Cinco de Mayo: Guacamole In A Glass

 Cocaine Princess here.

Ahh yes my lovelies, I can already taste the soft flavors of golden blended tequila  trickling down my throat. Later on in the day as sweet latin music is playing I will be savoring my all time favorite drinkie: a delicious margarita in honor of Cinco de Mayo.

Jose Cuervo Golden Margarita
1 1/2 oz. Jose Cuervo Especial Gold
3 oz. Jose Cuervo Lime Maragrita Mix
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
1 cup ice
1 tsp. salt
Fresh lime as needed

Rim a chilled margarita glass with fresh lime juice;
coat rim with salt. In a shaker with ice, combine
Jose Cuervo Lime Margarita Mix and Grand Marnier. 
Shake vigorously; strain into glass filled with ice. 
Garnish with lime wedges. 

HK suggested I try another drinkie and much to my shock this recipe has no vodka:

Patron Mojito

1 1/2 oz. Patron Silver

6-8 fresh mint leaves

1 cut lime

1 oz. simple syrup

Club Soda

Lime wedge

Muddle mint, limes and syrup in a tall glass.

Add ice, Patron Silver and fill with club soda.

Shake gently; serve in sugar-rimmed glass,

garnish with lime wedge.

I've actually tasted this drink once before and it was okay. I'm not a fan of mojitos and besides: CINCO DE MAYO = MARGARITAS!

Last weekend I read an article where guacamole was the inspiration behind a drink for May 5th. A drinkie called The Guacarita:
 

When Alexander V. Straus, resident mixologist at the gorgeous art deco Hotel Shangri La in Santa Monica, Calif., was working on a cocktail to mark Mexico’s unofficial holiday, Cinco de Mayo, he looked to a food menu instead of the bar.


“Guacamole was the inspiration honestly. I have used avocado in cocktails paired with Latin flavors and found it to work extremely well. It’s a fun fruit to use and the flavour comes out nicely, not overpowering not disappearing in a cocktail.”

His cocktail, The Guacarita, uses reposado tequila, the golden-coloured lightly aged spirit that will impart a level of smoothness to the drink.

Since he came up with the recipe for Cabo Wabo Tequila — the brand created by rock musician Sammy Hagar — that’s what Straus’s recipe calls for. But you can use any tequila. But it raises a question: Is it worthwhile to use the more-expensive reposado for cocktails instead of the unaged silver or dry variety?

“I find that it’s almost comparing oranges and tangerines,” observes Straus, “same family, almost totally different flavors. When the tequila is aged, many of the harsher flavors are mellowed and the wood becomes present in the finish.”

It’s up to you how you build your cocktail. But bear in mind there’s a lot of mellowness with the creamy avocado and gently sweet agave syrup (made from the Blue agave, the same plant used for tequila production), so aged tequila is a good idea.

Cinco de Mayo may not be an official holiday on Mexico’s calendar — it marks the day the army trounced the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 — but Americans have adopted it as a day to fiesta, enjoying a few margaritas and some Mexican food.  

Get in the spirit by serving this cocktail, which takes its name from the beer-tequila-lime-hot sauce cooler popular in beach bars, and combines the flavor of a margarita with guacamole in a glass."

The Guacarita

2oz. reposado Tequila {such as Cabo Wabo}
1/2 avocado, skinned, pit removed
1/4 oz. agave nectar {available at health food stores}
1/2 oz. fresh lime
Cilantro sprig for garnish 
 

Place all ingredients and ice into a blender. 
Blend on high for 10 seconds and pour into 
a margarita glass. Garnish with cilantro sprig.

To all my lovelies, Happy Cinco De Mayo. 

Salud!

XOXOXOXO,

Cocaine Princess