We’re celebrating Cinco de Mayo with four at-home cocktails from Casamigos’ family of tequilas. If you’re a beginner bartender or cocktail-making connoisseur, these delicious Casamigos specialty cocktails will make everyone happy. Whether you prefer margaritas, Palomas, or frescos, we’ve got you covered with these Casamigos Tequila drink recipes you can easily make at home.
The Casamigos Blanco Tequila rests for 2 months and is crisp and clean with a long smooth finish. Casamigos Reposado Tequila is aged for 7 months in the finest American oak barrels and is soft, slightly oaky with a medium to long smooth finish. Casamigos Mezcal, available in Joven (or Blanco), is balanced and elegant, offering harmonious hints of tamarind, pomegranate, banana, and mango with the right amount of smoke.
CASA PALOMA
2 oz. Casamigos Reposado Tequila
.75 oz. Fresh Grapefruit Juice
.5 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
.25 oz. Agave Nectar
Splash with Grapefruit Soda
Garnish with Grapefruit Slice
Combine all ingredients, except grapefruit soda into a shaker. Add ice, shake vigorously, and strain in a rocks glass. Add fresh ice, top off with grapefruit soda, and garnish.
REPO FRESCO
2 oz. Casamigos Reposado Tequila
1.5 oz. Fresh Grapefruit Juice
.5 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
.5 oz. Agave Nectar
3 Cucumber Slices
8-10 Mint Leaves
Top with Soda Water
Garnish with Mint Sprig and Cucumber Slice. Combine all ingredients into a tin shaker, except soda water. Muddle fruit/herbs. Add ice. Shake vigorously. Fine strain into a collins glass. Add fresh ice. Top off with soda water. Garnish with mint sprig through cucumber slice and place on top of the glass.
SPICY STRAWBERRY BASIL MARGARITA
2 oz. Casamigos Reposado Tequila
1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
2 Full Strawberries OR .25 oz. Strawberry Puree by REAL
.5 oz. Simple Syrup
4 Basil Leaves
2 Serrano Slices
2 Dashes Peychauds Bitters
1/2 Thick Rim Equal Parts Salt/Sugar/Tajín
Garnish with a large basil leaf and Serrano slice. Combine all ingredients into a tin shaker. Muddle fruit/herbs. Add ice, shake vigorously, and fine strain into a rimmed rocks glass. Add fresh ice and garnish.
SMOKY CASA MARGARITA
2 oz. Casamigos Mezcal
1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
.75 oz. Agave Nectar
2 Dashes Orange Bitters
Garnish with a Flamed Orange Peel
Combine all ingredients into a tin shaker. Add ice. Shake well. Strain into a rocks glass. Add fresh ice. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.
We hope these delicious Cinco de Mayo cocktails bring you a little joyful fun during these times of uncertainty. What are you drinking today?
