DRINKS

AGAVE SUAVE

11 ½ oz. Cayéya tequila ½ oz. Lime juice 1 oz. Passion fruit mix * 2 Ginger coins Ginger beer

Add ginger coins to shaker, muddle to express ginger. Add lime juice, passion fruit mix and tequila to tin. Shake with ice and strain into Tajin-rimmed glass over fresh ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with cucumber surfboard.

* For Passion fruit mix: combine equal parts passion fruit puree and Passoa passion fruit liqueur.

Rikki Nobre, beverage director at Freehold Brooklyn, created this recipe.

SOL ARDIENTE

1 oz. Maestro Dobel Reposado tequila 1 oz. Casa Lotos sotol ¾ oz. Chinola mango liqueur ¾ oz. Black tea syrup ¾ oz. Lemon juice

Combine ingredients and shake. Strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with a slice of mango and a sprinkle of grated nutmeg.

Laura Royer, head bartender at The Plaza Hotel in New York, created this recipe.

BLUSHING BALLERINA

1 oz. Lalo tequila ¾ oz. Cocchi rosa ¾ oz. Triple sec ¾ oz. Lime juice 2 drops Rose water

Add ingredients to a shaker. Shake and strain into a glass. Garnish with rose petals.

The mixologists at Lalo created this recipe.

TEMPTATION

1 ½ oz. Mijenta blanco tequila ¾ oz. Michael Lavelle chenin blanc

½ oz. Flamingo Rivera mango chili liqueur ½ oz. Lime ¼ oz. Simple syrup 1 dash Japanese shiso bitters

Combine ingredients in a mixing tin. Shake well and double strain. Garnish with mango tuile.

Will Patton, co-owner of Press Club in Washington, D. C., created this recipe.

SPICY DOT MARTINI

2 oz. Codigo 1530 Artesanal Mezcal ½ oz. Licor 43 ½ oz. Ancho Reyes Verde liqueur 2 dashes Fire water tincture Garnish with Calabrian chili oil

Add ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into cocktail glass. Use a dropper to garnish with dots of chili oil.

The mixologists at Codigo 1530 created this recipe.

AMBER SUNSET

1 oz. Cazadores Reposado tequila 1 oz. Berry shrub ½ oz. Lime juice ½ oz. Rockwell amber vermouth ½ oz. Aperol

Rim a chilled coupe halfway with preserved citrus salt. Combine all ingredients and shake. Double strain contents into chilled coupe

The mixologists at Herd Provisions in Charleston, SC, created this recipe.

WICKED PASSIONATE

2 oz. Flecha Azul Blanco tequila ½ oz. Cointreau 1 oz. Passion fruit puree 1 oz. Pineapple juice 1 oz. Coconut water ½ oz. Agave ½ oz. Lime juice

Combine ingredients and shake. Pour into glass with ice. Garnish with pineapple.

The mixologists at Flecha Azul created this recipe for View Boston. •

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