- Hello peoples, welcome back to the Cocktail Vlog, I'm Steve the Bartender. I've got two bottles of tequila on the bar ready for Cinco de Mayo. I'm gonna be creating four
Cinco de Mayo cocktails, two classic cocktails
and two slight variations that I think are gonna work perfectly well with these two tequilas. It's a common misconception that Cinco de Mayo is actually
Mexican Independence Day, which is incorrect, that's
on September the 16th. Cinco de Mayo celebrates
the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla. Before I get started on the cocktails, we're gonna jump in a do a little bit of a tasting thanks to our video sponsors, Herradura and el Jimador. First I'll start with Herradura Plata, which is their Blanco tequila. This has been aged for 45
days on white American oak. It's got a really light,
kind of straw color to it, and it's got a nose of cooked agave. That's a beautiful tequila, and that's gonna work really well in a Tommy's Margarita. Then I've got the el Jimador Reposado. Reposado means rested,
so this has been rested on American oak for 2 months. It's kinda got a toasted
wood and vanilla notes to it. And you definitely get those, those toasted woody notes to the tequila when you're tasting it straight. The wood really softens that and makes it quite a smooth tequila. Onto the cocktails. First Cinco de Mayo cocktail, the Tommy's Margarita. A personal favorite of mine. I'm gonna start by salting
the edge of my glass. I'm not a big fan of salting the edge, but it's completely up to you, and the way I like to do
it is do a half salt rim, so you keep everyone happy. Nice thick salt. And then I'm gonna measure out
60 Herradura Blanco tequila. Add that straight into
the cocktail shaker. This is a really simple
three ingredient cocktail. Follow that up with 30 mil, one ounce of freshly squeezed lime. So it's roughly one whole lime. Obviously depends on the size. And then we have 15 mil of agave syrup. Straight into the cocktail shaker, and then fill it up with ice
and give it a good shake. Fill the glass with ice and strain over the top. And for garnish, the spent lime. There you have a Tommy's Margarita. Make sure you stick around to the end and I'll do a tasting
of all four cocktails. Onto the mysterious Paloma, it has a little bit of a shrouded history. No one's 100% sure where
this one came from, and when it migrated over to the US, but it's an incredibly simple drink. And it starts off, it's
built in the glass. Starts off with 60 mil
of Reposado tequila, of course, if you've
only got the one bottle, if you prefer a Blanco,
you can use that too. Then 15 mil roughly half a lime, squeeze into the glass. I'll measure just to make sure
I'm being nice and accurate. Then fill the glass with ice and top it off with grapefruit soda. In Mexico, I believe Squirt and Jarrito are the two
popular grapefruit sodas that are used, I'm using Capi which is a Melbourne grapefruit soda. If you want to as well, you can squeeze fresh grapefruit juice, agave, then add a splash
of soda into it as well to make your own homemade grapefruit soda. And for that one, you
can either garnish it with the spent lime and salt or with your grapefruit. There you have a Paloma. Onto an old favorite of mine, the El Diablo with a slight twist. Now the classic does call for creme de but I'm substituting
that for hibiscus syrup. So this one again is built in the glass and it calls for 45 mil
of Reposado tequila. So these are really easy
quick drinks to make, perfect for celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Now I'm using hibiscus
syrup straight from the jar, if you want to, you can get a hibiscus tea which is just hibiscus flowers, and you can make the syrup yourself. 15 mil, add that straight in. Nice rich color to it. Then top up the glass with ice, and squeeze 15 mils of fresh
lime juice over the top and then top with spicy ginger beer. Garnish with a hibiscus flower, and there you have a Hibiscus El Diablo. Last but not least, the Blackberry, Vanilla,
and Jalapeno Smash. This one is gonna be a killer cocktail. It works very well
because of vanilla notes. I know in the start of the video, I said that the Reposado
had vanilla notes, but so does the Blanco, the Herradura. Those vanilla notes are
gonna marry really well. I like the use of
blackberries with tequila. Blackberries with vanilla go really well, and jalapeno and tequila is
just a perfect combination. So this one is gonna be delicious. So we're gonna start with
four slices of jalapeno, but you can use more or less depending on how much heat you would like. Personally, I think four
slices is a happy medium, and just the right amount of heat. Before you add the blackberries, this is a harder, harder spice, so give it a bit of a smash
before adding the blackberries, four of these as well, it's a softer fruit, so
just a real light press. And when you shake the cocktail as well, more juice will
extract from those berries. Now we're gonna measure 60 mil of your Herradura Blanco tequila and then follow that with 30 mils of fresh grapefruit juice. 22.5 mil or 3/4 ounce
of vanilla simple syrup, and 22.5 mil , 3/4 ounce
of fresh lime juice. Fill it up with ice and give it a shake. I'm gonna serve this over crushed ice, so three quarters the way to the top, and strain over that ice. You can double strain if you like, I personally like all those
black berry chunks in there, there's more flavor. Now top it up with a little bit more ice. And for garnish, the spent lime wheel, some chili flakes, which also
kind of identifies the drink as having chile in it so
it doesn't surprise anyone. And then a blackberry
finished with a straw. There you have a Blackberry,
Vanilla, and Jalapeno Smash. Cheers. There you have four tequila
cocktails that are perfect for celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Thanks to today's viewer sponsor, Herradura and el Jimador. First up, the Tommy's Margarita made with Herradura Plata. Cheers. One of my favorite
versions of a margarita, it's got a lot of agave notes, that little bit of
sweetness from the agave, and none of that orange liqueur
from a classic margarita. Makes it my favorite, makes it a perfect entry level margarita for people that A, don't like tequila, or don't like sour drinks. I absolutely love that. Next up, the Paloma utilizing
el Jimador Reposado. Grapefruit and tequila,
perfect combination, super easy drinking, nice and refreshing, and this is perfect
for a hot summer's day. And the third cocktail, the Hibiscus El Diablo. Try saying that after
a couple of tequilas. So an El Diablo, tequila,
hibiscus syrup, and ginger beer. It's actually quite
sweet because you've got that, maybe give it a
little bit of a stir, it's got that hibiscus
syrup sitting on the bottom. I love that punch, the hibiscus syrup adds
a certain vibrancy, as you can see by the
look of the drink as well, it's very tasty. I actually really like all of these. And then the fourth cocktail, last but not least, the spicy Blackberry,
Vanilla, and Jalapeno Smash. This is probably by far
my favorite looking drink of the four. So again, this one was made
with the Herradura Plata. I like the tartness that
comes from those blackberries, and the four jalapenos is
just the right amount of heat, I can feel this tingle on my tongue, if you do like it spicy, though, throw a couple of extra slices in. Whilst you might not be
able to leave the house, you can still celebrate
Cinco de Mayo in style with these four tequila cocktails. Make sure you mix up a cocktail at home, tag me on instagram @stevethebartender with your creations, and I'll see you soon for
another cocktail video. Cheers. (chill electronic music)
TOMMY'S MARGARITA
LA PALOMA
Pinch of Salt
HIBISCUS EL DIABLO
60ml El Jimador Reposado Tequila (2 oz)
15ml Fresh Lime Juice (0.5 oz)
15ml Hibiscus Syrup (0.5 oz)
120ml Ginger Beer (4 oz)
BLACKBERRY, VANILLA & JALAPENO SMASH
60ml Herradura Blanco Tequila (2 oz)
30ml Grapefruit Juice (1 oz)
22.5ml Fresh Lime Juice (0.75 oz)
22.5ml Vanilla Syrup (0.75 oz)
4 Blackberries
4 Slices of Jalapeno
What's everyone making for Cinco de Mayo?
Anyone know what brand of citrus press he is using in the video?
Santiago de Tequila
Summary:
A spirit swap on a Manhattan, with Curaçao as the flavoring agent along with chocolate bitters. Santiago de Tequila is the Jalisciense birthplace of the namesake spirit, tequila.
Ingredients:
Directions:
Stir with ice and strain into a Nick and Nora glass
Anticuada Jalisciense
Summary:
Anticuada Jalisciense (ha-lee-see-IN-say) means in the old-fashioned way of Jalisco, the home of tequila. This is a bit more than a simple substitution of tequila for bourbon. The sweetener is Cointreau triple sec and the bitters are Pitch Dark Cacao Bitters.
Ingredients:
Directions:
Add all the ingredients to a chilled mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir 35 rounds and strain into an Old Fashioned glass with fresh ice.
El Gobernador de Jalisco
Summary:
This drink is a tequila spirit swap on the rum-based El Presidente. The “Gobernador” in this case would be the governor of the Mexican state of Jalisco. whereas the Presidente was Gerardo Machado, the rightwing strongman who ruled Cuba with an iron fist from 1925 to 1933. The El Presidente was concocted by an American bartender at the Jockey club in Havana during Prohibition.
Ingredients:
Directions:
Chill a cocktail glass. Add ingredients to a mix glass with ice. Stir well and strain into the glass
Martinita
Summary:
The Martinita is a tequila Martinez. The name is a mashup with the -ita from Margarita
Cointreau replaces the Maraschino liqueur as a nod to the tequila.
For balance, I like a reposado combined with a milder vermouth such as Dolin.
Ingredients:
Directions:
Chill a coupe or Nick and Nora glass. Use a cocktail glass as a last resort. Add tequila, vermouth, maraschino liqueur and bitters to an iced mixing glass. Stir 35 rounds. Strain into the chilled glass. Twist lemon peel over cocktail to express its oils. Rub rim of glass with peel and drop in.
I have so much tequila, I should definitely make something.
Thanks!