'Cinco De Mayo' Cocktails: 5 Recipes To Celebrate Holiday Mexican Style

Are you celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a big fiesta? We’ve got you covered! Latin Times has gathered a few delicious cocktail recipes for you to surprise your guests during this weekend’s festivities.

Even if you are not going all out for next week’s Mexican holiday, you can enjoy these refreshing drinks next to your family and friends whenever and whatever the occasion may be.

With easy to find ingredients and simple instructions, these beverages are guaranteed to satisfy your invitees and earn you the title of “Mixologist of the Year” for the rest of the summer.

From the classic “Lime Margarita” to the fiery “Spicy Jalapeño Margarita,” these sparkling pick-me-ups will please even the pickiest taste buds. Scroll down to check them out and Happy Cinco de Mayo!

1) Lime Margarita

Ingredients:

3 oz Lemon Lime Sparkling Ice

1 ½ oz Tequila

Fresh squeezed lime

Directions: Shake and pour into a chilled rocks glass rimmed in salt. Garnish with a lime slice.

2) Sparkling Tequila Sunrise

Ingredients:

4 oz Orange Mango Sparkling Ice

2 oz Tequila

1/2 oz grenadine

Orange slice for garnish

Maraschino cherry for garnish

Directions: Mix all ingredients and serve in a tall glass with ice.

3) Lemon Lime Punch

Ingredients:

3 oz Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime

1 ½ oz Tequila

Lime Sherbet

Pineapple juice

Directions: Fill glass 1/3 way with Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime. Fill glass 1/3 was with Pineapple juice. Top with two scoops of Lime Sherbet

4) Grapefruit Jalapeño Martini

Ingredients:

3 oz. Pink Grapefruit Sparkling Ice

1 ½ oz. Vodka

1 oz. Lime Juice

Lime Wedge

Sliced Fresh Jalapeño

Chili Salt for Rim of Glass (Kosher Salt Mixed with Chili Powder)

Directions: Use a lime wedge to rub the entire rim of a chilled martini glass, and dip into chili salt mixture. Combine vodka and jalapeno slices with ice in a shaker. Strain and pour into the chilled martini glass. Top with Pink Grapefruit Sparkling Ice. Garnish with a few Jalapeno slices.

5) Spicy Jalapeño Margarita

Ingredients:

2 parts Blanco Tequila

1/2 part Gran Gala

4 drops Hellfire Habenero shrub or 3 slices of Jalapeño pepper

Juice of 1/8 lime

1 1/2 parts Lemon Lime Sparkling Ice

Directions: Shake Tequila, Gran Gala, lime juice and peppers with ice. Pour into rocks glass with salted rim and lime wedge. Top with Lemon Lime Sparkling Ice