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Are you searching for some delicious and easy-to-make cocktails recipes to celebrate Cinco de Mayo this year? Look no further. We’ve compiled a list of 25 Cinco de Mayo Cocktail Recipes that are extremely tasty and refreshing.
So, starting from classic margaritas to a delicious combination of fruits and alcohol, this post has everything you will need. So please choose your favorite ones, grab all the ingredients and a shaker, and celebrate.
What’s a better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than with some creative, impressive, and delicious cocktails? In our collection of 25 cocktails recipes, you will find everything for everyone, and you will get to enjoy one of the best drinks loaded with bold and vibrant Mexican flavors.
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What Is Cinco De Mayo?
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday celebrated on May 5th every year to commemorate the Mexican army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It stands as a symbol of the strength and power of Mexican culture.
Although primarily celebrated in Mexico’s Puebla state, Cinco de Mayo is most commonly observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican-American culture and heritage. The holiday is often marked with parades, parties, and traditional Mexican food and drinks such as tacos, guacamole, and margaritas.
Most Popular Cinco De Mayo Cocktails
One of the main ingredients in Cinco de Mayo cocktails recipes is tequila (Blanco, reposed, and Anejo), which gives a distinct flavor to any drink you add. Some popular cocktails include:
- Margarita – made with tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur (such as triple sec) and served with a salt rimmed glass.
- Paloma – made with tequila, grapefruit soda, lime juice, and a salt rimmed glass.
- Michelada – made with beer, lime juice, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce, served in a salt rimmed glass.
- Tequila Sunrise – made with tequila, orange juice, and grenadine, garnished with a cherry and orange slice.
- Piña Colada – made with rum, pineapple juice, coconut cream, and ice, and garnished with a pineapple wedge and cherry.
- Other ingredients that are commonly used in Cinco de Mayo cocktails include agave nectar, fresh fruits, and various herbs and spices such as jalapeños or cilantro.
Low Carb Margarita
This low carb margarita recipe is an almost-zero-carb version of the traditional drink! A sugar free and keto friendly recipe.
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Grapefruit Frozen Margaritas
The perfect party drink, frozen margaritas are fun to mix and delicious to drink. This nicely icy version swaps the traditional triple sec for fresh ruby grapefruit juice and blitzes it with organic tequila and lime juice.
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Fresh Strawberry Margarita on the Rocks
A fresh strawberry margarita made with ripe strawberries, tequila of your choice, fresh lime juice, fresh orange juice, triple sec, and agave syrup.
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Spicy Blood Orange Margarita
Refreshing and delicious spicy blood orange margarita made with 5 simple ingredients! This beautiful blood orange margarita recipe is easy to make and such a fun way to enjoy blood oranges. Perfect for date night, girls’ night, or tripling to serve a crowd!
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Frozen Chocolate Margarita
What’s better than a frozen Margarita? A CHOCOLATE Margarita, of course! Made with chocolate ice cream, tequila and Agavero orange liqueur.
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STRAWBERRY-KIWI MARGARITA
With the perfect balance of sweet and tart, this strawberry-kiwi margarita is everything you love in a summer cocktail. This easy margarita recipe features freshly muddled strawberries and kiwi with a healthy dose of tequila to keep the good times coming.
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Strawberry Sombrero
The Strawberry Sombrero is a reddish pink creamy cocktail that blends the flavors of coffee, milk, and strawberry. The richness of the milk – assuming you use whole milk, which I recommend – dilutes the sweetness.
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Tequila Sunrise Jello Shots
Tequila Sunrise Jello Shots takes a classic tequila cocktail and turns it into fun party food in 5 minutes! With their bright crimson and orange colors and burst of refreshing fruity flavors, each slurpable sweet treat tastes like sipping on a summertime sunrise!
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The BEST Keto Moscow Mule Recipe! – Low Carb Cocktail
This classic 3-ingredient Keto Moscow Mule Recipe is the best low carb cocktail. Moscow mules are fizzy drinks made with sugar-free ginger beer, vodka, and fresh lime juice. This low carb cocktail is super refreshing on a hot summer day and perfect for holidays thanks to the delicious ginger flavor.
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Limonada
I love fizzy drinks and my all-time favorite fizzy drink is a Mexican limonada! Super easy to make in such a short a time this drink it's perfect to celebrate Cinco De Mayo.
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Easy Chelada Recipe
This is a fun twist on a classic michelada recipe called, chelada! This beer cocktail is made with Modelo beer, lime juice, and Worcestershire sauce.
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Mexican Sunset
A Mexican Sunset is a delicious tequila cocktail that makes you feel like a beach bum on vacation! It’s an eye-catching cocktail that makes my husband say, “Oh my!” So you know it’s good!
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Grapefruit Mezcalita
Enjoy a sip of south of the border flavors when you make a Mezcalita! The best part? You never have to leave your home to enjoy this classic Mexican cocktail. Made with bold ingredients like chipotle powder, lime juice, agave, and the perfect amount of mezcal, you’ll love serving this cocktail at any event you have planned. Mix it up with some grapefruit juice and enjoy every summery sip!
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Blueberry Basil Mezcal Cocktail
This Blueberry Basil Mezcal cocktail is a great way to blend the sweet flavor of blueberries with the smokiness of Mezcal and bit of brightness from basil and lime.
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The Perfect Paloma Cocktail
The Paloma is the most popular tequila-based cocktail in Mexico and if you struggle to drink tequila cocktails because they bring back too many dreadful memories of drunken student days and debauchery, this might just be the alternative.
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Strawberry Paloma Cocktail
The Strawberry Paloma Cocktail is a perfect cocktail for any occasion. The recipe couldn’t be easier and the ingredients are easy to find so it’s no wonder that this delicious, refreshing drink has become one of my favorites since I first tried it!
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Pineapple Jalapeño Pitcher Margaritas
These pineapple jalapeño pitcher margaritas infuse good-quality tequila with spicy jalapeño. Mix with pineapple juice for a margarita that balances sweetness and heat!
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Triple Citrus Tequila Smash
Made with freshly muddled grapefruit, orange, lime and mint, this triple citrus tequila smash is bursting with bright flavors for one refreshing sipper. Grab a seat on the patio with a few friends and serve this fun tequila cocktail.
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Michelada
Michelada. This spicy Mexican beer with tomato and lime juice is the perfect Cinco de Mayo drink!
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Agua Fresca
Agua fresca is an easy, refreshing fruit drink. And while it’s made from just fruit, water, lime juice, and a little sweetener, this combination will surely quench your thirst. Blend up a large jug of this for your next outdoor party or to enjoy in your backyard.
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Mexican Mangonada Drink (Mango Smoothie)
This refreshing Mexican Mangonada recipe is made with fresh or frozen mango, blended with lime juice and layered with Mexican chamoy sauce. This traditional frozen Mexican drink has the perfect balance of sweet, tangy and spicy. Serve it with tamarind straws on a hot day.
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Mint Cucumber & Smoky Jalapeno Margarita
Delicious. Aromatic. Refreshing. Complex in flavour. Simple in nature. And boozy.
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Charro Negro: Mexico’s Twist on Cuba Libre
When in Mexico drink the local spirit, if you’re a rum and coke fan consider asking for a Charro Negro.
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Agua de Tamarindo
All you need are 3 ingredients to make this sweet and refreshing Agua de Tamarindo (also known as a Tamarindo Drink). Fresh tamarind pods are easily transformed from a sticky fruit into your new favorite drink!
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Dulce De Leche Martini
This Delce de Leche Martini is calling your name right now! Look at that sweet sauce in the glass!
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