Juleps & Margaritas, the Cocktails You Need This Weekend
You have two reasons to enjoy a cocktail this Sunday, May 5th, because it’s both the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo. But which will you choose, a julep or a margarita? Let us help you make the decision to have both with the cocktail recipes below.
Bourbon Mint Julep
Ingredients:
2 oz Rabbit Hole Kentucky Straight Bourbon
1 oz Simple Syrup
Mint
Method: Place mint leaves and simple syrup in a Collins glass. Muddle well. Add the bourbon.
Rye Cola Mint Julep
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Rabbit Hole Kentucky Straight Rye
1/2 oz Fernet Branca Menta
75 oz Cola Syrup
Garnish: Mint and Toasted Cinnamon
Method: Muddle the Fernet Branca Menta, cola syrup, toasted cinnamon, and mint in a Julep glass. Add crushed ice. Pour bourbon over the ice. Garnish with mint and toasted cinnamon.
Rosé Cider Julep
Ingredients:
4-5 oz Angry Orchard Rosé Cider
1/2 oz Bourbon
1/2 oz Creme de Cassis
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
6-8 Mint Leaves
Method: Muddle mint in the bottom of a Julep Tin. Add the rest of the ingredients and then fill the Julep Tin with crushed ice. Garnish with a lavish mint bouquet.
The Grand Margarita
Ingredients:
3/4 parts Grand Marnier
1 1/2 parts premium tequila
1/2 parts freshly squeezed lime juice
Ice
Lime wheel for garnish
Method: Combine all ingredients and shake over ice. Pour into a Margarita glass.
The Grand Raspberry (by the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel)
Ingredients:
1/2 parts Grand Marnier
1 1/2 parts premium tequila
1/2 parts Lime juice
1/2 parts Raspberry syrup
Method: Mix all ingredients. Pour over ice into a Margarita glass.
Piña-Rita (by The Bar Room)
Ingredients:
1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
1/2 oz Coconut Syrup (1:1 Cane Sugar to Coconut Water)
3/4 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
1 1/2 oz Volcan Blanco Tequila
Method: Shake and double strain before serving in a rocks glass rimmed glass with dehydrated coconut milk & volcanic black salt. Garnish with a dehydrated pineapple.
