Cinco de Mayo: 5 Twists on the Classic Margarita

The Mexican/American holiday of Cinco de Mayo takes place annually on 5 May. To celebrate, we’ve got some Patrón twists on the classic margarita, from the English Garden to the Smoked Sea Salt special. Read on for five of the best margarita recipes, or if you’d prefer to leave it to the professionals, here’s where to drink them in London.

Margarita Recipes

PATRÓN Classic Margarita Recipe

Ingredients

• 50ml PATRÓN Silver
• 25ml Fresh lime juice
• 20ml Premium Orange Liqueur
• 5ml Agave syrup
• 1x Lime wedge for garnish

Method:

Optionally, using a lime wedge, wet half of your glass rim, dip into sea salt and place in the freezer.

1. Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously with ice and shake for eight seconds
2. Remove your glass from the freezer
3. Strain into your favourite glass (on the rocks or straight up) and garnish with a lime wedge

Tommy’s Spicy Margarita Recipe

Ingredients

• 50ml PATRÓN Silver
• 25ml Fresh lime juice
• 20 mls of Agave syrup
  
• sliced red chilli
• 1x Lime wedge for garnish

Method:

1. Combine liquid ingredients along with the chopped chilli, saving one slice for garnish in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously with ice and shake for eight seconds
2. Remove your glass from the freezer
3. Strain into your favourite glass (on the rocks or straight up) and garnish with a lime wedge

Mediterranean Margarita Recipe

Sherry, orange marmalade and lime make magic happen in this modern, Barcelona-inspired Margarita.

Ingredients

• 45ml Patrón Reposado
• 25ml Patrón Citrónge Orange
• 45ml Amontillado Sherry
• 30ml Lime Juice
• 15ml Agave Nectar
• 1 Barspoon orange marmalade
• Chamoy/Tajín rim (optional)
• Lime peel for garnish 

Method

1. Combine liquid ingredients in cocktail shaker and shake with ice to chill.
2. Strain into a Chamoy/Tajín-rimmed coupe glass.
3. Garnish with a lime peel before exclaiming “Salud!”

English Garden Margarita Recipe

A margarita with a floral and sophisticated tea-steeped twist, this cocktail finds the sweet spot between tea time and happy hour.

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz Patrón Silver
• 0.5 oz Patrón Citrónge Orange
• 0.75 oz Fresh lemon juice
• 0.5 oz Apricot liqueur
• 0.5 oz Earl Grey tea syrup*
• 3 Drops orange flower water
• 2 Sugar snap peas, one for garnish
• 2 Sprigs mint, one for garnish
• + Pumpkin oil and smoked salt rim

Method

1. Add liquid ingredients to a cocktail shaker, along with 1 cracked sugar snap pea and 1 sprig of mint.
2. Fill the cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously.
3. Use a fine strainer to strain into glass rimmed with pumpkin oil and smoked salt.
4. Garnish with mint sprig and sugar snap pea.
5. *For Earl Grey tea syrup: Combine simple syrup (1 cup caster sugar with 1 cup water and bring to the boil, cooking until syrup-y texture is acquired) and 5 tea bags, steeping for 30 minutes.

Patrón Smoked Sea Salt Margarita Recipe

The 2015 Margarita of the Year is citrusy, smoky and best sipped on a lovely outdoor patio.

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz Patrón Silver
• 0.5 oz Fresh lime juice
• 0.5 oz Pineapple juice
• 0.5 oz Agave nectar
• 1 Pinch of smoked paprika
• + Smoked sea salt rim
• + Lime for garnish

Method

1. Prepare a rocks glass by moistening the rim and rolling it in smoked sea salt.
2. Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake to chill.
3. Fine strain over fresh ice cubes in the prepared glass.
4. Garnish with a lime and a dusting of smoked paprika.