple juice½ oz. Lime juice3 Hoja santa leaves shaken in cocktail
Instructions
Rim rocks glass with cinnamon-sugar-salt mix.
Combine ingredients and shake.
Strain into rocks glass over a large cube
Garnish with banana leaf wrapped inside of glass.
Notes
Caleb Russell, beverage director at elNico in Brooklyn, NY, created this recipe.
Grand Spice
Ingredients
2 oz. Tequila blanco½ oz. Passion fruit pulp1 oz. Lime juice1 oz. Simple syrup2 drops Tabasco sauce1 Lime slice
Instructions
Combine first four ingredients in a shaker.
Add ice and shake.
Strain over ice into Old Fashioned glass.
Add some Tabasco sauce drops.
Garnish with a slice of lime.
Notes
Rene Ramos, mixologist at the VidantaWorld Nuevo Vallarta resort in Mexico, created this recipe.
Spicy Dot Martini
Ingredients
2 oz. Codigo 1530 Artesanal Mezcal½ oz. Licor 43½ oz. Ancho Reyes Verde liqueur2 dashes Fire water tinctureGarnish with Calabrian chili oil
Instructions
Add ingredients to a shaker with ice.
Shake until chilled.
Take a dropper and garnish with chili oil.
Add more dots for more spice.
Notes
The mixologists at Codigo 1530 created this recipe.
Amber Sunset
Ingredients
1 oz. Cazadores Reposado tequila1 oz. Berry shrub½ oz. Lime juice½ oz. Rockwell amber vermouth½ oz. Aperol
Instructions
Rim a chilled coupe halfway with preserved citrus salt.
Combine all ingredients and shake
Double strain contents into chilled coupe
Notes
The mixologists at Herd Provisions in Charleston, SC, created this recipe.
Wicked Passionate
Ingredients
2 oz. Flecha Azul Blanco tequila½ oz. Cointreau1 oz. Passion fruit puree1 oz. Pineapple juice1 oz. Coconut water½ oz. Agave½ oz. Lime juice
Instructions
Combine ingredients and shake.
Pour into glass with ice.
Garnish with pineapple slice.
Notes
The mixologists at Flecha Azul created this cocktail for View Boston, the city’s observation deck experience.
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