DRINKS

POOL BOY

½ oz . Vanilla syrup ½ oz . Passion fruit syrup ½ oz . Velvet Falernum ¾ oz . Fresh lime juice 1 oz . Lustau fino sherry 1 oz . Blanco tequila

Combine ingredients and shake . Strain over ice into Nick & Nora glass .

Niko Novick , executive of beverage for Spiegelworld , created this recipe for Superfrico , with locations in Las Vegas and Atlantic City , NJ .

HONEYDEW MEZCAL MARGARITA

2 ¼ oz . Honeydew mezcal 1 oz . Lime juice ½ oz . Simple syrup ¼ oz . Italicus liqueur ¼ oz . Strega

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Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously . Pour into rocks glass with ice . Garnish with a honeydew melon slice .

Beau du Bois , vice president of bar and spirits of Puesto Mexican restaurants in California , created this recipe .

WARM EMBRACE

1 ½ oz . Tres Generaciones tequila ¾ oz . Cointreau 1 oz . Lemon juice ½ oz . Apple syrup ½ oz . Cinnamon syrup

Rim a rocks glass with cinnamon sugar . Combine ingredients and shake . Pour into rimmed glass with ice . Garnish with an apple wheel .

The mixologists at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in Texas created this recipe .

THE SOCIALITE

2 oz . Tequila Bribón ½ oz . Cointreau Noir ½ oz . Blue Curaçao ¾ oz . Lime

1 oz . Pineapple juice 1 oz . Egg white ¾ oz . Rosemary simple syrup Combine ingredients in a shaker . Dry shake , no ice . Add ice and shake . Strain over ice sphere . Garnish with a Szechuan flower / buzz button .

The mixologists at Condado Ocean Club in San Juan , Puerto Rico , created this recipe .

EL SOL

1 ½ parts Cantera Negra silver tequila ¾ part Passion fruit liqueur ¾ part Fresh lime juice ¼ part Ancho chile liqueur ¼ part Agave syrup

Rim a chilled coupe glass with Tajín spice . Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice . Shake vigorously . Double strain into prepped glass . Garnish with a lime wedge .

The mixologists at Cantera Negra created this recipe .

EL MELOCOTONERO MARGARITA

1 oz . Mezcal Unión Uno ¾ oz . Amontillado sherry ½ oz . Peach liqueur ½ oz . Agave nectar ½ oz . Lemon juice 2 dashes of Regan ’ s orange bitters

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice . Shake and strain into rocks glass with fresh ice . Garnish with a sprig of mint speared through a peach ring candy .

The mixologists at Mezcal Unión created this recipe .

STRAWBERRY MOON

1 ½ oz . Tres Agaves tequila ½ oz . Tres Agaves nectar 1 oz . Meyer lemon juice 3 Strawberries 2 Mint sprigs

Muddle strawberries and mint . Add ingredients , ice and shake . Strain into rocks glass . Garnish with lemon peel , strawberry , fresh mint .

The mixologists at Tres Agaves created this recipe .

CALL FOR RECIPES ! Cheers is looking for more innovative and original recipes using gin or rum . Please specify ingredient quantities ( oz ., tsp ., etc .). Email recipes to mdowling @ epgacceleration . com .

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