Día de los Muertos – Tequila & Mezcal Cocktails

Día de los Muertos, or “The Day of the Dead,” is the celebration of a life well lived. Friends and families come together to honor their loved ones who have passed away with a beautiful celebration of color, art, food and music. Instead of the somber gathering that we typically picture, The Day of the Dead is an all-out party complete with an array of cocktails. And seeing as its roots come from Mexican culture, you can safely assume that most of the cocktails involve a generous helping of mezcal or tequila.

Check out our collection of Día de los Muertos cocktails for a delicious way to raise a glass to your loved ones this weekend!

El Guapo

Ingredients

• 2 oz. tequila
• ½ oz. pear syrup
• ¾ oz. lime juice
• ginger beer
• lime wedge, for garnish

Directions

1. Shake tequila, pear syrup and lime juice with ice.
2. Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
3. Top with ginger beer and garnish with a lime wedge.

Pineapple Mezcal Sour

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. mezcal
• 2 oz. fresh pineapple juice
• ½ tbsp. agave syrup
• 1 oz. lime juice
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup of ice
• aromatic bitters
• garnish: edible flower

Directions

1. In a cocktail shaker combine mezcal, pineapple juice, agave, lime juice, and egg white.
2. Shake until foamy, then add ice and shake until chilled.
3. Strain mixture into glass and add 3-4 drops of aromatic bitters, dragging a toothpick through the bitters to create your preferred design.

The Mexicano

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Campari
• 1 oz. Espadin mezcal
• ½ oz. agave syrup
• 2 oz. soda water float

Directions

1. Pour Campari, mezcal and agave syrup in a Collins glass over ice.
2. Give it a quick stir to combine.
3. Top with soda water.
4. Garnish with an orange twist.

Spicy Watermelon Margarita

Ingredients

• 2 oz. tequila
• ½ oz. lime juice
• 1 oz. watermelon juice
• ½ oz. agave syrup
• ½ chopped jalapeño to taste

Directions

1. Blend watermelon until all chunks are gone.
2. Combine lime and watermelon juices with tequila, agave syrup, and jalapeño in a cocktail shaker with ice.
3. Shake to chill and combine ingredients.
4. Fine strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
5. Garnish with jalapeño slices and lime wheel.

Oaxacan Lemonade

Ingredients

• 2 oz. vodka
• ¼ tsp. mezcal
• ¼ oz. fresh lemon juice
• ¼ oz. agave nectar or simple syrup
• cilantro leaf
• lemon twist, for garnish
• cilantro leaf, for garnish

Directions

1. Tear cilantro leaf and add to a shaker.
2. Pour in mezcal, vodka, lemon juice and agave nectar, and shake with ice.
3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a cilantro leaf and lemon twist.