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Skrewball Lava Flow 

8 oz. ice in a blender  

1 ¼ oz. Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 

¾ oz. white rum 

2 oz. pineapple juice 

2 oz. Cream of Coconut 

2 oz. strawberry puree 

Pour strawberry puree in glass. Blend remaining ingredients and pour into a glass. Garnish with a strawberry.

Courtesy Skrewball Whiskey

Red Clay

Twang-A-Rita Safari Spice

Lime

Fresh juice of 1 lime

½ oz. simple syrup 

½ oz. Cointreau Orange Liqueur 

Slice up a quarter of a red bell pepper 

2 slices of Serrano pepper

1 ½ oz. reposado tequila

Dehydrated lime wheel  

First pour Twangarita Safari Spice (Spicy Mango salt) onto a plate. With a lime wedge, wet the rim of the entire cocktail glass. Dip the rim of the glass into the salt and rotate until the rim is fully covered. Add lime juice, simple syrup, Cointreau Orange Liqueur, red bell pepper, and Serrano pepper to shaker and muddle extracting the pepper flavor. Add tequila and ice, then shake vigorously and strain into the rimmed cocktail glass. Garnish with dehydrated or fresh lime wheel.

Courtesy B-Side Cocktail Lounge, Hyatt in Baltimore

Kyoto Yacht Club 

¾ oz. Suntory Toki Japanese Whiskey

¾ oz. ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto

½ oz. cherry syrup*

1 tsp. lemon juice

2 dashes The Bitter Truth Cucumber Bitters

3 oz. cava

1 oz. sparkling water

Build ingredients in a wine glass filled with cubed ice. Lightly stir to incorporate. Garnish with cucumber slice and a bouquet of mint, then a dash of powdered sugar all over the top. Serve with a straw.

*Cherry syrup

1 cup tart cherry juice

1 cup white granulated sugar

Combine ingredients in a small saucepan on an induction burner and heat on a low simmer for approximately 5-6 minutes, stirring to combine. Let cool then refrigerate for up to two weeks.

Courtesy Brian Evans of Sunday in Brooklyn

La Pasión

1½ oz. CaliFino Blanco

1¼ oz. passion fruit juice

½ oz. pomegranate juice

1¼ oz. coconut water

1 oz. margarita mix

4-5 mint leaves

Rim glass with coconut shavings (hint—use agave syrup to rim glass). Mix ingredients, shake and serve over ice. Garnish with mint sprig.

Courtesy CaliFino

Pretty in Pink

2 oz. El Tequileño Platinum

½ oz. fresh lime juice

2 oz. pink lemonade

1 bar spoon agave syrup

¾ oz. triple sec

Top with soda

Garnish: Raspberries, edible flowers, and a cucumber ribbon

Add all ingredients except soda to a shaker over cubed ice. Shake until ice cold. Strain into a highball glass over cubed ice and top with soda. Garnish with raspberries, edible flowers, and a cucumber ribbon.

Created by El Tequileño

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  • Photo by David Cotsworth